Toolroom Manager

Execustaff South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Execustaff South Africa (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a senior Toolroom and CNC supervisor responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Toolroom and CNC machining function. You will lead design reviews for stamping tools, fixtures and jigs and ensure tooling is manufacture-ready and quality-focused.

The role requires coordinating internal tooling from design to handover, managing CNC programmers and toolmakers, and driving improvements in tool life, reliability and production performance

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Toolroom and CNC machining operations to meet production needs.
• Lead design reviews for stamping tools, fixtures, jigs and internal tooling.
• Manage tooling from design through machining, assembly, trials and handover.
• Oversee CNC machines, programmers, designers and toolmakers; plan resources.
• Handle tool, jig and fixture breakdowns with timely repairs and root-cause analysis.
• Manage refurbishments and replacements of worn components in tooling.
• Contribute to Cross-Functional Team for quality issues and scrap reduction.
• Ensure tooling documentation, drawings, programs and histories are controlled.
• Interact with external toolmakers and suppliers for outsourced tooling.
• Identify opportunities to improve tool life, fixture reliability and efficiency.
• Develop standard practices for tooling design and maintenance.
• Lead Toolroom, CNC, programming and design staff; ensure productivity and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and other requirements.
• PM maintenance of equipment and repair of tools.
• Manage safety, training and continual improvement initiatives.
• Management reporting and audit findings.

Job description

Performance Standard:

• - Manage the day-to-day operation and performance of the Toolroom and CNC machining function.
• - Conduct and/or lead design reviews for all new stamping tools, checking fixtures, welding jigs and tooling manufactured internally, ensuring designs are fit for purpose, manufacturable, maintainable and capable of producing quality parts.
• - Manage internally manufactured tooling from design through machining, toolmaking, assembly, trial and final handover to Production.
• - Manage the CNC machines, CNC programmers, tool designers and toolmaking personnel, ensuring resources and capacity are effectively planned and utilised.
• - Manage tool, jig and fixture breakdowns, ensuring timely response, effective repair and identification of root causes for recurring failures.
• - Manage minor and major tooling, jig and fixture refurbishments, including repairs, replacement of worn components, modifications and engineering changes.
• - Form part of the Cross-Functional Team (CFT) in addressing quality problems, process issues and scrap generated by stamping tools, welding jigs, checking fixtures or machining processes.
• - Manage technical interaction with external toolmakers and machining suppliers where tooling or machining is outsourced, including design reviews, progress, trials, modifications and acceptance.
• - Ensure tooling, fixture, jig and CNC documentation, drawings, programmes, maintenance records and modification histories are properly controlled.
• - Identify opportunities to improve tool life, fixture reliability, machining efficiency, tooling cost and production performance.
• - Develop and maintain standard practices for tooling design, maintenance, refurbishment, machining and problem solving.
• - Lead, develop and manage Toolroom, CNC, programming and design personnel, ensuring appropriate skills, discipline, productivity and accountability.
• - Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with company procedures, engineering requirements, customer requirements, quality standards and applicable IATF 16949 requirements.
• - Maintenance PM of equipment and repair of tools and PM
• - Feasibility of new work (Engineering)
• - Determine tool design specification
• - Project management
• - Budget Adherence
• - Management of staff
• - Health and safety
• - Training and development
• - Continual improvement
• - Cost saving
• - Management reporting
• - Audit findings