Tool Room Manager

Clinton Township, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Manufacturing

Job Summary

Tool Room Manager

Job Summary

The Tool Room Manager oversees all activities related to tool and die maintenance repair new tool build and continuous improvement. This leader ensures the tool room supports production by maintaining high-quality tooling minimizing downtime and driving efficiency in a high-precision metal stamping environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

Lead mentor and schedule tool room personnel including toolmakers apprentices machinists and repair technicians.

Maintain a safety-first culture with full compliance to company and OSHA standards.

Conduct performance reviews and oversee training and skill development.

Tooling Maintenance & Repair

Oversee repair sharpening and preventive maintenance of progressive dies transfer dies and other stamping tools.

Troubleshoot tooling failures and coordinate rapid response to production issues.

Ensure proper documentation of tool repairs revisions and improvements.

New Tooling & Engineering

Manage new tool builds die tryouts engineering changes and modifications.

Work directly with engineering quality and production teams to improve tool reliability and part quality.

Approve tool designs prints and project timelines.

Operational Excellence

Maintain tool room scheduling to support production priorities.

Manage tool room inventory-tool steel components spare parts consumables.

Implement 5S lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices.

Ensure all tool room equipment (mills lathes grinders EDM etc.) is maintained and fully operational.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with production supervisors to address tooling issues impacting uptime and scrap.

Collaborate with quality to ensure tooling standards support customer specifications (e.g. Toyota other OEMs).

Support launch of new stamping programs and customer tooling requirements.

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Required Qualifications

5-10 years of tool and die experience in a progressive stamping environment.

Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

Strong competency with micrometers indicators surface grinders CNC/Manual machining.

Ability to read die designs GD&T drawings and engineering prints.

Strong problem-solving skills and understanding of stamping operations.

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Preferred Qualifications

Journeyman Tool & Die Maker certification.

Experience with automotive or Tier-1/Tier-2 stamping suppliers.

Experience with lean manufacturing or Six Sigma tools.

CAD/CAM familiarity (e.g. AutoCAD SolidWorks or similar).

Required Experience:

Manager

Tool Room ManagerJob SummaryThe Tool Room Manager oversees all activities related to tool and die maintenance repair new tool build and continuous improvement. This leader ensures the tool room supports production by maintaining high-quality tooling minimizing downtime and driving efficiency in a hi...