Brookville, OH Job Details Full-time $75,000 - $85,000 a year 17 hours ago Qualifications Customer communication Project engineering Performance testing in mechanical engineering Customer service Team development Organizational skills Customer support
Full Job Description Summary:
We are seeking a motivated, solution-oriented, and experienced Tooling Engineer Supervisor to lead our tooling engineering team and support customer manufacturing operations. This role combines technical expertise with team leadership, customer support, supplier management, and continuous improvement. The Tooling Engineer Supervisor will work closely with large manufacturers, tooling suppliers, engineers, and internal teams to analyze tooling performance, identify challenges, and implement effective solutions. This position will provide hands-on technical leadership in testing new tools, optimizing machining processes, improving tool life, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and cost. The ideal candidate will be a strong technical leader who can develop and coach engineering personnel while maintaining a hands-on approach to tooling applications and customer support.
Responsibilities:
Lead, supervise, and develop Tooling Engineers and engineering support personnel. Establish clear expectations, priorities, and performance goals for the engineering team. Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to team members. Monitor team performance, workload, project completion, and customer deliverables. Ensure engineering activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and within established timelines. Promote a positive, accountable, safety-focused, and solution-oriented team environment. Assist with recruiting, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and corrective actions as needed. Develop team members' technical knowledge and encourage continuous learning. Analyze customer tooling applications and manufacturing performance to identify opportunities for improvement. Recommend tooling solutions, tool designs, and process improvements to optimize manufacturing operations. Evaluate cutting tools, tool geometries, machining parameters, and application requirements. Troubleshoot tooling performance, tool life, quality, and process issues and recommend corrective actions. Lead testing and validation of new tooling technologies and applications. Work directly with tooling suppliers to evaluate, test, and validate new tools and solutions. Analyze tool life, productivity, quality, and cost data to identify improvement opportunities. Support process optimization initiatives focused on increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving tool life. Ensure tooling recommendations are technically sound, practical, and aligned with customer requirements. Identify opportunities to improve tooling performance, machining processes, quality, and cost. Track and communicate project results and measurable improvements. Stay current with industry trends, cutting-tool technologies, materials, coatings, and emerging manufacturing processes. Introduce and evaluate new technologies that may provide a competitive or operational advantage. Develop and implement standardized tooling practices and best practices across supported operations. Assist in developing technical documentation, work instructions, reports, and training materials.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field. Proven experience in tooling engineering, manufacturing engineering, machining, or a related technical field. Previous supervisory, team-lead, or leadership experience strongly preferred. Strong technical expertise in milling cutting tools, including indexable and solid carbide tooling. Strong understanding of machining applications, materials, surface finishes, coatings, and surface treatments. Strong understanding of machining parameters, tool geometries, speeds, feeds, and application optimization. Ability to analyze tooling and process data and translate findings into practical solutions. Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills. Ability to lead tooling trials, testing, and validation activities. Strong project management and organizational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate technical information to engineers, operators, customers, suppliers, and management. Strong customer-service mindset with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships. Proactive, positive, and solution-oriented leadership style. Ability to prioritize multiple projects and respond effectively to changing customer and operational needs.
