Valeo

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Join us and lead tech innovation for autonomous vehicles! 

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value

About the Role: 

As a Tooling Technician (3rd Shift), you will be responsible for performing work such as basic heat treating, MIG/ TIG welding, silver soldering, precision hand fitting,and performing rework for necessary repairs of mold damage and flash repairs. The Tooling Technician will also be responsible to track inventories of spare parts, operate mills, lathes and surface grinders. This role will disassemble molds and repair as necessary and operate large cranes while manipulating molds up to 15 tons. Knowledge of hot runner systems, CNC, and ability to observe mold operations in presses and diagnose issues is preferred.

This role will be 3rd Shift (10:30pm-6:30am) and will require ability to work weekends as necessary.

Responsibilities Also Include: 

• Operate powered mobile equipment per company standards. Maintain production, maintenance, S.P.C., deviations and other required records and logs, as instructed.
• Working from drawings, procedure sheets, sample parts or sketches, lay out work, set up and operate all machine tools and accessory control devices to fabricate a wide variety of parts. Make basic tools or fixtures to facilitate work when necessary. Develop, edit and/or correct accessory control tapes and programs. Enter and retrieve information to and from data terminal as required.
• Build, assemble, adjust, and try out a variety of assemblies, sub-assemblies, jigs, or fixtures using standard, special, or made-up parts. Construct new equipment working from prints, drawings, sketches, and/or sample equipment.
• Work with engineers, designers, and/or other management personnel to set up, operate, and debug any assigned mold and/or equipment.
• Observe specific parts of equipment and material in process to determine or analyze the cause of machine malfunctions. Repair and/or make any parts to conform to latest mold prints/ 3D data.
• Inspect and measure your own work and make necessary corrections in set-up if parts are out of tolerance. Notify supervision of dimensional errors on drawings or of machining errors.
• Perform other work such as basic heat treating, MIG/ TIG welding, silver solder, precision hand fitting, miscellaneous bench work. Retrieve data from the tooling drive terminal, etc. Perform preventive maintenance and periodic operation checks on assigned equipment as instructed. Move or assist to move any equipment as instructed. Provide assistance to the Maintenance department for special breakdown machining intervention. Maintain all records and logs as required. Report and order any low stock inventories.
• Must be able to manipulate Catia, UG, and MasterCam (or similar) software. Must be able to design complex geometry using solid modeling and create cutter paths ready for CNC machining. Must be able to design and build complex fixturing/ inserts, to align with the business needs.
• Mentor and be responsible for Tooling Services Toolmaker/s and Improver/s. Train other members of the machine shop to improve their knowledge of CNC programming/ machining.
• Provide efficient methods to utilize the CNC equipment, setting up programs to run on the off shifts.
• Completing each phase of responsibility by knowing, understanding and adhering to all TS16949 standard operating procedures.
• Notifying designated personnel of any irregularities in materials, process or equipment.
• Performing each phase of job in full compliance with all company, state and/or federal safety and environmental regulations. This position impacts the significant environment aspects of the ISO14001 environmental management system.
• Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervision.

What you should have: 

• Toolmaker/ CNC machinist for a minimum of 10 years and 2-year technical degree in related field or 4-year degree in related field or 2-year tech degree with 10 years related experience. (experience and depth of knowledge will be considered in lieu of education) 
• This position may require hot work, standing up to 100%, lifting up to 75 lbs, overhead work, kneeling, bending, crawling, pushing, pulling, climbing, and working at heights.
• Ability to work weekends as necessary.

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy based on innovation, Valeo is at the heart of the three revolutions that are revolutionizing the automobile: the electrification of the vehicle, the advent of the autonomous and connected vehicle, and the development of digital mobility.

Revolutions that Valeo has anticipated and that are today synonymous with great career opportunities, including abroad! At Valeo, innovation is driven by diversity, authenticity and the energy of its talents.

Job:

Tooling Technician

Organization:

APU - J

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2024-02-21

Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com