Senior Tooling Manager: Design & Production Optimization

Top Gun Staffing, Inc; New London (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Gun Staffing, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Tooling Manager to provide technical leadership over tooling design, development, manufacturing and continuous improvement in a heavy industrial environment.

You will lead tooling engineers and shop personnel, optimize gating and riser systems, troubleshoot quality and scrap issues, manage budgets, and drive cost reductions while coordinating projects from design to production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in tooling design or related heavy manufacturing operations.
• Experience supervising tooling engineers, designers, or skilled trades personnel.
• Strong knowledge of tooling design, manufacturing processes, gating and riser systems, and core tooling.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, dimensional tolerances, and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling design, development, manufacturing, maintenance, and continuous improvement activities.
• Provide technical direction to tooling engineers, designers, and shop personnel.
• Develop and optimize tooling designs, gating and riser systems, and related manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot tooling-related issues affecting product quality, dimensional accuracy, production efficiency, and scrap rates.
• Provide technical support for new tooling builds, tooling modifications, and existing production tooling.
• Review engineering drawings, tooling specifications, project timelines, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate tooling projects from initial design through manufacturing, implementation, and production.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities to improve tooling performance, reliability, and service life.
• Support prototype development, tooling quotations, and new product introduction activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, maintenance, and production teams to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Establish departmental priorities, manage budgets, and ensure tooling projects meet quality, cost, and delivery expectations.
• Oversee employee training, performance evaluations, safety initiatives, and continuous improvement programs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

PowerShape

Creo

Job description

Top Gun Staffing, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Tooling Manager to provide technical leadership over tooling design, development, manufacturing and continuous improvement in a heavy industrial environment.

You will lead tooling engineers and shop personnel, optimize gating and riser systems, troubleshoot quality and scrap issues, manage budgets, and drive cost reductions while coordinating projects from design to production.