Tooling Supervisor (Days)

Air Products•St. Louis, MO

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tooling Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of tooling support for spinning production operations at Air Products’ St. Louis Membrane Solutions manufacturing facility. The facility assembles, tests, and ships air separation modules for aerospace, nitrogen, dehydration, and process gas applications. Tooling readiness directly affects spinning line uptime, changeover speed, fiber quality, and production continuity. The supervisor leads approximately 6–10 tooling technicians and working team leads across Yellow, Blue, and Night shifts. The role is accountable for safety, quality, tooling readiness, preventive maintenance, training, and employee development. It requires technical knowledge of spinning tooling systems—including winders, jets, and pumps—and their maintenance, calibration, and cleaning processes. The supervisor also sustains the tooling maintenance program, supports reliability and design improvements, and develops quick-change options for production changeovers. This position coordinates tooling priorities, work assignments, and maintenance schedules across shifts and interfaces with spinning operations, maintenance, and engineering. The supervisor participates in engineering and management meetings and provides input on tooling readiness, reliability, and improvement opportunities. The role also establishes standard work, documentation, and inventory management practices, while ensuring maintenance and calibration records support AS9100 and ISO 9001 requirements and audit readiness.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
At least 5 years of manufacturing experience with demonstrated supervisory or team lead experience is required.
A valid driver’s license and a good driving record are required.
Excellent people skills and a passion for excellence.
Excellent face-to-face and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with operators, maintenance personnel, technical support personnel, management, and internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify, analyze, and resolve tooling-related process conditions.
A continuous improvement mindset and familiarity with Lean, Root Cause Analysis, and other continuous improvement tools.
Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on knowledge of tooling fabrication, maintenance, and calibration.
Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
A safety focus and full understanding of applicable government EHS regulations and company Global EHS policies and procedures.
Ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate data and trends.

Nice To Haves

An associate degree in a related technical field.
Knowledge of quality systems and ISO 9001:2015 requirements and their application to production processes.
SAP experience.
Knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and reliability practices.

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of tooling personnel across all shifts by demonstrating leadership in the Basic Safety Process, enforcing EHS standards, leading safety communications, and pursuing continuous improvement toward zero-injury targets.
Maintain winders, jets, pumps, and related spinning tooling in ready-state condition, ensuring tooling is maintained, calibrated, and available to support production schedules and minimize unplanned downtime.
Sustain and improve the preventive maintenance tooling program, including developing and implementing tool recycle and maintenance processes and tracking performance to identify reliability trends and improvement opportunities.
Support tooling design and reliability improvements, develop quick-change options for production changeovers, and identify, analyze, and resolve tooling-related conditions that affect production or workflow.
Develop the tooling team by setting performance expectations, coaching employees, developing working team leads, supporting onboarding and skills development, applying plant policies consistently, and fostering accountability and continuous learning.
Coordinate work assignments, preventive maintenance scheduling, and tooling priorities across Yellow, Blue, and Night shifts and spinning areas to align tooling availability with production needs.
Establish and maintain standard work practices, documentation, and inventory management for the tooling function.
Ensure tooling maintenance and calibration meet AS9100 and ISO 9001 requirements and support audit readiness through consistent documentation.
Interface with spinning operations, maintenance, and engineering teams; attend engineering and management meetings and provide input on tooling readiness, reliability, and improvement opportunities.

Benefits

Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning on the first day of employment.
401(k) with 100% vested company core contribution and match.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
Paid parental leave of up to four weeks for both parents.
Backup child and adult care benefit.
Adoption assistance.
Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent daycare expenses.
Company-paid life insurance (AD&D) and supplemental AD&D.
Legal plan and identity theft coverage.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Additional supplemental benefits.