Tooling Manager

The tooling manager will oversee the processing of mold repair and manage the activities to achieve optimal levels of productivity, quality, and safety to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate tooling repair activity to meet plant quality and scheduling requirements.
• Direct plant tool repair activity to meet plant efficiency and utilization targets.
• Control outside tool repair costs as much as feasible.
• Maintain performance to Tool Room budget.
• Develop a measurement tool to ensure output equates to staffing.
• Ensure staffing levels are appropriate.
• Interact with plant staff on cost/price and process improvement activities.
• Interface with Plant and Corporate Engineering on all tool related issues.
• Maintain an effective preventative and predictive maintenance program via database format.
• Review new tools during build/design process and tryouts or activities as deemed by the project engineer.
• Other job duties as assigned.
• Will be responsible for training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Oversee and adhere to all company policies and procedures (i.e., quality policy manual, employee handbook, Level II procedures, etc.).
• Oversee compliance of all internal, OSHA, and environmental required procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in respective areas.
• Directly supervises all employees in the Tool Room.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s plans, policies and applicable laws.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and repairing molds, providing guidance (being hands on at times)

Qualifications:

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.

• 5+ years tooling experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive or plastics)
• Experience with directly supervising employees in the maintenance department
• Will be responsible for training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Austin, TX $-$ 4 days ago