Tooling Supervisor — Lead Die & Tooling in Auto Manufacturing

Keystone Distinction Group; Elizabethtown, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability coverage

FSA

Training and advancement opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking an experienced Tooling Supervisor to lead tool room operations in a high-volume automotive environment, overseeing dies maintenance, tooling reliability, and the tooling team across shifts.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Tool & Die expertise, strong leadership, and proven success in a unionized plant; responsibility includes safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Tool & Die / Toolmaker experience required.
• Tool & Die Class C experience required.
• 4+ years of leadership experience required.
• Unionized automotive manufacturing experience preferred; UAW experience preferred.
• Associate degree in Engineering or related field OR 10+ years Toolmaker experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Tool & Die personnel across multiple shifts.
• Oversee maintenance and repair of progressive, transfer, blanking, and roll-form dies.
• Support Destacker processes, progressive transfer operations, gripper systems, and related tooling.
• Develop and maintain tooling KPIs focused on reducing downtime, scrap, and overtime.
• Establish and execute preventive maintenance programs for dies and tooling equipment.
• Prioritize tooling activities based on production requirements.
• Train and mentor Toolmakers on maintenance, troubleshooting, and tooling best practices.
• Lead tooling improvement initiatives and engineering changes.
• Manage die protection plans and preventive maintenance compliance.
• Implement and support QDC – Quality, Delivery, and Cost initiatives.
• Identify critical spare tooling components and ensure proper inventory levels.
• Support drawing reviews and new tooling/project launches.
• Maintain compliance with ISO/IATF quality standards and audit requirements.
• Lead and maintain 5S and Lean Manufacturing practices within the tooling department.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and other Tooling leaders to ensure production schedules are achieved.
• Hold the team accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and maintenance expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Tool & Die expertise

Lean manufacturing

Safety compliance

Education

Associate degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Die maintenance systems

Gripper systems

Preventive maintenance

Job description

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking an experienced Tooling Supervisor to lead tool room operations in a high-volume automotive environment, overseeing dies maintenance, tooling reliability, and the tooling team across shifts.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Tool & Die expertise, strong leadership, and proven success in a unionized plant; responsibility includes safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.