Tooling Manager – Day Shift Position Available In Catawba, North Carolina

SARSTEDT, a leading manufacturer and distributor of blood collection and medical devices, laboratory consumables and instrumentation, seeks a Tooling Manager for its US Headquarter.

Shift :

Day Shift Hours:

8:00am to 5:00pm (Monday – Friday)

Department:

Tool Shop Summary This position is reporting to the Plant Manager which includes supervising and coordinate the Tool Shop and Mold Maintenance activities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned as apparent or required by management. Prepares, initiates, and processes all spare parts and work orders in the Tool Shop. Processes and orders all related materials, tools and supplies needed to complete assigned tasks. Organizes the outsourcing of appropriate jobs to approved outside vendors that are unable to be processed in-house due to time or ability. Provide specialist technical advice and support on all aspects of Tool design, manufacturing and estimating. Provides weekly activity reports and attends daily production meetings. Supports production and engineering with tooling/technical problems. Supervise/Manage the running and planning activities of the Tool-shop facilities and toolmakers, ensuring the tool room is a safe environment in line with health, safety and environmental requirements. Supports Production and Engineering to manage and guarantee on time availability of tools to ensure continuous production and increase of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) Assists in training and directing Apprentices to meet production goals and learning objectives. Assists in machining and processing work orders as needed. Responsible for tracking, compiling and evaluating spare parts and work order data, descriptions, hours, and quantities for quoting and accounting analysis requirements. Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility. Ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting. Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports. Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests. Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations. Supervisory Responsibilities Directly supervises up to 12 employees in the Tool Shop and Mold Maintenance. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Qualifications /

Skills and Attributes :

Excellent leadership and management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. Excellent organizational and follow-up skills. Competent in problem solving, team building, planning, custom mold designs and decision making. Support encourages, develop team and take ownership for team cohesion. Proactively contribute to creating a sustainable work environment. Embraces personal challenge. Confident, rounded thinking. Is self-aware, resilient, and optimistic. Has an Adult to Adult, collaborative approach to others. A self-starter, motivated and able to positively motivate others. Focused and target driven with a positive, can-do attitude. Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in a Mechanical Science from a four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Other Qualifications CAD-CAM programming experience. Advanced milling, turning, EDM and/or mold making experience. Ability to read blue prints. Previous supervisory experience preferred. Language/Mathematical/Reasoning/Computer/Microsoft Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and employees. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of CAD-CAM Design software. Creating spreadsheet, creating tables, creating pivot tables, running and creating macros, data analysis, data visualization, validating data and creating documents. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Journeyman’s Certificate preferred. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This position requires up to 25% local travel and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Benefits SARSTEDT’s benefits package includes a competitive salary, comprehensive job training, medical, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation, holidays and personal time, YMCA discount gym membership, 401(k) matching as well as employer paid short and long-term disability and life insurance. SARSTEDT, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. SARSTEDT, Inc. participates in E-Verify