Product Tooling Manager

EJ•East Jordan, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This individual will be responsible for the Product Tooling group and therefore responsible for assigning and overseeing personnel and processes as they relate to production tooling and manufacturing needs. This individual is involved with investigating incidents, enhancing processes, and developing processes and procedures to drive continuous improvement. The position will play a pivotal role in ensuring operational excellence and delivering high-quality tooling in a timely manner.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required with four to ten years related experience and/or training.
CAD abilities and various foundry related process understanding with a focus on molding.
CNC machine understanding preferred.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules & environmental rules and regulations.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Proven ability to conceptualize projects and directives given by coworkers and employees verbally and from print, or written format.
Experience working with various materials (e.g. iron, steel, aluminum, plastics, composites, adhesives, epoxies)
Familiarity with 3D modeling (preferably Solidworks) and AutoCAD.
Proven experience to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines.
Experienced in utilizing Microsoft Office programs such as Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Experienced self-starter and strong desire to learn new skills and create innovative solutions.
Comfortable with influencing and challenging others in a constructive manner to overcome obstacles and reinforce accountability.

Responsibilities

Processes New Product Requests (NPRs) and Foundry Tooling Requests (FTRs/Cases) to ensure tooling needs are met and all product, foundry, and Pattern Shop requirements remain compatible.
Leads weekly Tooling Review and Tooling Approval meetings to evaluate NPRs and cases, secure necessary approvals from Product Development, Foundry personnel and Leadership, and resolve questions or concerns.
Manage the Pattern Priority Sheet, including tooling designs, programming and floor workload facilitation
Works directly with Pattern Shop Superintendent, Supervisor and Leaders to provide direction and ensure on-time job completion.
Estimates labor and material costs for new and reworked tooling requests as needed.
Attend various foundry meetings for process improvement and end of week reporting.
Utilizes Domo for gathering product, tooling, production volume, core, lettered tags and other information to provide well rounded direction for our department and others.
Help facilitate R&D related requests involving tooling, foundry operations, and Product Development testing.
Manages requests for other EJ facilities including Composites and Water Products.
Manages other department shared sheets for various levels of tracking (Tooling Standards, Mistakes, Years tags, Capitalized Tooling, core boxes and more)
Review of Domo cards to support Manufacturing Order adjustments based on projects requirements and cost considerations.
Review monthly pattern shop reported costs including labor, materials, and overhead
Gathers information over the year to present Capex equipment requests as well as yearly budget information for ongoing projects.
Generate and submit monthly and year end metric reports to leadership.
Issues requisitions for general and inventoried shop supplies (alum/steel bar stock, pattern plates, lubricants, PPE, and more) as well as requisitions for various vendor services (machine breakdowns, equipment repairs and other).
Conducts inventory counts to manage on hand balances and provides variance reports to Finance.
Assist with Foundry Tag Database management, improvements, and questions for daily production needs that rely on this system.
Initiates and manages Tooling Disposal Request
Facilitate Performance Management meetings throughout the year for all direct reports.
Reviews yearly workload for R&D tax credit considerations.
Participates in all departmental and facility safety and environmental initiatives to comply with internal and external requirements.
Supports training and career development for direct reports and assists with development plans for indirect reports (e.g., Pattern Shop apprenticeship program and others).
Provides coverage and support for the Superintendent when absent.
Visits EJ facilities and various vendors and suppliers as needed.