Tooling Department Lead – Metal Stamping & Dies

Integrated Talent Strategies; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Talent Strategies seeks a Press Tooling Assistant Department Leader to support leadership and execution of press tooling operations focused on metal stamping and tooling performance.

The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and production teams to ensure tooling reliability, quality, and continuous improvement, requiring hands-on tooling knowledge and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/industrial engineering or closely related technical discipline.
• Experience with metal tooling within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership and daily operations of the press tooling department, aligning with production, quality, safety goals.
• Provide technical guidance on metal stamping dies, press tooling, maintenance, and tooling performance.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to troubleshoot tooling issues, minimize downtime, and improve efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on tooling reliability, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Support preventive and predictive tooling maintenance strategies.
• Evaluate tooling performance and identify opportunities to improve die life and processes.
• Collaborate on tooling launches, modifications, and process improvements.
• Assist with developing departmental goals, metrics, and improvement strategies.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical development to department personnel.
• Ensure tooling processes comply with safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

Integrated Talent Strategies seeks a Press Tooling Assistant Department Leader to support leadership and execution of press tooling operations focused on metal stamping and tooling performance.

The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and production teams to ensure tooling reliability, quality, and continuous improvement, requiring hands-on tooling knowledge and strong leadership.