Manufacturing Tooling Supervisor Jobs

As a Manufacturing Engineer, Tooling Supervisor you will have direct supervisory responsibility for the Tooling Department. Oversee management of the tooling staff and support new programs development. This position is located onsite in our Sylmar, CA. location. You will report to the Production Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains staffing by identifying resource needs and participating in the hiring selection process.
• Communicating job expectations
• Collaborate with and Support Tooling Engineering Team regarding Tool Design, Fabrication methods, and Tool/ Tool Stream fabrication schedules etc.
• Completes Tool production plan by scheduling and assigning staffing; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the fabrication/repair to area specific Supervisors, Department Managers and Manufacturing Eng. Manager.
• Review MQ1 Tooling Work Requests (TWR’s), analyze associated blueprints, methods, and Reference Tooling needed for build/repairs requested. Discuss as needed with requesting Supervisor or Engineer prior to approval (or rejection) and assignment to Toolmaker.
• Support Facility Production Departments Tooling needs in the fabrication or repair of production and inspection tooling in a timely manner in order to reduce area downtime during repairs of Tooling.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; observing constraints in flow and equipment; monitoring staffing and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections and recovery efforts in disruption of flow
• Partner with Tool Check department regarding in-house and Vendor Tooling repairs.
• Talk to Program Managers to ensure New Tooling Stream builds progress and are completed on schedule and on budget.
• Accomplishes Tooling Fabrication and/or Repair objectives and results by:
  • Communicating job expectations
  • Planning daily work and assigning/scheduling resources according to facility production needs, monitoring results;
  • Providing mentorship, counseling, and discipline to employees related to performance and company policies;
  • Initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Work with department/area Engineers and Supervisors regarding department specific production and Inspection Tooling needs.
• Planning daily work and assigning/scheduling resources according to facility production needs, monitoring results;
• Providing mentorship, counseling, and discipline to employees related to performance and company policies;
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Directly leads and supports an assigned production Area including safety, team focus on risk reduction, and improvements.
• Initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.