Product Tooling Technician

SUMMARY

This role will be the primary contact for product tooling or technical questions for their assigned customer. This position is located at our aerospace forged rings manufacturing plant in Fontana, California and will involve working collaboratively with Process, Metallurgical and Design Engineers, Operations, and other office personnel to develop, maintain and improve quality of the product to ensure customer requirements are met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

• Review NPI and process change jobs to ensure that the process defined by Metallurgy and Tooling Engineering meets customer technical requirements before release to manufacture.
• Review rework jobs against approved fixed processes before release to manufacture.
• Disposition and determination of RCCA for process non-conformances.
• Initiate and execute process/cost improvement projects.
• Review of new and revised technical (material, process, quality, etc) specifications, tooling prints as necessary.
• Work with vendors to order new tools and / or repair tools.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited Institution or High school diploma/general education degree (GED) with a minimum of 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Engineering degree is in Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience in Aerospace forging using titanium and/or nickel based super alloys

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Understands the basics of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Requires training and or is learning the company ERP system and Quality System management application
• Minitab or similar statistical software preferred

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of organization, customers, and outside regulatory agencies.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, statistics, geometry, and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

SUPERVION REQUIRED

Understands how to complete routine daily tasks but requires support and direction. Requires training for new or more complicated tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually low.

PAY RATE

$70k - $85K depending on experience

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.