Tooling Assistant Engineer

Hiring: Tooling Assistant Engineer

Location: Chennai
Experience: 4 - 8 Years
Qualification: Diploma / Polytechnic Tool & Die Making / Tool Engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for a Tooling Assistant Engineer with hands-on experience in tooling maintenance and troubleshooting. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining tooling availability, attending tooling breakdowns and supporting smooth production operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of production tooling.
• Attend and troubleshoot tooling breakdowns to minimize production downtime.
• Identify tooling issues and carry out necessary repair, correction and modification activities.
• Ensure tools are maintained in good working condition and available as per production requirements.
• Support tooling trials and resolve tooling-related issues during production.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance and Process teams for tooling-related activities.
• Monitor tooling condition and support actions to improve tool life and reliability.
• Maintain proper records of tooling maintenance and breakdown activities.
• Follow 5S, safety and housekeeping standards within the tool room/work area.
• Support continuous improvement activities related to tooling maintenance and breakdown reduction.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience in Tooling Maintenance / Tool Room
• Strong knowledge of Tool & Die
• Experience in tooling breakdown troubleshooting
• Knowledge of preventive and corrective tooling maintenance
• Tool repair, correction and modification experience
• Good understanding of manufacturing and machining processes
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of 5S and shop-floor practices
• Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams

Qualification

• Diploma / