Tool Engineering Manager 2
Job Responsibilities
Lead, provide oversight and guidance to ensure program objectives relative to technical, quality, cost, schedule, and customer satisfaction requirements.
Interface with internal and external customers; provide status and forecast of tooling cost and delivery.
Identify and develop staffing/skill requirements, forecasts, and training plans.
Develop, maintain, and update departmental procedures relative to the tooling life-cycle, from proposal to implementation.
Perform Cost Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities to ensure compliance to EVMS for program direct budgets.
Develop long-range plans and strategies to provide operationally efficient and affordable tooling products and services to fruition – continuous improvement.
Collaborate with other Aeronautics Systems Sector Tooling Management to develop consistent processes and procedures to help drive affordability and ensure the deployment of best practices across the sector.
Establish and utilize metrics to ensure the team’s performance meets requirements and expectations.
Sure all tooling deliverables meet sector, site, and homeroom process and procedure requirements including tool process specifications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (STEM preferred) and 5 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of professional experience in tooling, manufacturing/operations, assembly lines, and/or implementing technology into a production environment.
- Two years of proven experience leading teams OR projects.
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current Special Program Access.
- Supervisory and/or Management experience in managing large projects, with an emphasis on tooling, manufacturing, assembly lines, and implementing technology into a production environment.
- Aerospace or Aviation Industry experience managing tool fabrication organizations & tool fabrication shops, & material procurement.
- Experience in Project Management.
- Experience in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).