Tooling Services Supervisor (Dept 761)

Milwaukee Valve Company is looking for a Tooling Services Supervisor to join our Prairie Du Sac, WI team in Department 761. Established in 1901, Milwaukee Valve manufactures valves for a variety of industries including Industrial, Commercial, Fire Protection, Marine and the dry bulk hauling industries. Our products have been installed on every U.S. Navy ship built for the last 50 years. Our heritage, our people, and our passion is to be the best, and Milwaukee Valve is proud of its engineering excellence and its employees who take pride and dedication in their work. In return, Milwaukee Valve offers an excellent benefit package, competitive wages, and promotional opportunities including Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance options, Flex Spending, 401K with employer match, tuition assistance, paid time off, and shift premiums. For more information please visit: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Maintain Tool Room and Tool Crib staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees. Ensure staff performance through coaching, counseling, planning, monitoring and appraising work results, conducting training and implementing and enforcing systems, policies and procedures. Schedule, assign and monitor work requests; gather resources and maintain productivity standards. Act as point of contact for visitors and requests so tool room employees can continue their work uninterrupted. Provide quality service to internal and external customers by enforcing quality and customer service standards. Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering staff to improve tool and fixture designs plant-wide and make recommendations for improvement of tool fixtures and equipment for use in the tool room. Maintain a safe and healthy working environment by establishing and enforcing standards and adherence to legal regulations. Maintain own professional and technical knowledge by attending training, tool shows and reviewing technical and professional publications. Train Tool Crib and Tool Room team members on crib procedures, tool handling, safety, and SAP systems. Identify and lead initiatives to improve tool availability, reduce downtime, and optimize costs. Drive standardization of tool storage, naming conventions, and crib processes. Ensure compliance with company safety and environmental policies in all tool handling and storage practices. Other duties may be assigned. Leadership, Supervision, Attitude, Quality, Safety and Security Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others, inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; gives appropriate recognition to others and accepts feedback from them. Supervision – Takes responsibility for subordinates and ensures availability to staff; provides regular performance feedback, encourages growth and skill development; solicits and applies internal and external customer feedback; fosters a focus on quality and continually improves supervisory skills; uses appropriate disciplinary action when necessary. Attitude – Maintains a positive, can‑do attitude and fosters the same in others; approaches problems and conflicts level‑headedly; demonstrates empathy for concerns of others. Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback and seeks ways to proactively improve; monitors own work and employee work to ensure quality. Safety and Security – Personally observes and ensures subordinates observe safety and security procedures; uses equipment and materials properly and safely; determines appropriate actions and reports potentially unsafe conditions. Qualifications Education: Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two‑year college/technical school and 5 years of experience in machining or a Journeyman’s card in a related machining field or commensurate machining and management experience. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr Milwaukee Valve Co.