Tool & Die Manager

MANN+HUMMEL; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MANN+HUMMEL is hiring a Tool and Die Manager for our Fayetteville, NC facility. This hands-on leader oversees the tool-and-die team, ensures dies are maintained, repaired, and returned to production-ready condition, and collaborates with Operations to coordinate die schedules, improve uptime, and evaluate tooling modifications.

The position is fully onsite, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with responsibility for the first- and second-shift tool-and-die operation.

Qualifications

• Technical or two-year degree in Tooling, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of tool-and-die experience and 10+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience with thin-metal progressive dies, compound dies, and die maintenance, repair, changeovers, and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints; experience with CAD software, CNC equipment, and EDM programming.
• Strong troubleshooting, team leadership, and coordination skills; able to evaluate tooling modifications and work with Operations to manage schedules and communicate die status.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the tool-and-die team while setting clear expectations for safety, quality, performance, and professional conduct.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, repair, changeover, and modification work on progressive and compound dies.
• Ensure dies return to the press in production-ready condition and support uptime improvements.
• Coordinate die work and changeover schedules with Operations and communicate die status.
• Assess tooling modifications for practicality with existing dies and processes.
• Partner with drawings/designer to review tooling changes and support sound decisions.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance for tool-room work.
• Develop and document a die preventive-maintenance procedure.
• Purchase parts and tooling from outside suppliers.
• Support project work that may occasionally require second-shift coverage.

Skills

Leadership

Blueprint reading

Troubleshooting

Team coordination

Education

Technical or two-year degree in Tooling/Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

CAD software

CNC equipment

EDM programming

Job description

MANN+HUMMEL is hiring a Tool and Die Manager for our Fayetteville facility. This hands-on leadership role oversees the tool-and-die team and helps ensure dies are maintained, repaired, and returned to production ready to make quality parts. The manager will work closely with Operations to coordinate die schedules, improve uptime, and evaluate tooling modifications. This position is fully onsite, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with responsibility for the first- and second-shift tool-and-die operation.

Fayetteville, NC

Main Tasks

• Lead and develop the tool-and-die team while setting clear expectations for safety, quality, performance, and professional conduct.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, repair, changeover, and modification work on progressive and compound dies.
• Ensure dies return to the press in production-ready condition and support efforts to improve die uptime and reduce delays in producing good parts after maintenance.
• Coordinate die work and changeover schedules with Operations, communicate die status, and provide realistic timing for completion and return to production.
• Assess tooling modifications and determine whether proposed changes are practical for the existing die and process, particularly for progressive dies.
• Partner with the team member responsible for drawings and design to review proposed tooling changes and support sound technical decisions.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and support for tool-room work, drawing on a strong machine-shop background.
• Develop and document a die preventive-maintenance procedure that supports consistent maintenance and reliable return to production.
• Purchase parts and tooling from outside suppliers as needed.
• Support project work that may occasionally require second-shift coverage.

Experience

Required

• Technical or two-year degree in Tooling, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
• 10+ years of tool-and-die experience and 10+ years of leadership experience
• Experience with thin-metal progressive dies, compound dies, and die maintenance, repair, changeovers, and preventive maintenance
• Ability to read blueprints; experience with CAD software, CNC equipment, and EDM programming
• Strong troubleshooting, team leadership, and coordination skills; able to evaluate tooling modifications and work with Operations to manage schedules and communicate die status

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing, or a related field
• Die-design experience; familiarity with wire EDM, grinding, or fixture design
• Experience with tooling suppliers, tooling records and inventory, and IATF 16949 or ISO 14001