Technical Specialist

Technical Specialist 1st Shift

Kokomo, IN

Pay Rate: $60,000-90,000 a year

To apply, please email resumes to mary.mahoney@elwoodprofessional.com

Text/call for more information: 812.777.4580

Company Profile:

A leading industrial supplier that is willing to excel at giving their customers the right tools always.

What This Company Offers You:

• Company Benefits – medical, dental, vision
• Holidays, vacation, 401k

The Role You Will Play: Technical Specialist 1st Shift

• Works with the customer and vendors to get tooling to the plant when needed. This may include pick-ups and weekend deliveries as needed to keep the plant running, as well as maintaining a 24/7 on call status to the customer.

• Coordinates tool tests with mechanical engineers, tooling suppliers and production for assigned tool management program

• Focuses on cutting tool optimization by providing technical assistance and troubleshooting potential tooling issues.

• Works with Tooling Engineers on all tooling problems to quality, cost, and throughput.

• Prepares paperwork for Test Requests (PCDA, Quotes, and cost savings objectives) to present to Engineering.

• Prepares cost savings initiatives through competitive quoting and blanket ordering.

• Responsible for tool testing documentation including requests, monitoring, data collection and reporting.

• Provides cost analysis on current and new tools in cost per piece reports.

• Presents data to engineering, management, and finance for approval.

• Facilitates weekly tooling meetings

• Keeps apprised of new suppliers and technology in the industry and introduces them to the customer. Introduces new relevant technology to customer base.

• Works with engineers on new Item Plans and helps maintain existing Item Plans.

• Makes suggestions based on best available tooling source for the application.

• May facilitate regrind repair program.

• Must be willing to do investigation on tooling usage to provide root cause analysis for access tooling usages.

• Provides Item Plan Change Forms to add new tooling, change description/class on existing tooling, or change vendors and pricing.

• May provide daily disbursement reports to CSR and archive file.

• Maintains good working relations with both Tooling Engineers and the Suppliers.

• Carries out the initiatives given by upper management in a timely manner.

• When applicable, operates Company vehicle safely and reports any mechanical problems; observes established procedures in reporting accidents.

• Develop and deliver oral presentations to a large audience

• Background Profile: Technical Specialist 1st Shift

• Minimum of 3 years of knowledge and experience in the tooling industry and tool management
• Previous experience working on different applications on a computer (Microsoft Excel & Outlook)