The Role
Leads product and tooling design projects for forged product launches. Creates and revises drawings and forge process documentation, evaluates tooling and product defects, supports nonconformance disposition and corrective actions, and develops safety, quality, cost, and production improvements. Designs equipment and fixtures, maintains customer-compliant manufacturing processes, and collaborates with production, quality, customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams. Some travel is required for customer visits, conferences, and training.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Lead product/tooling design projects for new product launches.
- Create drawings and forge process documentation to safely and accurately produce forged product per customer requirements.
- Maintain drawing/documentation and complete revisions as needed.
- Review nonconforming product and disposition as needed. Work with the production and quality departments to develop root cause corrective actions.
- Work with cross functional teams to complete improvement projects related to ETFH production areas.
- Design simple equipment or fixtures as needed.
- Evaluate forgings and tooling for defects that could affect downstream processes.
- Lead projects with focus on safety/quality improvements, cost reduction, and production improvements.
- Create and maintain manufacturing processes that meet all aspects of customer specifications and purchase order requirements.
- Interaction with customers/vendors on technical projects and issues.
- Some travel to customers, conferences and training courses.
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The Company
What We Do
ELLWOOD Texas Forge Houston, part of ELLWOOD Closed Die Group, manufactures high-quality closed-die forgings and provides turnkey metalworking services. Its capabilities include cutting, forging, heat treating, machining, welding, inspection, and testing. The Houston operation emphasizes rigorous product quality, engineering, and reliability for customers, producing forged components for demanding applications as part of ELLWOOD’s broader engineered-metals business and specialist forging group.
