Senior Tooling Leader — Molds, Maintenance & Lean

CSP; Auburn, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage (

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

CSP is seeking an experienced tooling supervisor to lead daily tooling operations at our Auburn, AL facility. You will coach and develop a skilled tooling team, oversee tool setting and maintenance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across mold and die processes.

You will collaborate with engineering and production to support new tool designs, trials, and program launches while ensuring safety and policy compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of tooling and mold maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of tool design, mold/die installation, and preventive maintenance.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings.
• Proven leadership of high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily activities of the tooling team and coordinate tool setters and technicians.
• Provide coaching, training, and development to team members.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• Oversee tool setting, installation, adjustment, and removal of molds and dies.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance for plant tooling with maintenance dept.
• Troubleshoot tooling-related production issues and minimize downtime.
• Identify opportunities to optimize tooling processes for efficiency and cost.
• Collaborate with engineering on new tool designs and trials.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives using lean principles.
• Maintain records of tooling changes and production interruptions.
• Prepare tooling performance reports for plant leadership.

Skills

Tooling leadership

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Team development

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s in engineering or manufacturing

Machine tool technology or Die and Mold making

Tools

CAD software

Mold maintenance tooling systems

Job description

CSP is seeking an experienced tooling supervisor to lead daily tooling operations at our Auburn, AL facility. You will coach and develop a skilled tooling team, oversee tool setting and maintenance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across mold and die processes.

You will collaborate with engineering and production to support new tool designs, trials, and program launches while ensuring safety and policy compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.