Tooling & Maintenance Lead

Socket.dev; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Production Bonuses

401K Retirement Plan and 25% Company |

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

On-Site Clinic

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation Time

Employee Engagement

Job summary

Axis Pipe and Tube LLC in Bryan, Texas is seeking a Toolroom Coordinator to oversee tool room operations, ensure tooling reliability, and support production with continuous improvement initiatives. You will supervise toolroom staff, develop preventive maintenance schedules for dies and fixtures, manage tooling records and inventory, and lead tooling improvements for productivity and safety.

This full-time, on-site role requires a engineering or manufacturing background, 5+ years in tool room

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in tool room manufacturing, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of tooling, machining, blueprint reading, and precision measuring instruments.
• Experience troubleshooting tooling issues and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and computer skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Supervise toolroom employees, assign daily work, prioritize repairs, and ensure tooling is available to support production.
• Develop and execute preventive maintenance schedules for dies, rolls, fixtures, mandrels, gauges, slitter knives, hydro seals and heads, bevellers and threading tools and tool holders, and other production tooling to minimize downtime.
• Respond timely to site-wide tooling failures, identify root causes, and implement permanent corrective actions to improve equipment reliability.
• Work cross-functionally to prioritize tooling work, support production schedules, and implement tooling improvements.
• Maintain tooling records, identify critical spare tooling, manage inventory levels, and coordinate purchasing of replacement components.
• Improve tooling life, reduce setup times, increase productivity, lower tooling costs, and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Inspect repaired or newly manufactured tooling to verify it meets engineering specifications and production requirements before release.
• Train employees in machining practices, safe tool handling, setup procedures, and continuous skill development while managing performance.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE requirements, machine guarding, and safe operation of all tool room equipment.
• Monitor KPIs and manage documentation
• Track tooling performance, maintenance history, downtime, repair costs, work orders, and tooling availability to support operational decisions.
• Tooling design as needed for certain applications

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing Technology

Tools

Blueprint reading

Machining knowledge

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Axis Pipe and Tube LLC in Bryan, Texas is seeking a Toolroom Coordinator to oversee tool room operations, ensure tooling reliability, and support production with continuous improvement initiatives. You will supervise toolroom staff, develop preventive maintenance schedules for dies and fixtures, manage tooling records and inventory, and lead tooling improvements for productivity and safety.

This full-time, on-site role requires a engineering or manufacturing background, 5+ years in tool room