Tooling Engineer (M/F) - Specialist - Taranto

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Vestas

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Taranto, Italy

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Responsibility

As a Tooling Engineer at Vestas, you will play a key role in defining the Development, requirements and specifications for tools used in the Logistic & Handling process at the Blades factories. If you do not have a deep knowledge within composite materials, you will have a high motivation to get it. You will prioritize the tools essential for the latest Logistic and Handling technologies to maintain efficiency and contribute positively to overall business performance; Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC).


Your main responsibilities:

  • Design, and optimizing tools for the Logistic & Handling of Blades components, material and whole Blades.
  • Tool development
  • Tooling requirements and specifications
  • Tool industrialization and standardization
  • Support supplier management
  • Tool Delivery (TPM)
  • Service and maintenance strategy including EAM
  • Tool optimization including tool in use today
  • Be part of building a culture of excellence, innovation, and responsibility
  • Use digital tools like data analytics to improve performance and make data-driven decisions.
  • Investigating and solving production issues using structured methods such as the 5x Whys, Fishbone Diagrams.
  • Applying continuous improvement principles using quality tools like Lean to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and ensure final product quality.

Education:

  • Bachelor Mechanical engineering or alike
  • GB Lean

Experience:

  • About 8 years of experience in similar roles as described above

What you will do:

  • Tool development
  • Tools functional requirements specification
  • Define maintenance plans
  • Leading tooling projects
  • Use data process analyses.
  • Worked in a data driven organization.
  • Implemented optimization and standardization within manufacturing processes with use of the toolbox also mentioned above.

Essential skills:

  • Capturing functional and non-functional requirements from stakeholders and design for Manufacturability & Maintainability
  • Able to develop and or specify the functions of tools for Handling Internal material, blade parts and whole blades.
  • Deep understanding of how the transport or storage equipment, it shall be designed so that is does not cause any damaged to the material, blades part or the blades.
  • Designing or specify equipment that meets CE marking, and local safety regulations, sustainability & Energy Efficiency
  • Participate in root-cause analysis and systematic problem-solving within Handling & Logistic.
  • Understanding of how the Logistic & Handling tools can be automized for the benefit of the product quality and efficiency.
  • You are interested and willing to spend time in the factory environment as required to understand and solve problems within Logistic tools.
  • Designing or specifying equipment that meets CE marking, and local safety regulations, sustainability & Energy Efficiency
  • Experience in root-cause analysis and systematic problem-solving in production environments.
  • Having composite materials knowledge, understanding of fiberglass, carbon fiber, epoxy resins, and other materials used in production of blades.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Use of tools like 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams to identify and solve production issues.
  • You can be an engaged part of cross-functional product development projects
  • You are self-motivated; result-oriented and possess great organizational discipline
  • You find it exciting and interesting to work with other people in a large organization and can build up an intensive network across cultures and time zones and work with stakeholders
  • You are customer-oriented and can understand the complete business value chain seen from a customer perspective
  • You are committed to learning

Our commitment to a fair hiring
At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely based on their professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, we kindly ask that you remove any photos, dates of birth or graduation, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal information not relevant to the role before submitting your CV/resume. Your CV/resume should focus on your professional and educational background, along with the necessary contact details (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.

DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 30,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.
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