Tooling Program Manager, Die Casting — On-Time & Profit

ArtiFlex Manufacturing, Inc; Grand Rapids (MI); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual bonus

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

ESOP

Descripción de la vacante

ArtiFlex Manufacturing seeks a Tooling Program Manager to oversee tooling programs from award to completion, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery and quality. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with customers, and manage documentation and field deployments.

Key responsibilities include maintaining molds plans, budgeting, and driving continuous improvement. Travel to customer sites may be required to ensure successful program outcomes.

Formación

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a die or mold build environment (injection molds, die casting dies, stamping dies, or similar tooling).
• Proven project and program management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to organize, lead and prioritize competing deadlines for multiple projects.
• Experience with budgeting, scheduling, and vendor management.
• Ability to read and interpret tooling drawings, CAD models, specifications, and engineering change documentation.
• Familiarity with mold build plans, work release authorizations, and structured quality systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams including Engineering, CNC, Manufacturing, Quality, and Purchasing.
• Experience coordinating outside vendors and specialty services (texturing, plating, heat treating, sampling, etc.).

Responsabilidades

• Manage assigned programs from kickoff through completion, serving as the primary customer contact.
• Develop and maintain mold build plans, schedules, and timelines to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to support tooling builds, engineering changes, and job start-ups.
• Prepare quotes, review purchase orders, issue work releases, and monitor program costs to ensure profitability.
• Lead project meetings, track open issues and corrective actions, and drive timely resolution of design or schedule changes.
• Monitor progress through customer try-outs, attend try-outs as required, and determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and provide regular status updates and reports to customers and internal teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cost, quality, and delivery performance.
• Develop, manage and maintain a good relationship with both customer and internal teams in order to bring program to successful completion. This may include on-site customer visits as needed.
• Comply with all quality systems, work instructions, and company policies.

Conocimientos

Project management

Communication

Budgeting

Vendor management

Scheduling

Cross-functional leadership

Reading tooling drawings

Educación

Bachelor degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Business

Herramientas

CAD software

Descripción del empleo

ArtiFlex Manufacturing seeks a Tooling Program Manager to oversee tooling programs from award to completion, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery and quality. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with customers, and manage documentation and field deployments.

Key responsibilities include maintaining molds plans, budgeting, and driving continuous improvement. Travel to customer sites may be required to ensure successful program outcomes.