The Tooling & Equipment Engineer is responsible for the design, specification, follow-up and implementation of the production tools, in line with planning, quality (including industry standards) and cost targets. The main missions of the role are to:

1. Gather input data from the product design team.

2. Know how the leather process, especially in cutting, splitting, skiving, sewing and wrapping, develop and optimize the pattern, and lead the operator training for new plant. basic technology for other raw material, textile, foam and glue, give the process proposal according the customer requirement

3. Participate in the new project transfer, responsible for new process、 equipment, fixture and tooling design and qualification.

4. Support others function team for the product feasibility analysis, CT improvement and other workshop improvement

5. Manage process definition and ensure release of tools definition in appropriate Product Data Management (PDM) System.

6. Prepare and maintain the integrity of tool documentation for final tool acceptance.

7. Propose and implement product and process improvements to fulfil geometric requirements.

8. Act as the technical correspondent for the tool supplier (tooling offers and technical design analysis).

9. Make tools available for plants so that product and process characteristics are under control.

10. Apply Group standards under the Faurecia Excellence System (FES), as well as other internal and industry standards.

The ideal candidate will have/be:
1. Strong and successful experience on leather process development. contribute on product design, Tooling design, process deployment before SOP and improvement after SOP.
2. Minimum 8 years experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in the automotive leather sector
3. Knowledge and experience in Project Management process
4. Knowledge of Production System Efficiency basics
5. Results oriented with strong written and oral communications skills
7. Minimum bi-lingual (English required)
10. Ability to travel