Tooling Engineer
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to parse content.
We have:
Position Purpose: description of duties.
Then bullet-like sentences (not bullet list but sentences). We need to extract responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills.
Let's identify sections:
- About the role: could be Position Purpose summary. We'll put that as About the role
with
containing the purpose. - Responsibilities: list of duties. Many sentences after purpose: "This includes ensuring effective project/program management and customer communication take place." Then list of key competencies (maybe responsibilities). We'll treat those as responsibilities. - Requirements: Education, Tool Engineering, Project Management, Physical Exertion, Tools, Attendance, Status? Actually Status is Salary Exempt etc. Might be part of Requirements? But we need to follow headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Education, Tool Engineering knowledge, Project Management knowledge, Physical Exertion, Tools, Attendance, Status (Salary Exempt). Also Desired items: Project Management certification, Six Sigma, SolidWorks experience, Mold-making background, Scientific molding experience, Mold-filling analysis, Product Design Experience, 6+ years experience. We need to separate Requirements (mandatory) vs Qualifications (desired) vs Skills (maybe technical skills). However we can combine as appropriate. We must not invent sections with placeholder text. So we need to see if we have content for Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting mentions: "Status: Salary Exempt." That's about pay type but not actual pay amount. No specific pay. No benefits mentioned. No schedule specifics besides flexible schedule, willingness to work shifts, weekends/overtime. That could be Schedule section? It says "The Tooling Engineer must be available and willing to work a flexible schedule to assist on all shifts (including weekends/overtime) as necessary/required." That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that content. Benefits: none mentioned. Pay: only "Salary Exempt" indicates exempt status but not amount. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. For Pay, we have "Salary Exempt" which is a statement about pay type (exempt vs non-exempt). Is that considered stating pay? It's about exemption status, not actual salary. Might be considered pay info? The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It says "states them" meaning states pay, schedule, benefits. "Salary Exempt" is a statement about pay classification, so we could include Pay section with that statement. However they also say "prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might be better to include Pay section with that line. Schedule: we have flexible schedule statement. Benefits: none, so omit. Now we need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we should make a list. For requirements we can also list.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each piece of info.
Let's extract content.
Position Purpose sentence: "The Tooling Engineer performs a variety of duties ensuring appropriate, functional, and well-designed injection molds are procured for use at Ferriot. This includes ensuring effective project/program management and customer communication take place."
We can put that as paragraph.
Then "Key competencies include:" followed by list of items each starting with a capital letter and ending with a period. We'll treat each as responsibility.
List:
- Demonstrates a primary and unwavering concern for the safety of themselves and others.
- Interfaces with customers, suppliers, and Ferriot employees
- Assists Cost Estimating with preparing and communicating customer quotations
- Provides the primary technical liaison with the customer
- Coordinates outside tooling and ensures timely completion and quality tools are procured
- Manages the APQP process and effectively communicating project progress and issues to all project stakeholders
- Takes responsibility for the overall financial and schedule status of projects assigned; working with Ferriot Manufacturing, QC, Scheduling and Procurement (and suppliers as needed), to ensure projects are on budget, on time, and meet expectations
- Reviews customer products to identify moldability issues, steel conditions, potential cost saving ideas and ways to reduce mold lead time and improve quality
- Reviews mold designs to ensure adherence to customer specifications and requirements, as well as conformance to Ferriot tool design standards
- Schedules and leads project review meetings. Providing oversight for all activities in the project
- Works with tool shop suppliers to oversee and approve the designs of all injection molds (new & modifications). Approving molds for shipment to Ferriot and releasing molds to production
- Works closely with all manufacturing and administrative personnel to achieve departmental and company goals
- Communicates using DELMIAWorks ERP system, APQP system, and standard reporting mechanisms available
- Develops, maintains, and publishes project timelines
- Tracks and manages changes to project scope to ensure schedule and financial issues are properly documented and resolved
- Performs other duties and functions as assigned
Now Requirements sections:
Education: "Education: B.S. in Plastics / Polymer / Mechanical or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience gained through mold making, mold design or tooling engineering."
Tool Engineering: bullet list? Actually paragraph: "Tool Engineering:Working knowledge of plastics injection molds and designs, including mold building, thermoplastic resins, engineering resins, plastic injection equipment and injection methodologyKnowledge and experience using 3D CAD for product and/or tool design (SolidWorks preferred)Must have experience with setting up, running, and interpreting mold filling analysis (MFA)Solid knowledge of injection molding processes and operations."
We need to split into items.
