Junior Tooling Engineer

Company Overview

Metalcool Pte Ltd is a Singapore precision-engineering company specializing in customized cutting tools, tool-regrinding services, and cutting-tool and coolant solutions. Accredited with AS9100 and the Progressive Wage Mark, it serves aerospace, oil & gas, semiconductor, defense, and engineering sectors.

Job Summary

Join Metalcool as a Junior Tooling Engineer to develop hands-on expertise in cutting-tool manufacturing through inspection, job preparation, 2D drafting, CNC programming, and production coordination.

Responsibilities

Inspect incoming cutting tools, review customer drawings, tool samples, order requirements, and internal records to ensure accuracy and compliance

Identify and resolve missing, conflicting, or unclear technical information by obtaining necessary clarifications before job release

Prepare and revise 2D cutting-tool drawings to support manufacturing needs as technical skills develop

Learn to create CNC tool-grinding programs using Walter Tool Studio and ANCA iGrind software, ensuring alignment with work orders and job instructions

Submit drawings and CNC programs for senior engineer verification prior to production release

Prepare comprehensive production work orders for new-tool manufacturing and tool regrinding, including bills of materials (BOMs), production routings, and clear job instructions

Verify completeness and consistency of BOMs, routings, materials, job instructions, drawings, and CNC programs before production release

Retrieve and verify raw materials from the storeroom, organizing them with work-order documents for operator collection

Maintain accurate filing, revision control, and traceability of production engineering records to support quality and audit requirements

Collaborate with production teams to support program trials, implement corrections, and drive process improvements

Gain supervised exposure to machine operations to understand how tool geometry, drawings, and programs translate into grinding processes

Work closely with production personnel to resolve technical questions and enhance manufacturing instruction clarity

Incorporate approved production and inspection feedback into work orders, drawings, and CNC programs to improve accuracy and efficiency

Required competencies and certifications

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Precision Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, and tolerances

Strong numerical and spatial reasoning skills demonstrated through systematic and careful work habits

Effective communication skills to clearly report discrepancies and technical questions without assumptions

Comfortable working in both office and production-floor environments

Preferred competencies and qualifications

Prior experience in precision engineering or manufacturing environments

Exposure to CNC machining, grinding, or related manufacturing processes

Other Information

The role offers progressive learning in cutting-tool geometry, manufacturing, regrinding processes, technical work-order preparation, BOM generation, routing, job-release controls, 2D drafting, drawing revision control, and CNC programming with Walter Tool Studio and ANCA iGrind

The scope of responsibilities will expand based on demonstrated accuracy, technical understanding, checking discipline, and ability to work independently

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