Tool Room Manager

ABB•Saint Louis, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tool Room Manager leads design, engineering, and fabrication operations for a specialized tool room supporting ABB's St. Louis stamping plants, specifically the motor lamination and parts departments. The role oversees the creation and maintenance of carbide progressive stamping lamination dies and related metal components used to manufacture electrical motors. The manager leads a team of tool and die makers and one tool and die designer, directs tool room operations, troubleshoots complex stamping die processes, manages capital investments, and ensures adherence to standardized work procedures and quality standards. The position is onsite and is listed as 1st shift. It reports to the Engineering Manager. ABB's NEMA Motors Division manufactures electric NEMA motors, with more than 4,500 employees across seven global manufacturing locations. The division produces more than 1.6 million motors annually and serves customers across multiple industries.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of tool and die manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
Proven experience managing tool and die operations and leading teams in high-volume manufacturing environments.
Extensive expertise in stamping and tooling processes, including progressive die design, carbide tool fabrication, troubleshooting, maintenance, and tool life optimization.
Strong technical knowledge of CNC machining, wire EDM, manual machining equipment, precision measurement, quality control systems, and engineering drawing interpretation.
Experience with maintenance planning, equipment lifecycle management, project execution, and capital budgeting in a manufacturing environment.
Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Must already have work authorization permitting employment with ABB in the United States.

Responsibilities

Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate toolmakers, machinists, and apprentices; foster safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and succession planning.
Direct the design, fabrication, maintenance, repair, and lifecycle management of stamping dies and tooling, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, quality standards, traceability requirements, and production objectives.
Use root cause analysis, process optimization, and corrective actions to improve die performance, tool life, first-pass yield, equipment reliability, and manufacturing productivity.
Manage tool room operations, resources, budgets, capital investments, inventory, equipment, preventive maintenance, and documentation.
Collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to support engineering changes, reduce downtime, and meet safety, quality, and performance targets.
Troubleshoot complex stamping die processes and manage capital investments.

Benefits

Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO Copay Plan or a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account.
Choice between Core and Core Plus dental plans.
Vision benefit.
Company-paid life insurance equal to 2 times base pay.
Company-paid AD&D equal to 1 times base pay.
Voluntary life and AD&D coverage, employee-paid up to maximums.
Company-paid short-term disability for up to 26 weeks.
Company-paid long-term disability at 60% of pay, with an option to buy up to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental employee-paid benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Employee Assistance Program.
Health Advocate support for mental and behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
Employee discount program.
401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan.
11 paid holidays.
Vacation under a permissive time-away policy for salaried exempt positions.