Tool Room Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Overview:

Manages all tool room activities supervising daily operations, solving technical issues, maintaining tool history and implementing safety rules to ensure customer specifications are met and tools are ready for production in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.

Directs and coaches tool room personnel, assign and schedule tasks and projects, complete effective tool repairs and efficient new tool builds, and mentoring the growth and professional development of tool room personnel.

Works closely with tooling and manufacturing engineers along with production supervisors to improve plant safety, part quality, line productivity and tool performance.

Manages tool room consumables ensuring proper stock for cutting tools and holders, replacement details for tools, jigs and fixtures, and spare parts for tool room equipment.

Job Description:

• Under administrative direction, supervise 5 tool room employees, including the planning and scheduling of work priorities.
• Provide regular written updates on project status and develop mitigation plans as necessary.
• Responsible for technical support, tooling expertise and in-house source for tool quotations.
• Support Production Objectives and New Product Development.
• Manage all tooling projects, including a Tooling Engineer, on both in-house tool designs and with outside vendors, request quotes on tool builds and repairs, evaluating new vendor capabilities, assessing risk and negotiating prices
• Perform and recommend research into new tooling design and revisions to legacy tools, jigs, and fixtures.
• Stay abreast of state-of-the-art technology and new methods for metal stamping.
• Recommend new tool room equipment and/or production equipment to maintain and advance tool room capabilities.
• Responsible for properly coordinating Preventive Maintenance program with the Maintenance and Production Departments.
• Maintains clean and orderly work areas and oversees other tooling areas to ensure cleanliness and orderliness are maintained.
• Coach and mentor tool room personnel.
• Promote a good safety attitude, practice, and teamwork.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Great Leadership and Management skills.
• Tool and Die Certification, an Engineering or Industrial Management degree is a plus.
• Experience leading and managing tooling projects.
• Lead toolmaker for a minimum of 8 years.
• Supervisory experience minimum of 3 years.
• Excellent communication, project management and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with CAM software such as Mastercam or similar CNC programming software.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Basic shop math skills.
• Must be able to stand or walk for extended periods and routinely lift items up to 50 pounds.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

Tool & Die Maker: 8 years (Required)
Die Sensing: 2 years (Preferred)