What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer, Tooling position at FTAI Aviation LLC?
ABOUT FTAI AVIATION LTD. (NASDAQ: FTAI)
FTAI owns and maintains commercial jet engines with a focus on the Maintenance, Repair and Exchange (MRE) of CFM56 and V2500 engines. FTAI’s propriety portfolio of products, including The Module Factory and a joint venture to distribute engine PMA helps make CFM56 and V2500 engine maintenance simpler, more cost-effective, significantly faster, and more environmentally friendly. Additionally, FTAI owns and leases jet aircraft which often facilitates the acquisition of engines at attractive prices. FTAI invests in aviation assets and aerospace products that generate strong and stable cash flows with the potential for earnings growth and asset appreciation.
FTAI operates globally and has offices in New York, Miami, Montreal, Singapore, Dubai, United Kingdom and Ireland.
JOB OVERVIEW
The Tooling Engineer supervises the planning, development, deployment, and execution of new tools, changes to existing tools, and the maintenance of existing tools.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all new tool builds and ensure tools are delivered to internal specifications and best practices within timelines.
- Head responsibility for tooling engineering required for production lineassistance.
- Head responsibility for tooling inclusive of test tooling on allotted machines plus lines.
- Perform toward enhancing entire part quality to reduce scrap as well as rework.
- Establish and execute strong manufacturing client focus across the department and in support of plant-wide operations.
- Manage a tooling maintenance scheduling and tracking system that is visual,accurate, and adequate to meet all internal requirements.
- Responsible for contacting tooling vendors for repairsin a timely manner, and securing competitive quotes for repairs being performed
- Ensure to provide cost-effective and high-quality technical support to all customers on time.
- Maintain andcomply withhigh standardsfor housekeeping and safety resulting in a safe and clean atmosphere for all employees.
- Ensure to pay careful attention to the entire shop floor bottlenecks.
- Support to reduce conversion costs and enhance process equipment OEE.
- Convey detailed relevant information to upper management
- Write toolingmethodologyplus specifications for new tooling manufacturing.
- Support with scheduling,interactwith vendors, and various daily functions.
Required Qualifications:
- BS in Engineering or related technical field; or equivalent combination 5 years of related experience and education and/or training.
- Proficient in MS Office
- Approaches challenges and decisions logically, with a sense of proportionality and good judgment
- Ability to define problems, collect data,establishfacts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S
- Must be fluent in English (written and verbal)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills and ability to prepare clear, informative, and logical papers or reports on departmental or technical matters.
Job Demands:
Work is performed in a Shop environment and requires the ability to perform extensive standing, driving, walking, and climbing; to lift up to 50lbs. regularly; to manipulate up to 100lbs. with assistance. Must be able to bend, stoop, climb to reach materials, and work in a noisy environment.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement:
Our company is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.