Tooling Manager

EJ•East Jordan, MI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Pattern Shop serves numerous EJ facilities including foundries, fabrication, machining and composites facilities. We provide exceptional tooling to ensure the quality of products made at every EJ facility we serve. We take pride in every project. 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.
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.

Nice To Haves

CNC machine understanding preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end production tooling requests (NPR/FTR), ensuring requirements align across Product Development, Foundry, and Pattern Shop.
Lead tooling review/approval meetings; drive timely decisions, approvals, and issue resolution.
Set priorities and schedule Pattern Shop work to meet production needs and delivery commitments.
Partner with Pattern Shop leadership to coordinate resources, remove roadblocks, and ensure on-time completion.
Develop tooling cost estimates; monitor labor/material/overhead and support budget and CAPEX planning.
Use business systems and data (e.g., Domo and shared trackers) to manage workloads, standards, metrics, and reporting.
Oversee purchasing, requisitions, and inventory controls; support variance reporting and financial accuracy.
Support R&D and continuous improvement initiatives, including cross-site tooling support as needed.
Promote safety and environmental compliance and participate in department/facility initiatives.
Develop, coach, and support team performance through training, feedback, and performance management.
Promotes the culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company. This includes adherence to and promotion of the company safety beliefs, employee engagement, competencies, code of conduct, and other policies and procedures.