Die Maintenance Department Manager

Imasen Bucyrus•Bucyrus, OH

12d

About The Position

The Die Maintenance Department Manager leads a skilled team responsible for maintaining and improving stamping dies and production fixtures. The role focuses on keeping production moving while driving reliability, quality, efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement. The manager oversees team development, maintenance activities, budgets, vendors, logistics, and spare-parts inventory, and supports company quality and environmental systems.

Requirements

Associate degree with 6–10 years of related experience, or 10+ years of job-specific and related experience.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to work independently and handle confidential and sensitive matters.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Valid driver's license required.
Strong leadership, troubleshooting, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage people, resources, vendors, and maintenance activities while driving safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Access database experience.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and develop the Die Maintenance team, including performance evaluations, corrective actions, and training.
Supervise the repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of stamping dies and production fixtures.
Develop, maintain, and improve preventive maintenance programs for dies and fixtures.
Analyze trouble reports, fatigue, wear, and failure data to identify problems and drive improvements.
Analyze new dies and fixtures for maintainability and support new-model die and fixture trials.
Lead continuous improvement, countermeasure planning, and implementation activities.
Establish priorities for die and fixture maintenance and process improvements based on business needs.
Manage service requests, maintenance logistics, equipment needs, and spare-parts inventory.
Develop and manage the Die Maintenance budget.
Coordinate contractors and outside vendors while maintaining vendor relationships and reliability.
Order and manage global spare parts for stamping dies.
Maintain equipment and ensure effective maintenance practices within the department.
Support compliance with company quality and environmental systems, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Ensure associates receive required training based on the position training matrix.
Perform other duties as assigned.