Tooling Manager

Overview

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Responsibilities

Position Relationships:

• Reports to Plant Manager

• Interacts with Human Resources, Production Management, Buyer/Planner, Quality Control, Warehouse, Maintenance, Customer Service and Sales.

• Interacts with equipment vendors and parts suppliers.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Maintenance Operations:

• Manages all Tool Room operations within appropriate process guidelines and budgets;

• Oversees all cost control/justification for department, including purchasing of tooling repair parts;

• Develops and implements modifications and improvements, recommending specifications and scheduling for new projects and process improvements;

• Schedules daily mold setting, cleaning and repair activities;

• Maintains preventive maintenance program for all molds and insures that these are performed as scheduled;

• Evaluates down time and efficiency reports to determine productivity levels and areas requiring special attention.

• Actively meets with vendors and suppliers to insure best price/quality are being received on all part and/or repair orders;

• Maintains and insures organization of tooling part inventory;

• Conducts lock-out/tag-out training as needed;

• Coordinates with outside repair vendors and insures that their work is completed according to standard procedures.

• Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP)

Personnel:

• Lead staff to accomplish activities in an efficient and safe manner by:

• Providing definition of job duties

• Providing training opportunities for staff

• Conducting performance evaluations

• Defining criteria for personnel advancement

• Administer coaching/counseling as required in a timely manner

• Provide accurate attendance records to human resources indicating any point assessments

• Enforce personnel policies and procedures; complete and submit all associated paperwork in a timely manner;

• Assists in the selection of staff;

• Maintain safe working conditions with a goal of 1 or less recordable accidents and zero lost time accidents;

• Control employee overtime hours.

Manufacturing Support:

• Assist other departments with special projects as assigned.

• Actively participate in production management team meetings as requested.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the Quality Management System (ISO)

PPE Required

• Requirements are proper hearing protection, safety glasses (prescription if required), steel-toed shoes, hairnet, beardnet (if employee has chin hair greater than 1/8 inch).

Authorities:

• Authority to shut down production or stop any machine for any reason deemed necessary

• Perform essential functions and assigned duties while communicating any deviations from the requirements to management

• Report any safety concerns to management and to shut down any equipment that presents a safety hazard

• Have production shut down to make any necessary tooling repairs that are deemed necessary or could affect the quality of the product being produced

Qualifications

Education:

BS Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to peers and subordinates on the repair and maintenance of tooling for injection molding, stretch blow molding, and assembly equipment

• Extensive knowledge of injection molding, stretch blow molding, and reheat and blow molding tooling

• Proven ability to lead, motivate and direct employees.

• Knowledge of applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment

• Flexibility to work some overtime, as necessary

• Preparation of cost estimates, budgets, correspondence and status reports

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and Word

Experience:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience as a Plant Tooling Manager in a high volume-manufacturing environment.
• 4-5 years of experience in repair and maintenance of injection molding and/or stretch blow molding tooling.

Responsibilities Position Relationships:

• Reports to Plant Manager

• Interacts with Human Resources, Production Management, Buyer/Planner, Quality Control, Warehouse, Maintenance, Customer Service and Sales.

• Interacts with equipment vendors and parts suppliers. Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Maintenance Operations: - Manages all Tool Room operations within appropriate process guidelines and budgets; - Oversees all cost control/justification for department, including purchasing of tooling repair parts;

• Develops and implements modifications and improvements, recommending specifications and scheduling for new projects and process improvements; - Schedules daily mold setting, cleaning and repair activities; - Maintains preventive maintenance program for all molds and insures that these are performed as scheduled;

• Evaluates down time and efficiency reports to determine productivity levels and areas requiring special attention.

• Actively meets with vendors and suppliers to insure best price/quality are being received on all part and/or repair orders; - Maintains and insures organization of tooling part inventory;

• Conducts lock-out/tag-out training as needed;

• Coordinates with outside repair vendors and insures that their work is completed according to standard procedures.

• Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP) Personnel: - Lead staff to accomplish activities in an efficient and safe manner by:

• Providing definition of job duties

• Providing training opportunities for staff

• Conducting performance evaluations

• Defining criteria for personnel advancement

• Administer coaching/counseling as required in a timely manner

• Provide accurate attendance records to human resources indicating any point assessments

• Enforce personnel policies and procedures; complete and submit all associated paperwork in a timely manner;

• Assists in the selection of staff; - Maintain safe working conditions with a goal of 1 or less recordable accidents and zero lost time accidents;

• Control employee overtime hours. Manufacturing Support:

• Assist other departments with special projects as assigned.

• Actively participate in production management team meetings as requested.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the Quality Management System (ISO) PPE Required- Requirements are proper hearing protection, safety glasses (prescription if required), steel-toed shoes, hairnet, beardnet (if employee has chin hair greater than 1/8 inch). Authorities:

• Authority to shut down production or stop any machine for any reason deemed necessary

• Perform essential functions and assigned duties while communicating any deviations from the requirements to management

• Report any safety concerns to management and to shut down any equipment that presents a safety hazard

• Have production shut down to make any necessary tooling repairs that are deemed necessary or could affect the quality of the product being produced