Tool Room Manager

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Tool Room Manager to lead the design, fabrication, and maintenance of stamping dies and tooling for its St. Louis motor lamination and parts departments.

You will manage a team of toolmakers, machinists, and apprentices, drive continuous improvement, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards. The role requires a strong background in stamping tooling, carbide die fabrication, CNC and EDM processes, and capital budgeting experience, with a focus on reducing downtime and

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related discipline with 8+ years of tool and die manufacturing experience including 5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Proven leadership experience managing tool and die operations and leading teams in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Extensive expertise in stamping and tooling processes, including progressive die design, carbide tool fabrication, troubleshooting, maintenance, and tool life optimization.
• Strong technical knowledge of CNC machining, wire EDM, manual machining equipment, precision measurement, quality control systems, and engineering drawing interpretation.
• Experience with maintenance planning, equipment lifecycle management, project execution, and capital budgeting in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a strong commitment to safety, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and managing multiple priorities.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Tool Room organization by supervising, training, mentoring, and evaluating toolmakers, machinists, and apprentices while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and succession planning.
• Direct the design, fabrication, maintenance, repair, and lifecycle management of stamping dies and tooling, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, quality standards, traceability requirements, and production objectives.
• Drive operational excellence through root cause analysis, process optimization, and corrective actions that improve die performance, tool life, first-pass yield, equipment reliability, and overall manufacturing productivity.
• Manage Tool Room operations, resources, budgets, capital investments, inventory, equipment, preventive maintenance, and documentation while collaborating with engineering, production, and quality teams to support engineering changes, reduce downtime, and achieve safety, quality, and performance targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Safety culture

Education

Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Technology

Tools

CNC machining

Wire EDM

Manual machining equipment

Precision measurement

Quality control systems

Engineering drawing interpretation

Job description

This position reports to:

Engineering Manager

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The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-Onsite

1st Shift reporting to: Antonio Hernandez

Your role and responsibilities:

The Tool Room Manager will lead the design, engineering, and fabrication operations of a specialized tool room supporting ABB's St. Louis stamping plants for the motor lamination and parts departments.

In this role, you will oversee the creation and maintenance of carbide progressive stamping lamination dies, as well as associated metal components used in the manufacture of electrical motors. You will manage a team of tool and die makers and 1 tool and die designer, direct all tool room operations, troubleshoot complex stamping die processes, manage capital investments, and ensure adherence to standardized work procedures and quality standards.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead and develop the Tool Room organization by supervising, training, mentoring, and evaluating toolmakers, machinists, and apprentices while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and succession planning.
• Direct the design, fabrication, maintenance, repair, and lifecycle management of stamping dies and tooling, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, quality standards, traceability requirements, and production objectives.
• Drive operational excellence through root cause analysis, process optimization, and corrective actions that improve die performance, tool life, first-pass yield, equipment reliability, and overall manufacturing productivity.
• Manage Tool Room operations, resources, budgets, capital investments, inventory, equipment, preventive maintenance, and documentation while collaborating with engineering, production, and quality teams to support engineering changes, reduce downtime, and achieve safety, quality, and performance targets.

Qualifications for the role:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related discipline with 8+ years of tool and die manufacturing experience including 5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Proven leadership experience managing tool and die operations and leading teams in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Extensive expertise in stamping and tooling processes, including progressive die design, carbide tool fabrication, troubleshooting, maintenance, and tool life optimization.
• Strong technical knowledge of CNC machining, wire EDM, manual machining equipment, precision measurement, quality control systems, and engineering drawing interpretation.
• Experience with maintenance planning, equipment lifecycle management, project execution, and capital budgeting in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a strong commitment to safety, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and managing multiple priorities.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi…

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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