Tooling Supervisor

Position Summary 

The Tooling Supervisor will support the ICU Engineering & Manufacturing areas and report to the MFG Solutions Manager. The Tooling Supervisor is responsible for coordination, management of workload in the machine shop and prioritization of activities. The key responsibility of this position is to maintain up to date information on assets, exercise judgement with machine shop resources, support activities and take action while adhering to defined procedures. The incumbent will also liaise with the New Tooling, Sustaining Tooling, Product Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance departments.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Functional area tasks and responsibilities

• Lead the machine shop employees with self-example of high-level achievements.

• Drive toward activity timeliness, publish workload information and maintain accountability with partnering departments

• Own the responsibility for machine shop equipment in terms of machine maintenance, utilization and upgrades. 

• Act as SME for machine shop activities in the factory.

• 6S implementation and maintenance in the machine shop

• Utilizes effective judgment in notifying the manager, safety manager, HR and others of serious matters related to safety, personnel or operational deficiencies or emergencies

• Coordinate activities to ensure departmental compliance to all Federal, State, Local and Company regulatory requirements. 

• Perform these and other duties as necessary or required, the inclusion of which will not alter the basic scope of the position

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of machine tools, techniques, processes and equipment

• Must be a creative problem solver with the ability to create Schedule Systems in Molding Processing Department

• Experience with capital equipment and customer support is required 

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Education and Experience 

• Must be 18 years of age

• High school or GED certification

• 5 years’ experience in the Medical Device or Engineering Industry in a role with exposure to machine shop and/or tool manufacturing. 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 

• This job operates in a manufacturing environment.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time

• Must be able to occasionally move and lift objects of up to 50 lbs.

• Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time