Position: Tool Control Specialist
Location: Charleston, SC
Job Type: On-site
Reports to: FM
Department: North American Operations
Position Purpose: A Tool Control Specialist ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of production processes, maintaining a smooth operation of equipment and ensuring high-quality production.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
- Works safely at all times.
- Design, develop, and maintain metal removal cutting tools.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with machining cutting tools.
- Conduct testing and analysis of cutting tools to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborate with the purchasing department and vendors on a global scale.
- Train and lead team members in tooling processes and standards.
- Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and procedures.
- Utilize Pareto Analysis for process improvement.
- Create and interpret tool layout drawings and regrind standards.
- Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
- All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.
Competencies:
- Managing Tasks
- Open Communication
- Self-Management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
- Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Stronge analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Expert-level knowledge of machining cutting tools.
- Strong understanding of GD&T, cutting tool geometry/formulas, cutting force, tool path, and high-volume machining processes.
- Proficiency in CNC machining and AutoCAD.
- Competence with all MS Office Products.
- Familiarity with inventory control and CPU calculations.
- Ability to read and draw tool layout drawings and regrind standards.
Position Qualifications:
- 2-Year Degree in Tool and Die or Machining.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Willingness to work off shifts, on call and weekends as necessary.
- Ability to manage time without extensive supervision.
- Must have high-level proficiency with all MS Office Products.
- Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:
- Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is moderate). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.
- Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with occasional time spent working on a computer or at a desk.
Skills Required
- 2-Year Degree in Tool and Die or Machining
- 3-5 years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in CNC machining
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- High-level proficiency with all MS Office Products
- Expert-level knowledge of machining cutting tools
- Strong understanding of GD&T, cutting tool geometry/formulas, cutting force, tool path, and high-volume machining processes
- Ability to read and draw tool layout drawings and regrind standards
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
- Willingness to work off shifts, on call and weekends as necessary
- Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with inventory control and CPU calculations
- Ability to train and lead team members in tooling processes and standards
- Support EHS and Quality objectives in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001
- Ability to manage time without extensive supervision
What We Do
Leadec is a global service specialist for the entire life cycle of a factory and its related infrastructure. The company provides customers in manufacturing industries with comprehensive support, ranging from planning, installation, and automation to the operation of factories and buildings. They work across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods, ensuring that production processes run smoothly and efficiently.









