Tasks and Responsibilities

• Ensures the completion of each tooling project and evaluates its effectiveness
• Utilize lean tools and techniques to drive out loss and waste: deliver improvements in tool and die
• Implement and monitor productivity improvements such as cycle time improvements and cost savings opportunities.
• Ensures team members are continuously learning and cross-training to develop a flexible workforce
• Establishes methods to meet work schedules and coordinates work activities with other departments
• Ensures standards for safe working conditions are observed
• Proficient with 2D and 3D cad software such as Creo and SolidWorks to develop the most efficient method of processing products
• Recommends methods for improving utilization of personnel, material and utilities
• Coordinates and implements quality control objectives, activities or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability or minimize costs
• Manage spending against budget and in relation to changes in production volume.
• Set clear performance expectations and goals for group leaders and their teams.
• Monitor and direct the performance of all manufacturing activities including throughput, cost and waste control, maintenance, quality, inventories control, and meeting budgeted production metrics, while ensuring that all safety reliable methods are in place.
• Manages employees performing activities in multiple manufacturing disciplines.
• Acquires resources, provides technical management of personnel, and leads process improvements
• Ensure all work is completed on time and to specification
• Responsible for mentoring, leading and supervising up to 30 employees
• Troubleshooting manufacturing operations, especially machining processes
• Supervise the production flow within the machine shop, ensuring safety and the efficiency of the entire machine shop area
• Work with shop floor, manufacturing engineers, and quality teams to resolve reoccurring nonconformance issues
• Review work order instructions with planners and manufacturing engineers to ensure shop floor technicians have accurate and complete instructions and if necessary, recommend changes
• Manage cutting tool inventory, monitor tooling costs, and work with the machining teams to provide overall departmental cost reductions
• Develop and drive shop floor metrics/improvements
• Develop and drive regular machine maintenance with the maintenance team
• Coordinate machine supplier support during problematic situations
• Evaluating team members through mid-term / annual reviews
• Provide regular reports on productivity status regularly
• Manage and direct machine schedule changes through critical path situations

What your background should look like:

• Engineer degree in mechanical or industrial engineering
• 5 years as Machining supervisor or Production Planner or similar experience.
• Personal Skills Advanced problem solving and analytical skills required
• Strong technical aptitude with 5+ years experience working with molds, dies and tooling
• Detail orientation Intermediary working knowledge of FMEA's is required
• Working knowledge of SAP highly preferred.
• Six Sigma certification highly preferred.
• Must have ability to delegate responsibilities and tasks to maximize the utilization of the team
• Knowledge of raw materials, quality systems and standards.
• Knowledge of health and safety standards and compliance.
• Knowledge of process improvement techniques (Lean)
• Experience leading machinists and/or technicians to work with support teams on process development and continuous improvement efforts
• Well versed in GD&T and inspection procedures and processes
• Experience working with production metrics
• 5 years of CNC machining supervisory experience in a low volume, high mix, and build-to-order manufacturing environment (Great Asset)

Competencies

Building Effective Teams

Managing and Measuring Work

Motivating Others

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)