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Tooling Manager - Chattanooga, TN / Plant 1
Location:
US Gestamp Chattanooga, US, US Gestamp
Date: Sep 26, 2024
Tooling Manager - Chattanooga, TN / Plant 1
Role Summary
Full responsibility for the control, quality, throughput, and safety of the tool & die process for all three (3) shifts.
Key Responsibilities
- Continuous improvement leader for all three (3) shifts.
- Plans and administers personnel capacity for optimal production.
- Trains, directly supervises, and communicates with the employees regularly the tool & die and safety guidelines.
- Leads individual and team meetings.
- Assists in the preparation and optimization of maintenance plans of dies.
- Document and assess repairs made.
- Order and maintain spare parts stock.
- Ensure cleanliness and order in the department.
- Assists in leading individual and team meetings.
- Ensure safety rules and PPE being adhered to.
- Planning schedules, shifts, and vacations.
- Start immediate actions in the removal and repair of production failures.
- Participation in the Layered Process Audit schedule.
- Participation in the Internal ISO 9001/IATF 16949 Audit schedule (applies only to certified ISO 9001/IATF 16949 internal auditors).
- Participation and cooperation in answering questions and providing information for internal and external audits regarding or related to ISO 9001/IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and customer standards.
Knowledge and Education
- 4 years automotive supervisory/lead experience preferred;
- 10 years in tool & die, with a journeyman card required
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Strong Microsoft computers skills required.
- Quality Assurance knowledge required.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
Additional Information
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and hear
- Employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so other will understand
- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
About us
We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.
Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?
- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.
- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.
- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.
- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.
Join the Gestamp team!
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