PKGD Group
Structural designer
Vernon Hills, IL | $121K - $144K
Qualifications
- Strong problem-solving skills with good mechanical aptitude
- Strong communication, and interpersonal skills to support project team coordination
- BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Perform tool engineering on tooling projects, including specification, engineering and design, and technical review
- Provide complete project management including procurement, assembly, start-up and qualification of tooling and products
- Participate with project teams from NPD (New Product Development) in development of tooling to optimize new product cost and manufacturing, and with manufacturing teams to resolve current issues with new and current tooling
- Perform thermoform, pulp, and paper tooling engineering for NPD and manufacturing
- support projects
- Perform engineering calculations and design as required to ensure high level of tool performance :
- oHigh throughput tooling with adequate cooling and air flow;
- oHigh quality manufacture of products;
- oWide process window to ensure ease of operation
- Perform design of both Form and Trim tooling, including complete mold and die-set design,
- and conversion sets consisting of cavities, assist plugs, trim tooling, perforation tooling
- Perform complete project management when assigned projects, including :
- oWork with project team directed by Project Manager;
- oTooling concept and design review;
- oHigh quality tool fabrication meeting full design specification;
- continually improve tooling standards with known performance
- Participate in design evaluation of new as well as current products, to improve
- manufacturability and success during trials and qualification of production tooling
- Contribute to creative manufacturing solutions involving production lines, machinery, and infrastructure
- 2-10 employees
- Transportation, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain, E-commerce, Warehousing
- Partnership
- Holland, Michigan
Company information
At PKGD "Packaged" we are Spirits Importers and Brand Builders for our Producer Partners. A world-class organization growing our portfolio of the highest quality, producer-owned, and additive-free Craft Spirits.
