Applicateur d’outils / Tool Applicator – Aerospace Manufacturing

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Work Arrangement: On-site

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary Range: C$90,000–C$100,000 per year

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Cyient is seeking an experienced Tool Applicator / Tooling Specialist to support aerospace engine manufacturing programs in the Montreal area.

The successful candidate will be responsible for tooling activities supporting aircraft-engine components, including turbines, compressors, and combustion systems. This position will work closely with manufacturing methods agents, numerical-control programmers, special-process specialists, inspection specialists, production teams, planners, and manufacturing engineering teams.

The Tool Applicator will evaluate tooling performance, troubleshoot machining issues, recommend alternative tooling solutions, and provide technical support to ensure production continuity, product quality, and manufacturing efficiency.

This position is ideal for someone with practical experience in aerospace manufacturing, machining, numerical-control programming, manufacturing methods, cutting tools, tool holders, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

Tooling and Production Support

Provide technical support for tooling used across aerospace engine manufacturing programs.

Support tooling applications involving turbine, compressor, and combustion-system components.

Diagnose tooling-performance problems and assist production teams in resolving machining issues.

Investigate premature tool wear, tool breakage, dimensional variation, surface-finish concerns, and other tooling-related conditions.

Recommend and implement alternative tooling solutions to maintain production continuity.

Support operators, planners, methods agents, numerical-control programmers, and manufacturing-support teams.

Provide clear technical guidance regarding the appropriate selection, setup, application, and maintenance of tooling.

Help ensure tooling solutions meet production, quality, safety, and engineering requirements.

Tooling Analysis and Optimization

Review existing tooling applications and identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, tool life, and machining efficiency.

Define recommended tooling-use values, tool-life expectations, and recovery or salvage dimensions.

Contribute to the development and optimization of cutting parameters.

Support machinability studies and continuous-improvement activities.

Analyze manufacturing data and tooling performance to identify recurring problems and improvement opportunities.

Recommend adjustments to cutting speeds, feed rates, tool geometry, tool materials, coatings, and machining strategies.

Evaluate tooling alternatives according to cost, performance, availability, quality, and production requirements.

Support initiatives intended to reduce tooling costs, machining time, defects, scrap, and production interruptions.

Nonconformance and Technical Support

Review tooling-related deviations and support the disposition of nonconforming conditions.

Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective-action activities involving machining or tooling concerns.

Work with manufacturing engineering, methods, quality, and production teams to determine appropriate technical solutions.





Perform drawing annotations, markups, and technical corrections addressing tooling-related conditions.

Document tooling changes, recommendations, decisions, and corrective actions.

Ensure tooling-related technical information is clear, accurate, and available to the appropriate stakeholders.

Support investigations involving dimensional nonconformance, manufacturing variation, and production interruptions.

Tooling Procurement and Implementation

Initiate procurement requests for new tooling packages.

Define technical requirements for cutting tools, tool holders, inserts, and related tooling components.

Support procurement activities associated with new machine installations and production setups.

Work with suppliers, procurement teams, and technical stakeholders to evaluate tooling options.

Review supplier recommendations, technical specifications, availability, expected tool life, and cost.

Support tooling qualification, testing, and implementation.

Monitor tooling availability and identify potential supply risks that could affect production.

Recommend alternate tooling when preferred products are unavailable or unsuitable.

Ensure tooling purchases align with manufacturing and engineering requirements.

Required Qualifications

Three to five years of relevant experience in tooling, machining, manufacturing methods, numerical-control programming, aerospace manufacturing, or a related discipline.

College diploma or university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.

Equivalent practical manufacturing and tooling experience may be considered.

Demonstrated experience supporting machining and manufacturing operations.

Practical knowledge of cutting tools, tool holders, machining processes, and tooling applications.

Experience troubleshooting tooling-performance and machining problems.

Ability to interpret engineering drawings, manufacturing documentation, and technical requirements.

Understanding of cutting parameters, machinability, tool wear, tool life, and production constraints.

Strong analytical and technical problem-solving capabilities.

Ability to work collaboratively with production, engineering, quality, and planning teams.

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple production priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Professional proficiency in French.

Ability to communicate effectively in English with global and cross-functional teams.

Canadian citizenship or permanent residency is mandatory.

Ability to work on-site in the Montreal area.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience in aerospace-engine or aerospace-component manufacturing.

Experience working with turbines, compressors, combustion systems, or similar precision-machined components.

Experience as a Tool Applicator, Tooling Specialist, Manufacturing Methods Agent,



Manufacturing Engineering Technologist, CNC Programmer, or NC Programmer.

Experience with numerical-control programming.

Experience supporting CNC machining processes.

Experience selecting cutting tools, inserts, holders, fixtures, and machining strategies.

Basic knowledge of CATIA V5.

Experience supporting nonconformance investigations and corrective actions.

Familiarity with precision machining, dimensional requirements, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and inspection processes.

Experience supporting new-part introduction or new-machine implementation.

Experience working with tooling vendors and procurement teams.

Knowledge of continuous-improvement or Lean manufacturing practices.

Experience working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Key Competencies

Aerospace manufacturing

Tooling application

Cutting-tool selection

Tool-life optimization

CNC and NC machining

Numerical-control programming

Manufacturing methods

Production support

Machining troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Nonconformance support

Engineering-drawing interpretation

Cutting-parameter development

Machinability optimization

CATIA V5

Current-part introduction

Tooling procurement

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Problem-solving

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is passionate about manufacturing and has strong practical knowledge of machining and tooling applications.

The candidate should be comfortable working directly with production teams, machine operators, manufacturing engineers, methods agents, and numerical-control programmers. They should be able to analyze tooling problems, recommend practical technical solutions, and support their implementation in a production environment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

A collaborative and team-oriented approach.

Strong technical judgment.

A commitment to manufacturing quality and continuous improvement.

The ability to remain effective in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

A hands-on approach to troubleshooting and production support.

Strong ownership of assigned tooling concerns and corrective actions.

The ability to communicate effectively in both French and English.

Language Requirement – Québec

French is required for communication with local employees, machine operators, production teams, and manufacturing stakeholders in Québec.

English is required for communication with global teams, engineering stakeholders, suppliers, and other international business partners.

Candidates must be able to communicate professionally in both French and English.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

Skills Required

Tooling, Aerospace Manufacturing, CNC Machining, NC Programming, Manufacturing Methods, Cutting Tools, Tool Holders, Machining Troubleshooting, Production Support, Root-Cause Analysis, Nonconformance Management, Engineering Drawings, Tool-Life Optimization, Cutting Parameters, CATIA V5, Mechanical Engineering, Continuous Improvement, French, English

Location

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Application

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through the Cyient careers portal:

https://careers.cyient.com/cyient/jobview/tool-applicator-montreal-canada-2026070906005173

📌 Tool Applicator (Montreal)
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