Tooling Manager

Job Posting Start Date 10-09-2024 Job Posting End DateFlex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Tooling Manager located in Columbia SC.

Reporting to the Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager the Tooling Manager will be Responsible for managing all day-to-day activities for the sites small scale fabrication and modeling shop. The shop serves the site with quick turn solutions to jigs, fixtures, repairs on parts and equipment. This candidate will also provide support to the high-volume customer accounts when there is a need for improvements or solutions requiring fabrication internally or from outside vendors.

What a typical day looks like:

• Management of new tooling requisitions from prototype or complex designs through mass production.

• Responsible for improvements, major repairs, and Engineering Change Notice to the molds.

• Implementation of preventive maintenance for production molds.

• Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements including but not limited to researching, designing, modifying, testing manufacturing methods and equipment

• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing tooling and process.

• Implementation of quality and safety improvements in training for tool room team.

• Generation and implementation of cost reduction ideas.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team,

• 5 – 10 years’ experience.

• Bachelor’s degree Mechanical Engineering or Related Field

• Experience with all forms of welding.

• Experience using fabrication equipment to include CNC.

• Experience using 3D printers.

• Experience managing and coordinating a small-scale fabrication and model shop.

• Experience managing people.

• Experience using CAD/ SolidWorks.

• Experience working with vendors.

• Experience working with purchasing/requisition applications.

• Experience supporting uptime on high volume production equipment.

• Knowledge of the MS Office (Excel, Word)

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision

• Life Insurance

• Matching 401K

• PTO

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job CategoryProduction Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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