Tooling Design Technician

Role: Tooling Design Technician
On-Site: Montrose, Minnesota
Salary: $64,600-$87,400
Recruiting Heroes is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Tooling Design Technician to join our client in Montrose, Minnesota.
Primary Responsibilities:
Engineer prototype and production foundry tooling, including 3d printed sand components, using your experience, guidance from the project manager/department lead, and company established procedures and "best practices".
Adhere to the rules and conventions established by the Pattern Work Instruction.
Establish design competency with SolidWorks, Creo, Fusion 360, PowerShape, and/or PowerMill and programming competency with Fusion 360 and/or PowerMill.
Set-up tooling and CNC machines to produce tooling components using wood, plastic, and metal materials.
Assemble tooling and work with finishing department on completing tools.
Work with quality to ensure job requirements are met.
Actively participate in the material management system. (Kan-ban cards)
Ensure jobs are completed in a timely manner. Communicate delivery updates and potential delays with management.
Ensure jobs are completed efficiently, consistent with the quoted hours and materials for the job. Advise management if a job will run over or cannot be completed within the time allotted.
Meet frequently (at least biweekly) with the department manager to address any concerns and/or pass on concerns to management. This may include machine availability, material resources, tools or tooling, quality, design, workflow, and manpower needs and availability.
Ensure clean & safe workplace.
Other jobs and duties as assigned by supervisors or management.
Minimum Education: Trade school and 2 years of experience or equivalent.
Preferred Education: A relevant 2-year technical or equivalent degree
Minimum Skills/Experience: one year in similar position, mechanical aptitude, effective computer use, basic Math skills, independent decision-making, and effective self-management.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Strong Computer and math skills, and three or more years of relevant experience gained through on the job instruction, apprenticeship programs, and increasingly more complex assignments, strong mechanical aptitude as demonstrated through success at increasingly more complex assignments.
Who We Are:
Recruiting Heroes ((url removed)) is an employment agency founded by a former First Responder. We are dedicated to finding amazing careers for America's Veterans and First Responders.
Recruiting Heroes LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected Veteran status.