Tool Room Manager

Why join Aptiv? You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge applications, develop breakthrough technologies, and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world’s leading automotive brands. See your work come to life on the road—helping make mobility safer, greener, and more connected. Ready to shape the future of mobility with us?

The Connection Systems North America (CS NA) team has an exciting technical opportunity for a Tool Room Manager.  Under the direction of the Plant Manager, the successful candidate will experience a rewarding assignment managing the tool shop in Aptiv Plant 11 supporting North America automotive terminal manufacture. The Toolroom Manager will support daily stamping operations for 100 progressive stamping tools and the tool and die tradesmen that maintain them.

In your daily job you will:

• Schedule and prioritize all shift toolroom activities.

• Assign and supervise Tool and Diemakers and apprentices assigned to the shift.

• Promote safe work conditions and practices.

• Track Tool and Diemaker performance.

• Eliminate delays and gaps through mentoring, training, and work standardization for all toolroom operations.

• Manage attendance and Control absenteeism.

• Track tool preventive maintenance and support goal of 100% compliance to PM cycle-based PM's. Maintain toolroom equipment (order supplies, schedule calibrations, toolroom machinery PM's).

• Improve operations and reduce risk through the identification of improvement ideas and solutions (ex: error proofing quality, improving uptime, cycle speed, reduction in waste).

• Work closely with Flow 4 and 5 Tool Engineering to keep current on new tool technology.

• Support new tools and new programs; schedule and run samples as needed.

• Monitor stocking levels of spare tooling, react to die part shortages.

• Focus on reducing tool maintenance costs without sub-optimizing quality or uptime. Respond to die-down issues.

• Continuously improve changeover times and changeover scrap.

• Improve toolroom capabilities, monitor and reduce MTTR (mean time to repair dies) and increase OEE (Operational Equipment Effectiveness).

• Follow all Aptiv Corporate, CS, and local safety and operational procedures

• Ensure compliance with customer specific requirements

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Associate or BSME in Mechanical Engineering or Journeyman Tool & Diemaker

• Communication of complex technical ideas and project status in English, both verbally and in writing.

• Experience in debug and troubleshooting progressive metal stamping and forming tools .

• 5+ years of Supervisory and tool maintenance experience with a very strong mechanical aptitude.

• Experience in training and development of Tool and Diemakers and apprentices

• Personable and comfortable working directly with maintenance trades in a union shop

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, TEAMS and reviewing tool drawings in Auto CAD 2008, or Siemens NX.

• Capable of reading terminal product prints, basic understanding of GD&T tolerancing, measuring parts, and performing experiments and studies

• Flexibility to work off shifts, additional hours, weekends, and Holidays as needed. Travel required on a very limited and infrequent basis. International travel possible.      ​

• Experience at forming copper and brass terminals or similar components in progressive stamping dies

• Resourcefully adaptive to rapidly changing environment

• Strong presence, poise and persuasiveness to establish a high level of credibility quickly

• Experience with operating metal stamping and forming presses

• Experience with close tolerance tools and measuring devices

• Machine or die shop experience. Mechanic, craftsman requiring mechanical and design skills.

• Mindset toward maintaining tool integrity and standardized work

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.

• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.

• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment

• Life and accident insurance

• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation and Parental leave)

• Relocation assistance may be available

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers

• Recognition for innovation and excellence

• Opportunities to give back to the community

• Tuition Reimbursement

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