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GE Appliances, a Haier company · 21 hours ago

Principal Tooling Engineer

Louisville, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is seeking a Principal Tooling Engineer to join their Metal Stamping Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team. In this role, you will lead tooling projects, ensuring they meet company standards and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing strategy and operations.

Consumer Goods

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead tooling and equipment procurement projects from specification development through installation and qualification, ensuring alignment with GE Appliances standards

Drive supplier selection, early supplier engagement, technical reviews, and factory layout development

Ensure tooling and equipment are reliable, right-sized, cost-effective, and designed to maximize OEE

Serve as a key liaison between project teams and plant operations, ensuring plant priorities and value-stream considerations are fully integrated

Own critical project metrics including capital budgets, schedules, quality, reliability, and labor targets

Perform trade-off analyses and guide data-driven decisions based on overall business impact

Support NPI programs and product line initiatives to improve productivity and drive product cost reduction

Lead and facilitate Production Preparation Process (3P) activities, ensuring tooling, equipment, and processes support the full value stream

Apply Lean Manufacturing principles including single-piece flow, standard work, material presentation, and ergonomic workstation design

Ensure all tooling and equipment comply with industry and governmental Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) standards

Apply Human Organizational Performance (HOP) principles to prioritize operator safety in all designs

Collaborate with functional leaders to support Bill of Process (BoP), TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and ergonomic initiatives

Mentor and develop junior engineers while contributing to AME knowledge sharing, training, and process improvement

Partner with design teams to ensure Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) is incorporated into part and tooling design

Support development of Manufacturing Control Plans (MCP) and Manufacturing Control Instructions (MCI)

Qualification

Tooling procurement3D CADLean ManufacturingNPI program experienceToolDie designData-driven decision makingMentoringCollaborationProject management

Required

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related discipline OR equivalent hands-on experience in technical/manufacturing disciplines OR graduate of a certified tool & die apprenticeship program

7+ years of experience with tooling procurement as well as tool & die design concepts, die components and applications

Proficient in 3D CAD (NX, SolidWorks, Creo or equivalent)

Preferred

Experience managing tooling & equipment procurement projects: Including specification development, supplier selection, technical reviews, installation and qualification of tooling / equipment

Experience with specification, design, and installation of tool and die equipment in a large-scale manufacturing environment, die change systems, and associated processes

Prior NPI program experience

Company

GE Appliances, a Haier company

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At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make good things, for life. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, we are a leading U.S.

Founded in 2001

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

10001+ employees

http://geappliancesco.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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