Job Description

Would you thrive in a global company with a decentralized and entrepreneurial culture?\xc3\x82 If so, read on!

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Who is ITW (Illinois Tool Works)?

ITW, founded in 1912, is a global company with over 45,000 employees.\xc3\x82 We set ourselves apart with a differentiated and proprietary business model.\xc3\x82 We have the stability of a large corporation but day to day act more like an entrepreneurship.\xc3\x82

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We have 7 industry leading segments that leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer focused solutions are required. Our products are everywhere even if you don\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99t know it yet, we are there!

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What does ITW Air Flow Management do?

ITW Air Flow Management delivers differentiated value to the North American Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) by addressing industry trends of autonomous driving, display integration and customized environments. \xc3\x82 We are a producer of interior components such as Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) and Air Registers bringing in approximately $88M of revenue.

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We are part of a division with 3 locations and approximately 530+ employees in North America.\xc3\x82 Our manufacturing location are in Westminster, MA and Reynosa, Mexico.\xc3\x82 In addition, our Sales, Engineering and Product Development team are located in Troy, MI. \xc3\x82 This role will be in our Westminster Facility.

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Westminster is a focused manufacturing location of Pressure Relief Valves.\xc3\x82 We are on a journey to be best in class and a center of excellence in manufacturing by focusing on high volume, highly automated molding and assembly processes.

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What can ITW bring to you?

We care and live by a set of core values.\xc3\x82 Our entrepreneurial culture encourages our employees to have ownership in their development and achieving career goals.\xc3\x82 We offer many great benefits.\xc3\x82 Besides the expected benefits (health/dental/vision etc.), we also offer matching 401k, parental leave, company paid income protection and our 3 for 1 Matching Gift Program!\xc3\x82 For more information, please go to:\xc3\x82 \xc3\x82 \xc3\x82

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Molding/Tooling Process Engineer for our Westminster, MA Facility.\xc3\x82 Westminster has about 45 employees with an annual revenue of $22M.\xc3\x82 This role requires a seasoned engineer who can work very independently, who is responsible for developing solutions for more complex process issues and determining the operational requirements to assemble products while meeting organization standards.\xc3\x82 They will need to make recommendations to existing processes that will reduce cost, risk, waste and therefore improve quality, productivity and yields.\xc3\x82 They will lead projects to design new processes.\xc3\x82 They will also analyze product specifications, drawings, test results and other engineering data.\xc3\x82 The process engineer will lead large scale projects and propose new process engineering initiatives to management.\xc3\x82 This is a hands-on role.

Job Duties:

• Lead identification of root causes and corrective action implementation of daily production related issues across three shifts
• Generate and maintain documentation of all internal processes
• Work with tool makers overseas in tooling qualification process, DFM, mold flow analysis
• Work with internal tool room technicians in tool preventative maintenance activities, tool room process improvement, tool refurbishment
• Monitoring all new and existing injection molding processes/equipment and related efficiency, uptime and scrap metrics
• Identify and initiate projects to improve productivity and reduce scrap/reject rates through implementation of process control or tool modifications
• Assist to specify, purchase, set up, establish processes on injection molding machines and all ancillary equipment
• Train production employees on process enhancements and troubleshooting methodology
• Interface with customers and suppliers on project matters as required
• Aid with short and long term planning for capital expenditures relating to future production requirements
• Support projects involving new capital implementation
• Review tooling assembly problems and re-occurring issues with production to determine root cause and lead corrective actions, revisions and continuous improvement
• Work with production and/or maintenance to determine future improvement projects and plat layouts

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor\'s degree in engineering
• 3+ years of experience with Plastic Injection Molding
• Proficient in Solid works, AutoCAD
• 3+ years\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99 experience tooling and injection molding process development

Preferred:

• RJG Master Molder certification
• Automotive supplier manufacturing experience

Qualifications:

Required:

• Demonstrated project management skills to oversee projects from start to finish
• Maintain project budgets and timing schedules and report updates to stakeholders as required
• Direct tool shop and outside vendors to ensure tool timing is met and preventative maintenance, repairs and refurbishments are completed to satisfaction
• Work with internal teams and external customers to understand their needs relative to current tooling and new projects

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99 unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues\xc3\xa2\xc2\x80\xc2\x99 unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Illinois Tool Works