Tooling Manager

Strattec Security Corp. • Milwaukee, WI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Strattec, we’re reshaping how people experience and interact with their vehicles by making access seamless, secure, and safe. In partnership with leading OEMs, we design and deliver highly engineered solutions that create the ultimate access experience for consumers. What sets us apart is how we work and the people who make it happen. Guided by our culture pillars, Think New, Do Together, and Own It, we collaborate across disciplines and take ownership of meaningful challenges. Our people bring new ideas to life and turn ambition into impact. If you’re an integrator, problem solver, or forward thinker who wants to do work that matters, you’ll find the opportunity here to grow your craft and contribute to something bigger that shapes the future of the automotive industry. Ready to help shape the future of access? Join us at Strattec.

Requirements

• BS degree from an engineering discipline, industrial management or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.
• Knowledge of quality control and part print references (GD&T).
• Advanced understanding of MS Project or other similar resource planning software.
• Understanding of lean concepts and how to apply them to a manufacturing environment.
• Efficiently collect, analyze, and present data in a clear & concise format.
• Interpret data analysis and provide insightful recommended solutions.
• Ability to influence others through strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and inventory management skills.
• Vendor management skills to include negotiations, contracts, and performance compliance.
• The ability to manage projects and work in a team project environment.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to handle nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) and to work with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

• CNC programming, high-speed machining, EDM (wire & sink), and grinding knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day activities across all tooling areas across three shifts in the Milwaukee facility, including maintenance, repair, and outsourcing of existing die-cast and stamping tooling; fabrication and procurement of spare components; and new tooling builds for die-cast and stamping mold tooling.
• Deploy tooling-related business processes.
• Collaborate on associate training and development.
• Drive continuous improvement actions.
• Understand demand and assure proper resources are allocated.
• Develop and execute a tooling production management system.
• Deliver new tooling launches on time and at budget.
• Build a structure to ensure consistent and sustained results.
• Implement and enforce safety procedures and protocols.
• Methodically and effectively bring together teams to drive bottom-line financial, OEE, and KPI results through all areas of Strattec’s tooling operations.
• Develop strategic vision and deploy transformational changes that include advanced processing technology, elimination of non-value-added process steps, optimization of existing processes, and standardized process designs that reliably deliver high-quality tooling at the best cost.
• Streamline new tool build process by leveraging core competencies and simplifying business processes.
• Increase speed to market and ensure on-time new product launches by growing new tooling build capacity and throughput, creating collaborative launch processes, and standardizing tooling designs.
• Identify and proactively plan for potential changes in demand, resource availability, extended tooling repairs, and supply shortages to minimize impact on our customers, associates, and financial performance.
• Build consistency and simplicity in how tooling processes are documented, executed, and sustained by utilizing standard work, structured business processes, and ensuring associates are adequately trained.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders and foster collaborative partnerships to create execution plans and innovative solutions when roadblocks arise to deliver high-quality products on time at target cost.
• Create strong and diverse teams by developing new leaders, hiring top-level talent, and pursuing actions to increase associate engagement, improve culture, and ensure associates are adequately trained.
• Review, improve, and standardize the tooling preventative maintenance program by leveraging best practices, and it should be based on the cycles a tool has operated.
• Inspire teams as a positive-minded and strategic-thinking change agent at all levels of the organization.
• Supervise both salary and bargaining unit associates, including interviewing, training, setting challenging objectives, planning/prioritizing work, appraising performance, providing constructive feedback, developing plans, conducting succession planning, and working with human resources to address all disciplinary/associate issues as necessary.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base pay, regular salary reviews, and short-term incentive opportunities
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility starting day one
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, sick time, and bereavement for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match up to 5 percent and immediate vesting
• Company-paid life insurance coverage to support you and your beneficiaries
• Wellness program supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, plus opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• Additional local benefits may apply depending on location or facility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager