Tooling Project Leader Belgium, Brussels

We are looking for a Tooling Project Leader to manage and coordinate tooling projects including stamping and injection molding tools from the initial concept and feasibility assessment through design industrialization and series production approval.

In this role you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams customers suppliers and external partners to deliver reliable cost-effective and high-performance tooling solutions. Your contribution will be essential to modernizing manufacturing facilities improving production efficiency supporting new product industrialization and maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety within the automotive industry.

• Lead and coordinate tooling projects throughout their entire lifecycle from initial planning to series production approval.
• Define technical specifications project requirements schedules and implementation plans.
• Monitor project budgets deadlines technical deliverables and overall progress.
• Coordinate technical discussions with customers suppliers internal departments and external partners.
• Support tooling design activities and coordinate interfaces with automated systems and production equipment.
• Oversee tooling assembly installation testing and commissioning.
• Conduct feasibility studies and FMEA analyses to identify potential risks technical challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality safety and automotive industry standards.
• Support the industrialization of new products and the implementation of new manufacturing processes.
• Prepare organize and maintain technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement tooling optimization and increased production efficiency.
• Take ownership of project delivery ensuring alignment between technical requirements production needs deadlines and business objectives.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering preferably in Plastics Processing Mechatronics Process Engineering or a related technical field.
• Several years of experience in tooling project management is considered an asset.
• Good understanding of automotive manufacturing environments and industrial production processes.
• Experience with CAD software and technical design documentation.
• Knowledge of Siemens S7 and TIA Portal is considered an advantage.
• Good command of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication coordination and negotiation skills.
• Structured analytical and results-oriented approach to work.
• Ability to work independently demonstrate initiative and take responsibility for project outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to solving technical challenges.

• Fluent English is required.
• French and/or German are considered an advantage.

• The opportunity to take on a key role within an innovative automotive manufacturing environment.
• Involvement in technically challenging tooling engineering and industrialization projects.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams customers suppliers and external technology partners.
• A modern production environment focused on innovation operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to develop your technical expertise and project management skills within an international industrial context.

If you are passionate about tooling engineering project management and manufacturing innovation this is an opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and help shape the future of advanced automotive production.