Tool Room Lead - CAD/Tooling & Lean Champion

Eaton Corporation; Worksop; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Internal promotion opportunities

Eaton University learning and dev

Job summary

Eaton Worksop is seeking a Tool Room Team Leader to lead, coach and mentor the Toolroom team, focusing on tooling development for new product introductions and end-of-life tooling replacements.

You will collaborate with Supervisors to plan daily work, implement a tooling TPM program, support Engineering on tooling design issues, drive the press shop strategy, and use CAD/Inventor for repairs and modifications, all within CAPEX governance.

Qualifications

• HND in Toolmaking/Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor the Toolroom team to deliver efficient service; focus on tooling for new products and end-of-life replacements.
• Develop knowledge across mould, press tools, machining, EDM and bench fitting through coaching.
• Collaborate with Supervisors to plan and prioritise daily work schedules.
• Develop and implement tooling TPM to reduce waiting time in mould/press shop.
• Support Engineering to develop new products with tooling design input and identify manufacturing issues.
• Drive Press Shop strategy to move from riveted to welded contacts and related tooling and machinery.
• Use CAD/Inventor to modify tools during repairs or major changes.
• Lead internal replacement tooling program adhering to CAPEX processes.

Skills

Leadership and coaching

Toolroom knowledge

Mould and press tooling

CAD/Inventor

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Planning and multitasking

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Office

Presentation skills

Education

HND in Toolmaking/Engineering

Tools

CAD/Inventor

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eaton Worksop is seeking a Tool Room Team Leader to lead, coach and mentor the Toolroom team, focusing on tooling development for new product introductions and end-of-life tooling replacements.

You will collaborate with Supervisors to plan daily work, implement a tooling TPM program, support Engineering on tooling design issues, drive the press shop strategy, and use CAD/Inventor for repairs and modifications, all within CAPEX governance.