Toolroom Manager

Position: Toolroom Manager

Proactive are currently recruiting for a Toolroom Manager to join an established engineering and manufacturing business.

As a Toolroom Manager, you'll lead a skilled team of toolmakers and trainees, managing workloads, resources and production requirements while ensuring tooling is delivered to the required quality, cost and timescales.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the day-to-day activities of the Toolroom, including the development and support of skilled engineering personnel
Manage workloads, resources, deadlines and priorities to ensure customer and production requirements are achieved
Oversee the development and manufacture of new tooling from initial concept through to commissioning
Manage tooling development, modifications, repairs and ongoing maintenance
Ensure tooling and associated work meet required standards for quality, efficiency and on-time delivery
Establish effective preventative and predictive maintenance programmes to maximise tooling availability and minimise downtime
Manage labour and machine capacity to maximise efficiency and minimise lost production time
Monitor departmental performance against agreed targets, KPIs and operational objectives
Identify opportunities to improve tooling processes, equipment, capacity and capability
Research and support the introduction of new toolmaking technologies, equipment and processes
Work closely with manufacturing, production planning, sales and other departments to ensure tooling requirements are understood and delivered
Monitor tooling performance and investigate variations, quality issues and production problems
Drive a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, collaboration and accountability within the ToolroomPersonal skills:

Proven experience within a Toolroom, Toolmaking or engineering management environment
Strong people management and leadership experience, particularly within a highly skilled technical team
Experience managing workloads, resources and competing priorities within a manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of tooling manufacture, development, repair and maintenance
Experience with progression press tooling would be advantageous
Good knowledge of Toolroom equipment such as Wire EDM, grinding, milling and turning
Experience managing projects and coordinating resources to achieve defined outcomes
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyse complex technical information and provide clear direction
Experience working with highly skilled technical personnel and managing diverse teams
Knowledge or experience of 3D CAD/design software such as SolidWorks or similar would be advantageousHow to Apply:

For more information on the role, or an informal discussion regarding opportunities we have available, please contact Victoria Pseftoudis on .

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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed