Tool Room Supervisor

OTTO EngineeringCarpentersville, IL
$45 - $65Onsite

About The Position

At OTTO, we don’t just manufacture products - we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride. Our Tech Center showcases cutting-edge technology with complete engineering capabilities for designing, building, debugging and maintaining short run tooling, to high speed, large volume stamping dies. As a core value, we focus on delivering for our customers through innovative technology, superior quality, value, and responsiveness … as a result, our growth continues! Employees are our greatest asset, which is why we share our company’s profits to celebrate our collective success. As a privately-owned company, we are proud to invest significantly in our community and in our own growth, focusing on long-term business success. We are proudly American!

Requirements

  • Leading a team responsible for building, repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting precision tooling used in progressive metal stamping operations.
  • Working closely with Engineering and Production to maximize tooling performance and minimize manufacturing downtime.
  • Ensuring production of small to large progressive tools.
  • Machining, precision form grinding, and keeping machinery running flawlessly.
  • Traditional, highly skilled craftsmanship to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in Tool and Die
  • Stamping Production experience
  • Minimum or 3 years as a supervisor
  • Knowledge of progressive die design
  • Knowledge of SPC
  • Ability to lift and move 50 lbs. with assistance as necessary
  • Ability to use various inspection equipment
  • Knowledge of tool steels and stamping materials
  • Must be available for mandatory overtime or non-standard or extended work schedule
  • Must be able to work from blueprints to construct, alter or repair tools
  • Understanding of tool steels and production materials
  • Thorough knowledge of tool room equipment
  • Thorough understanding of piece part inspection to quality specifications
  • Understand operation of the presses
  • Understand the set-up of the presses

Responsibilities

  • Supervise die design and maintenance
  • Work with Pressroom to schedule production and new die tryouts
  • Work within our apprentice program to train tool and die apprentices
  • Build, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain progressive dies
  • Responsible for design and fabrications of tooling in stamping departments
  • Maintain proper tooling records for preventative maintenance
  • Assist in the design of piece parts for manufacturability
  • Responsible for ordering supplies for tool room
  • Responsible for die changeover
  • Responsible for quality from stamping department
  • Responsible for preventative maintenance of tool room equipment
  • Responsible for quoting tooling costs
  • Responsible for a clean and safe work area
  • Assists with other related duties as required or assigned

Benefits

  • Profit Sharing Bonus
  • Vacation: 80 hours
  • Medical Insurance- HMO Plan
  • Medical Insurance- Standard PPO Plan
  • Medical Insurance- Enhanced PPO Plan
  • Medical Insurance- High Deducible PPO Plan
  • FSA, LFSA, and HSA
  • Dental Insurance- Base Plan
  • Dental Insurance- Buy-Up Plan
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • Life insurance: Life/AD&D
  • Life insurance: Voluntary Life/AD&D
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Company picnic
  • Holiday party
  • numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!
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