Tooling Supervisor

Job Summary

This fully onsite position is responsible for leading daily operations of the Tool Room to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient production. This position provides direct supervision to Tool Makers and is accountable for tooling readiness, process performance, equipment uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role works cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Production, and Supply Chain to support customer requirements and business objectives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and development for Tool Makers.
• Establish clear priorities and ensure adequate staffing to support production and project requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to meet production goals.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, repair, and refurbishment activities for molds, fixtures, and tooling.
• Prioritize tooling activities to support production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Cover mold change readiness and ensure tooling availability for planned production.
• Maintain tooling records, maintenance histories, and spare component inventories.
• Drive improvements to tooling reliability and reduction of unplanned repairs.
• Support new mold qualifications, engineering changes, and validation activities.
• Monitor process performance and drive improvements in yield, cycle time, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Support troubleshooting of molding defects, equipment issues, and process deviations.
• Review and approve process adjustments in accordance with established procedures.
• Help coordinate startup, shutdown, and mold change activities to maximize equipment utilization.
• Communicate departmental priorities, issues, and performance metrics to leadership.
• Participate in daily management and operational review meetings.
• Adhere to all Company policies and always follow training procedures.
• Use good housekeeping practices to maintain a clean, orderly and safe work area.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with all current OSHA safety standards.
• Follow all safety rules and safety procedures.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field required.

Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years’ related work experience required.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of injection molding industry and respective processes.
• Experience in designing and fabricating complex molding tools.
• Experience working in a regulated GMP or GLP environment.
• Preferred knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability.
• Experience in driving projects lasting several months with minimal supervision.
• Experience with SAP systems preferred.