Tooling Supervisor

Our client is seeking an experienced Tooling Supervisor. This position 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.
  Our client has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, they have continued to grow each year. They provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.

 Essential Functions:

·         Direct plant tool repair activity to meet plant efficiency and utilization targets.

·         Maintain an effective preventative and predictive tooling maintenance program.

·         Controlling outside tool repair costs as much as feasible.

·         Interact with plant staff on cost/price and process improvement activities.

·         Interface with Plant and Corporate engineering on all tool related issues.

·         Maintain performance to Tool Room budget.

·         Review new tools during build/design process and tryouts or activities as deemed by the project engineer.

·         Ensure staffing levels are appropriate.

·         Responsible for training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.

·         Directly supervise Tool Room employees. 

·         Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s plans, policies, and applicable laws.

 Qualifications:

·         Proficient in troubleshooting and repairing molds, providing guidance to the Tool Room employees.

·         5 + years tooling experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably auto or plastics)

·         Experience with directly supervising employees in a Tooling Department.

·         Must possess good oral and written communication skills as well as good interpersonal, organizational, and administrative skills.

 The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. Ability to lift up to 45 pounds.

 Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.