Tooling Supervisor

Position Type: Direct Hire

Position Location: Commerce, CA

Position Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 (Depending on Experience) + Bonus

Responsibilities:

• Manage all activities related to maintenance, cleaning and preparation of tooling equipment.
• Supervises tooling personnel executing tasks related to tooling and maintaining tooling area.
• Manage tool repairs and tool maintenance with outside vendors.
• Manage spare parts related to tooling (seals, breaker plates, hardware, bearings, heaters).
• Manage schedule, performance, training and safety of tooling personnel.
• Assign cleaning and preparation tasks to tooling personnel based on production needs.
• Manage housekeeping, organization, equipment, and cleaning supplies within the tooling area.
• Manage tooling inventory – keep inventory status updated and shared with Maintenance, Production and Process departments.
• Organize and lead tooling meetings with Process and Process departments to discuss tooling related topics.
• Request quotes, track repairs, and manage vendor communication until full receipt of equipment.
• Keep track of costs and budget.
• Actively participate in quality investigations, lean deployment, kaizen events and other company programs where tooling department contribution is needed.
• Implement software or digital tools enabling easy access to records, technical information, reports, etc.
• Document processes related to tooling: work instructions, incoming testing, drawings, tooling specifications.
• Write and oversee tool cleaning procedures.
• Transition handwritten documentation methods towards digital methods.
• Search for new technologies, new vendors, new processes that could enhance tooling performance.
• Continuously develop internal technical expertise with extrusion tooling.
• Evaluate new practices and technical solutions for the tooling currently in use.
• Evaluate tooling performance in close connection with production and process personnel.
• Troubleshoot tooling failure and tooling performance.

Requirements:

• Associates degree in a technical background a minimum (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, etc.); Bachelors degree or higher education is a plus
• 3+ years’ experience in a tooling or maintenance background with 2+ years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role
• Strong work ethic and go getter mentality is highly desirable
• Must have good mechanical aptitude and ability to read mechanical drawings / schematics
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written are a must; Bilingual ability in Spanish is a plus
• Experience or knowledge in metallurgy field, tooling field, or maintenance field is a plus
• Proficient in excel and MS Office software is a must; Experience with a CMMS or QMS system is a plus
• Ability to use CAD software like SolidWorks would be a plus.

Benefits:

• Full Benefits: (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401K + Matching
• PTO
• Bonus