Senior Tooling Manager – Injection Moulding Excellence

Omega Resource Group; Tamworth; Presencial; GBP 54.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tool Room Manager role in Tamworth with Omega Resource Group overseeing a fast-paced plastic injection moulding tooling operation. You will maximise tool availability, drive maintenance programs and develop a skilled team to support a demanding production schedule.

Responsibilities include managing tool maintenance, rapid breakdown response, continuous improvement and toolings project coordination, while ensuring ISO 9001 compliance and quality standards are met.

Formación

• Significant experience within plastic injection moulding tooling environments.
• Proven leadership experience managing a Tool Room team.
• Strong knowledge of mould construction, maintenance and repair techniques.
• Ability to diagnose tooling issues and implement effective solutions.
• Experience of preventative maintenance systems.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.

Responsabilidades

• Manage the maintenance, repair and modification of injection mould tools to support continuous production.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance schedules for all production moulds.
• Prioritise tool repairs based on production requirements and business needs.
• Ensure all tooling records and maintenance histories are accurately maintained.
• Coordinate tool strip-downs, inspections and refurbishment.
• Work closely with Production, Process Engineering and Planning teams to ensure moulds are available for scheduled machine changes.
• Provide rapid response to tooling breakdowns to minimise machine downtime.
• Support root cause investigations relating to mould failures and recurring defects.
• Participate in daily production review meetings.
• Drive initiatives to improve mould reliability, cycle efficiency and component quality.
• Analyse tooling performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce repeat failures.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers and toolmakers regarding new tooling manufacture and modifications.
• Manage tooling acceptance processes and sign-off activities.
• Coordinate outsourced tooling repairs and refurbishment work.
• Lead, motivate and develop the Tool Room team, including Toolmakers, Apprentices and Tool Room Technicians.
• Allocate workloads and ensure effective shift coverage.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training and development needs.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability and continuous learning.
• Manage Tool Room expenditure within agreed budgets.
• Control tooling spare parts inventory and critical consumables.
• Recommend capital investment requirements for tooling and equipment.
• Monitor contractor performance and service costs.
• Ensure compliance with UK Health and Safety legislation and ISO standards.

Conocimientos

Leadership experience

Diagnose tooling issues

Preventative maintenance

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Educación

HNC/HND in Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng

Certifications in Tool & Die / CAD-CAM (beneficial)

Herramientas

Hot runner systems

Unscrewing mechanisms

Multi-cavity moulds

Preventative maintenance systems

Descripción del empleo

Tool Room Manager role in Tamworth with Omega Resource Group overseeing a fast-paced plastic injection moulding tooling operation. You will maximise tool availability, drive maintenance programs and develop a skilled team to support a demanding production schedule.

Responsibilities include managing tool maintenance, rapid breakdown response, continuous improvement and toolings project coordination, while ensuring ISO 9001 compliance and quality standards are met.