Cutting Tool Supervisor

Stellantisfinancialservices; Michigan; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services in Michigan is seeking a Cutting Tool Supervisor to lead small teams in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment. The role focuses on resolving processing constraints through problem-solving, preventative maintenance, and tool optimization, while developing tooling standards and coordinating tool changes.

The position requires interfacing with engineering and production, managing tooling costs, sourcing tools, and scheduling maintenance to ensure safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical/engineering field or equivalent with Journeyman status and manufacturing experience.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Strong written and verbal communication; proficient with advanced problem-solving tools.
• Ability to interface with hourly employees through senior leadership across the plant.
• Goal-oriented, self-starter capable of leading and coordinating in a team-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Interface with manufacturing to resolve processing issues via preventative maintenance or tool changes.
• Develop and maintain tool standards, tool drawings, and tool records.
• Identify critical spare components, establish inventory, and replenish system.
• Manage all costs for initial builds and audit changes to ensure lowest cost per unit.
• Research alternate tooling sources for better cost, quality, and delivery.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering during tool tryouts to ensure tool effectiveness.
• Manage changes to tools and coordinate transfers on new tooling.
• Participate in program teams to source new tooling and track build timing against master schedule.
• Ensure a safe workplace and lead the team to improve safety and enforce safety procedures.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Project management

Communication

Shift flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical/Engineering

Journeyman status with 5 years manufacturing experience or 10 years technical/manufacturing experience

Job description

The Cutting Tool Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. This role focuses on supporting production by resolving processing constraints through effective problem‑solving, preventative maintenance, and tool optimization. The selected candidate will develop and maintain tooling standards, manage changes and sourcing for new and existing tools, coordinate preventative maintenance, and control tooling costs through evaluations to ensure the best value.

Nature and Scope / Principal Accountabilities

• Interface with manufacturing to resolve processing issues through preventative maintenance or potential tool changes
• Develop and maintain tool standards, tool drawings, and tool identification records
• Identify critical spare components, establish inventory and replenish system
• Manage all costs for initial builds and audit any change to cost to assure lowest cost per unit
• Research alternative tooling sources for better cost, quality, and delivery
• Work closely with the Process Engineering during tool tryouts to make sure the tool functions efficiently
• Manage changes to tools
• Serve on program teams to manage the sourcing of new product tooling
• Manage and track complete timing of tool build compared to a master program timing schedule
• Ensure a safe workplace, leads the Team to improve Safety in the area and enforces the use of mandated Safety tools and procedures
• Ensure the right allocation of the people, manages absenteeism, trains and builds teams
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical / Engineering discipline required; or High School Diploma/GED with Journeymen status with minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience; or Minimum of 10 years of technical/manufacturing experience
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, excellent organization, written and oral communication skills, possess a working knowledge of advanced technical problem‑solving tools
• Ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the plant from hourly represented employees to senior leadership as required
• Goal oriented and a self‑starter and ability to lead and manage in a team‑based structure