Tool Room Supervisor

Position Summary: Responsible for managing the tool room personnel and ensuring that the repair / build / maintenance of the equipment and it meet our standards.

Preferred Education, Skills and Experience:

1. Degree: Mechanical, Industrial, Electroemechanical or Mechatronic Engineer. Master's Degree in Engineering with 0-3 years of professional engineering experience preferred.
2. Experience (Industry, position): 3-5 years experience in Tool Room Leadership that involved supervisory responsibilities..
3. Languages: English business level.
4. Software: AutoCAD, Solid Works, Fikus, Office and some ERP.

Preferred Capabilities:

1. Technicall Skills: Experience within Metal-Mechanic Industry, automotive related field preferred and shop floor environment.
2. Process of mechanized: lathe, milling machine, grinding machine.
3. Knolowdege in PP Dies, cutoffs and Rollform tooling.
4. Fundamental understanding of statistics (SPC, etc.).
5. Six Sigma process.
6. Innovative problem-solving capabilities.
7. Journeyman toolmaker preferred.
8. Knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing methods preferred.
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
10. Considerable experience/skills in automated manufacturing systems.
11. Proven ability to motivate staff and build self-esteem.
12. Well organized and even temperament to meet dynamic nature of manufacturing.

Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:

• Ensure dies, toolligns and equipment are repaired, built and maintained to meet Shape Corporate Safety standards.
• Staff Management:
• Conduct timely and complete performance evaluations of direct associates; and ensure timely and complete performance evaluation of associates reporting under your indirect supervision
• Assess subordinates skill sets, current and future development needs and take steps to mentor and develop them appropriately
• Set direction of department and hold individuals accountable to performance standard and strategic objectives
• Interact and relate with associates and customers at all levels.
• Manage multiple activities efficiently and simultaneously, achieving excellent results.
• Analyze manufacturing processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work in conjunction with Production Managers, Manufacturing Engineers and various levels of manufacturing associates to improve a variety of equipment, including but not limited to: dies, mills, molds, secondary equipment, presses and specialized equipment.
• Work with manufacturing to ensure die repairs, and maintenance work is completed timely.
• Maintain high level of accuracy/timing when purchasing spare parts and equipment.
• Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
• Read and interpret CAD data, red pen drawings, blueprints, GD&T, CMM reports, customer dimensional specifications.
• Share lessons learned proactively and also train other engineers on process improvments.
• Provide process design and improvements in a cost efficient manner.
• Responsible for safety in process design and in execution of daily activities.
• Ensure compliance of practices, procedures and instructions relative to applicable corporate standards (ISO, IATF/AIAG, etc).
• Ensure quality outputs from daily activities.
• Ensure timely execution of planned activities.
• Foster good working relationship and demonstrate effective communication skills with vendors, team members, suppliers and project teams.
• Capable of independent decision making.
• Proven ability to report work status concisely to leadership.
• Use scientific method for problem solving.
• Anticipate and recognize the existence of a problem; use original analyses and generate new, innovate ideas.
• Commit to a solution in a timely manner and develop a realistic approach for implementing a solution.
• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.

• Functional Priority – Tool Room Leader will focus within one or more functional priority

• Launch & Manufacturing Support
• Support manufacturing production by leading troubleshooting regarding tooling when is required.
• Support continuous improvement activities.
• Support plant problem solving teams to ensure the production of quality parts and a safe working environment.
• Participate in regular launch team meetings.
• Lead technical solutions and provide input and support for tool designs and development.
• Provide the specification for and procure capital needed to support new business.
• Communicate and share information with peers to ensure launching practices are standard.

• New Business Pursuit
• Lead activities associated with winning new business.
• Provide quotes of Dies and tooling.
• Identify opportunities to reduce quoting, feasibility and PPTAR times.
• Communicate and share information with global peers to ensure quoting practices are standard.
• Engage in investigation of methods to achieve a competitive process and “win” business.

• Process Advancement
• Lead strategic process advancement projects (“Funnel Projects”).
• Develop specifications for new capital equipment.
• Identify new technology, develop expertise and industry knowledge in relevant processes and communicate to the organization as necessary.

• Advanced Process Development
• Define new opportunities in rollform processes to reduce cost or increase design flexibility.
• Brainstorm, explore and objectively evaluate manufacturing processes and technologies that could add value to the organization.
• Develop new manufacturing technologies integrated with manufacturing process using FMEA, SPC, DFSS, DVPR and others and conduct all testing necessary to validate the new technology.
• Attend and participate in domestic and global conferences and seminars on structural engineering, materials and manufacturing.
• Work with the Business Unit teams and their customers to develop relationships and gain confidence in Shape's abilty to process advanced materials.
• Express thoughts clearly and present technical details of our design concepts, materials and processing technologies.
• Support day to day problem solving with the Product Engineers & Manufacturing as needed.

This position is responsable for the following KPI's:

1. Scrap - Reduction
2. OEE - Increase
3. Downtine - Reduction

Additional Remarks:

To succeed, people must have initiative and adapt to the rapid pace of the automotive industry environment. Be effective and enjoy working as part of a team and have a customer service orientation.

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?Benefits:

• Food Coupons
• Saving Found
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Christmas Bonus 30 days
• Vacation Bonus 85%

Location: PIQ Querétaro