Project Management: "Project Management:Demonstrated project management skillsExperienced with use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OutlookKnowledge of formal project management methods and project management software is desirableWorking knowledge of engineering and commodity resinsKnowledge of drafting and tolerancing techniques, including G.D.&TIntermediate 3D CAD skills and able to operate CAD systems for translating, viewing, and modification of customer design filesAbility to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams/SharePoint"
Desired: list: "Desired:Project Management certificationKnowledge of formal project management methods and project management softwareSix Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certificationSolidWorks 3D CAD Experience at a professional levelMold-making backgroundScientific molding experienceGood working knowledge of mold-filling analysisProduct Design Experience6+ years’ experience in injection molding, tooling, and engineering."
Physical Exertion: "Physical Exertion: Routinely lifts 10 lbs. or more. Occasionally requires lifting of heavy items; job may require being on feet most of the shift, bends, twists, stoops, walks, lifts and extensively uses hands, wrists and shoulders, legs waist and back; uses hand/eye coordination to assist in manufacturing operations, as well as tasks involved in a typical office environment."
Tools: "Tools: Is expected to use tools typically associated with engineering and tooling (such as wrenches, micrometers, screwdrivers, measurement devices, sight magnifiers, pencils, paper, telephones, paging system, PC computer, network system, staplers, copy machines, calculators, etc."
Attendance: "Attendance: Must be in attendance on a regular, fulltime basis and conform to all company attendance policies. The Tooling Engineer must be available and willing to work a flexible schedule to assist on all shifts (including weekends/overtime) as necessary/required."
Status: "Status:Salary Exempt. This is an “at will” position."
Also EEO line: "Ferriot, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer." plus revision date. We should remove boilerplate EEO? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should remove the EEO line. Also revision date maybe metadata; we can drop or include as short p? It says "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Revision date is minor metadata; we can drop it. Now we need to decide sections. We have: - About the role (Position Purpose) - Responsibilities (Key competencies list) - Requirements (Education, Tool Engineering, Project Management, Physical Exertion, Tools, Attendance?) Actually Attendance could be under Requirements or maybe under Schedule? But schedule we have separate. Attendance is about regular fulltime basis; could be under Requirements. - Qualifications (Desired items) maybe. - Skills (maybe combine technical skills like 3D CAD, DELMIAWorks, APQP, Microsoft Office, etc.) But we already have many skill-like items in Requirements and Desired. Could create Skills section for technical skills: knowledge of 3D CAD (SolidWorks), DELMIAWorks ERP, APQP system, Microsoft Office, Teams/SharePoint, mold filling analysis, GD&T, etc. However we risk duplication. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one Requirements section, and Skills maybe not needed. But we need to follow headings allowed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose to include only those with content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Education, Tool Engineering, Project Management, Physical Exertion, Tools, Attendance), Qualifications (Desired items), Schedule (flexible schedule), Pay (Salary Exempt). Benefits none. We could also include Skills if we want to extract technical skills like "Communicates using DELMIAWorks ERP system, APQP system, and standard reporting mechanisms available", "Develops, maintains, and publishes project timelines", "Tracks and manages changes to project scope", "Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams/SharePoint", "Knowledge and experience using 3D CAD for product and/or tool design (SolidWorks preferred)", "Intermediate 3D CAD skills", "Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook". That's overlapping. Better to keep Requirements as mandatory, Qualifications as desired, Skills maybe not needed. But we have to decide if we want to include Skills section; if we include it, we must have substantive content not just placeholder. We could extract skills like "DELMIAWorks ERP, APQP, Microsoft Office, Teams/SharePoint, SolidWorks, 3D CAD, mold filling analysis, GD&T". That is substantive. But we risk duplication with Requirements and Qualifications. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we put same info in multiple sections, that's duplication but not summarizing away detail; it's okay but maybe redundant. Better to avoid duplication by partitioning: Requirements = mandatory education/experience; Qualifications = desired certifications/experience; Skills = technical abilities (software, tools, methods). Let's try. Let's list mandatory requirements (must have): - Education: B.S. in Plastics/Polymer/Mechanical or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience via mold making, mold design, tooling engineering. - Tool Engineering: Working knowledge of plastics injection molds and designs (including mold building, thermoplastic resins, engineering resins, plastic injection equipment, injection methodology); Knowledge and experience using 3D CAD for product/tool design (SolidWorks preferred); Must have experience with setting up, running, interpreting mold filling analysis (MFA); Solid knowledge of injection molding processes and operations. - Project Management: Demonstrated project management skills; Experienced with use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Knowledge of formal project management methods and project management software is desirable (actually "is desirable" maybe not mandatory