Tooling Manager

Description

  Manage tooling strategies, storage, inventory, tool room operations, and tooling personnel to provide effective and efficient tooling support to manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct Wintool implementation project to ensure that the transition is smooth and works well with applications related to manufacturing. 
• Oversee and develop tooling strategies in terms of purchasing, and inventory management that align with production needs. 
• Identify and present cost saving opportunities within tooling and present potential outcomes affecting production. 
• Review new tooling technology opportunities, and consider the implementation cost savings.
• Coordinate with plant managers and programmers to direct tooling supplier testing.
• Hold weekly meetings to IDS issues and concerns related to tooling with direct reports

Key Roles

• Lead, Manage, and hold team members Accountable
• Direct Wintool Implementation 
• Provide direction and oversight for tooling processes and workflows
• Work as a team with Engineering and Production to determine which tools will be inventoried and used at Acutec.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Education & Experience Requirements: 

A High School diploma or general education degree is required, and at least 5 years of tooling / manufacturing related experience. Over 5 years of leadership and management in a technical role may also be considered in lieu of direct tooling / machining experience. 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

The employee must possess the ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external customers in both written and oral form.

  The employee must possess the leadership qualities necessary to develop, modify, and align teams in multiple facilities to both the goals of the company and the needs of manufacturing. 

The employee must understand basic principles of machining, project and inventory management, supply chain, and procurement. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsibilities include supervision, training and assisting employees. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to an office and manufacturing environment.

Safety and Policy Practices

The employee in this job must be knowledgeable regarding the safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the Company safety manual. The employee must adhere to all said policies and procedures while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognize the Company’s need to achieve its business objective. Employees are responsible for complying with company hazardous waste disposal procedures.