Tool Room Manager: Lead Die Design & Stamping

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

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