Tooling Specialist

Job Title5/8 schedulePurpose/ScopeProcess Machine Tool orders and create equipment scheduling for the Tool Room. This includes creating tool build routings, setting personnel and machine schedules, and coordinating all functions and operations specific to tooling orders. Also providing technical support for Toolmakers and Designers regarding tooling.Job Specifications/Qualifications: (Min. knowledge, skills, and abilities required)General Responsibilities:Utilize scheduling software to create job routings for the Tool Room.Monitor tool room capacity and provide real-time information to the Tool Room Lead to facilitate decisions regarding sourcing of tool builds.Work with Production Control to ensure tool build schedule aligns with shop floor production schedule.Prioritize urgent tooling requests daily.Monitor the production forecast and provide short-term and long-term planning for optimum tool room capacity utilization.Ensure tooling work order system is always current and purging unnecessary orders.Maintain delivery status reports (late vs. on-time tooling).Support tool room personnel with scheduling preventive maintenance and machine service/repair.Required Experience & Education:Ability to create Machine Tool routings from tool prints.Proven competency in computer literacy especially experience with Microsoft Excel.Preferred Qualifications:In-depth knowledge of Machine Tool equipment.In-depth understanding of tooling prints.CNC Machining experience and/or experience with Machine Tool equipment like Lathes, Mills, EDM.Required Interpersonal & Behavioral Skills:Strong interpersonal skills.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.