Crown Holdings, Inc.
Materials Engineer – Tooling Materials Specialist
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Job Description
About this opportunity
The Tooling Materials Specialist provides technical leadership on material selection, material specification, and supplier qualification for the design and manufacture of contact tooling for can-making. As a subject matter expert, they lead efforts to develop new contact tooling material solutions to improve process efficiency and capability and act as a key contact for Designers, Toolmakers, Material Suppliers, and Factory Toolcare personnel. They will lead tooling material related failure analysis and support activities.
Main Responsibilities
- Key materials technical resource for Crown’s subsidiary tooling & machinery manufacturing operations and Corporate Technology Design Engineers and Materials project manager for tooling material development and support projects.
- Specification & Supplier Qualification of materials and coatings used in contact tooling, particularly cermet’s (e.g. tungsten carbides), tool steels, and technical ceramics.
- Material selection support for design including identification of global equivalents.
- Coordination of material approval processes & tooling standardization between Corporate Technologies and Crown’s Purchasing Groups & Business sectors.
- Tooling materials development, including a strategic role to identify opportunities with existing & new suppliers, to identify materials solutions for new applications, and to implement these with the relevant business.
- Service support for failure investigation of tooling and machine components.
- Metallurgy preparation laboratory wardenship & training.
- Provide topic expertise to Business regional manufacturing and quality leads, plant management, and line personnel.
- Coordinate with experts and technologists in other CT teams to complete both routine tasks and to tackle complex problems.
- Identify and escalate significant manufacturing or customer issues to technical experts and line management.
- Provide training on equipment and methods to CT staff in support of projects and support work.
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Main Challenges and Complexity
Challenges
- Maintaining acceptable manufacturing performance, in the face of continual process changes, different tooling suppliers or materials, and changing requirements.
- Developing novel test methods and equipment to assess performance of new and unproven materials.
- Providing clear and actionable technical recommendations on complex issues to Crown and external personnel with different skills and knowledge.
- Managing multiple project and support requests, often with competing demands and priorities from operations, sourcing, suppliers, and customers.
Complexity
- Workload can be unpredictable. Technical support and trials may require travel with little/no notice. This can affect personal and work schedules.
- Variety of technical challenges related to materials, from routine defects to new, unknown failures.
- Wide breadth of knowledge needed to be successful, including knowledge of materials, manufacturing equipment, supplier and customer processes, and the customer’s end use of packaging.
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Required Education, Qualifications, Skills And Experience
- Degree or Master’s in science, engineering, or material science.
- Significant professional experience in materials tooling qualifications.
- Relevant experience with cermet’s (hard metals) and technical ceramics.
- Good written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal/verbal communication skills.
- Teamwork.
- Strong ability to work under pressure & tight schedules.
- Rigorousness and attention to detail.
- Problem-solving skills & Continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a diverse cultural environment.
- Effective Time management.
- Adaptability to the business needs.
Desirable Education, Qualifications, Skills And Experience
- Post graduate degree in related field.
- Relevant experience in a materials development or manufacturing industry.
- Experience in packaging development or can-making.
- Lean Six Sigma qualifications or practical experience using techniques.
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