Tooling Manager

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

 

Based in Shenzhen, China

 

 

Job Purpose:    

 

The Tooling Manager / Factory Manager, is responsible for managing tool builds, scheduling and coordinating work, troubleshooting issues, and continually improving, quality, speed and internal process. Being a skilled individual, you will have responsibility to ensure that all injection mould tools are designed, and manufactured to meet both customer and programme needs.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

 

· Through the management of the production team, to ensure craftsmanship and delivery requirements are met.

· Keep up-to-date on customer requirements and communicate to department leaders or designates.

· Ensure prototype and production tools, processes and parts meet the targeted cost, quality and timing constraints.

· Scheduling based on continually changing priorities.

· Conduct regular meetings with all project stakeholders to ensure proper focus remains on the projects, deliverables and expected results.

· Maintain and continuously refine company tooling standards.

· Support engineering and design activity from a tooling perspective, including feasibility reviews.

· Participate in the development of costing standards for quoting tools for new projects.

· Continuously seek opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality and reduce delivery times and recommend continuous improvements.

· Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process, quality system, delivery, or installation.

· Mentoring direct reports and encouraging teamwork throughout the tooling department.

· Provide constant and consistent feedback to the Toolroom employees.

· Ensure adherence to all Health & Safety procedures.  Be proactive in the raising of potential H&S issues and the development of personal safety awareness

· Fully understand and ensure procedural adherence to all company business operating systems such as QS 9000, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

 

Qualifications:

 

· Working knowledge of the requirements of tool actions required for the manufacturing of plastic parts.

· It would be preferable if this involvement has been gained on the production of medium sized injection moulds from within the automotive industry. 

· Completed an apprenticeship program in mould making or and a university degree.

· Strong leadership skills and the ability to see the bigger picture.

· Experience working within a lean manufacturing environment.

· Demonstrated experience implementing quality control measures within a tooling department.

· Must have experience initiating actions to prevent the occurrence of product, process or quality non-conformance issues.

· Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced industry.

 

Abilities and Aptitudes:

 

· Strong communicator

· Good interpersonal skills

· Good motivational skills

· Self motivated in all circumstances

· Measured approach to Problem solving

· Ability to establish credibility within team

· Ensuring high standards are maintained

 

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided.  All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

 

 

Why select Listgrove?

 

· Five Decades of Market Intelligence

· Unrivalled Industry Networks

· Recognised International brand

· HR Qualified Professionals

 

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