A plastics manufacturing client in Forest Lake, Minnesota is searching for a Tooling Design Engineer on 1st shift. This person will be brought on to plan and develop robust designs per customer specifications. We are looking for someone who comes from a Tooling and CNC Machining background and has experience working with CREO. This person will report direct to the General Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with customers to ensure the product will conform to their requirements and meet their needs.
• Assist customers with part design issues, thus creating more robust designs.
• Create detailed written communication documenting processes to be used.
• Work cooperatively with all employees.
• Take responsibility to see jobs are completed when due.
• Develop, evaluate and improve mold building techniques.
• Communicate at a high level both internally and externally.

Skills Needed:

• Preferred 2-year trade school with emphasis on tool making or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Mold Designer
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills; effective business correspondence and reporting; working knowledge of Microsoft Office and business operating systems; proficient in the use of design and/or programming software such as Creo and Solid works.
• Knowledge of engineering or technical operations; knowledge of blue print reading; skilled in the use of design and/or programming software and various other manufacturing systems; an understanding of component and/or mold manufacturing and ability to make decisions on in process tolerancing.
• Ability to perform daily tasks safely; to work independently with limited supervision; to be able to solve practical problems and work effectively with customers, vendors and other departments.

Salary of $80-95K annually, flexibility on base salary depending on experience level