Senior Tooling & Manufacturing Engineer

American Axle & Manufacturing; Silao (Ciudad); Presencial; MXN 700.000 - 950.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

American Axle & Manufacturing in Guanajuato, Mexico, seeks a Sr Tooling Engineer to lead the tooling strategy for high-volume automotive machining operations, ensuring tool availability, cost control, and productivity improvements.

You will head the Tool Setter/Tool Crib team, manage monthly tooling budgets, develop PFET plans, monitor tool life and cost-per-unit, and collaborate across Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, and Purchasing to sustain process stability.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of tooling management experience in automotive/high-volume machining.
• Proven experience leading technical personnel.
• Experience managing tooling budgets exceeding USD $300K per month.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, cutting tools, inserts, holders, and workholding.
• Experience with Budget planning, Forecast, Cost Control, and financial KPI management.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Advanced English communication skills (preferred).

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coordinate the Tool Setter/Tool Crib technical team to ensure safe, efficient, and standardized operations.
• Manage a monthly tooling budget, maintaining strict cost control and achieving Budget and Forecast targets.
• Develop, prepare, and monitor the annual Budget and monthly Forecast for direct and indirect tooling expenses.
• Drive continuous cost reduction initiatives, delivering annual savings of more than USD $600,000 through tooling optimization and process improvements.
• Develop and maintain PFET (Plan for Every Tool) to maximize the service life of cutting tools, inserts, holders, centers, and other machining tooling.
• Monitor and improve CPU (Cost per Unit) performance by implementing effective tooling management strategies and administrative controls.
• Analyze tooling consumption, tool wear, tooling failures, and process capability to identify improvement opportunities that enhance tool life, reduce costs, and improve manufacturing performance.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing, and suppliers to ensure tooling availability and process stability.
• Lead tooling trials, validation of new cutting technologies, supplier evaluations, and implementation of best manufacturing practices.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to tooling cost, tool life, inventory, downtime, and productivity.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve OEE, reduce waste, and increase operational efficiency.
• All other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Lead technical personnel

CNC machining knowledge

Tooling budgeting

Lean Manufacturing

Cost optimization

English communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering

Descripción del empleo

American Axle & Manufacturing in Guanajuato, Mexico, seeks a Sr Tooling Engineer to lead the tooling strategy for high-volume automotive machining operations, ensuring tool availability, cost control, and productivity improvements.

You will head the Tool Setter/Tool Crib team, manage monthly tooling budgets, develop PFET plans, monitor tool life and cost-per-unit, and collaborate across Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, and Purchasing to sustain process stability.