Tooling Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) savings plan

Paid vacation

Flextime

Training and development

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company seeks a Tooling Manager to lead the tooling organization at our Columbia, SC site. You will drive quality, safety, delivery, productivity, and cost goals while coordinating with EHS, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operational Excellence to solve technical challenges.

You will manage Tooling Engineers and Team Leaders, develop staff, and ensure 100% on-site operations with a focus on continuous improvement and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in technical, business, or engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of tooling management experience in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma principles; demonstrated operations leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling performance and implement strategies for on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Set area and individual objectives, monitor performance, and coach the team.
• Direct Tooling Engineers and Team Leaders; develop skills and succession plans.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Operations Management

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical/business/engineering)

Job description

As a Tooling Manager you will lead the achievement of quality, safety, delivery, productivity, and cost goals for the Tooling area and to drive continuous improvement.

You will report to the Senior Manager of Technical Services and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this role 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and own all aspects of tooling performance and develop and execute strategies to continuously improve upon on-time and in-full delivery of high-quality manufactured nuclear fuel products in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Establish area and individual objectives, monitor performance, and provide feedback and coaching to ensure objectives are met.
• Direct and develop area personnel in achieving area and plant goals.
• Manage Team Leader(s) (first-line supervisors) as direct reports who oversee the daily shop floor activity.
• Manage Tooling Engineers as direct reports who design and implement tooling and tooling modifications. Develop the skills of the group.
• Collaborate with departments such as EHS, Product Assurance, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operational Excellence and direct the integration of these resource groups toward solving technical and other problems.
• Manage the selection and performance of off site vendors to guarantee a supply chain for outsourced site tooling.
• Lead projects, direct and facilitate lean manufacturing to improve performance.
• Manage area budget to achieve forecasted spend.
• Manage area staffing to ensure achievement of area and plant goals.
• Maintain high employee morale in an environment of dynamic production load requirements and technological changes.
• Develop and implement plans for meeting customer requirements; ensure compliance with all safety, environmental and government regulations.
• Implement change following our needs and the strategic plans of the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a technical, business, or engineering focus or equivalent of industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years of tooling management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of process improvement principles such as Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma.
• Demonstrated operations management.

Why Westinghouse?

We Enable Our Delivery Of This Vision By Living Our Value System

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions.

Safety & Quality First

Valuing Ethics, Integrity & Diversity

Passion for Serving Our Customers Globally

Dedication to Each Other Through Servant Leadership

Creating Value for Shareholders, Customers and Employees

Consistently Delivering Our Commitments.

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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Years of Experience

10+ Years

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacation
• flextime
• training and development opportunities

Notice

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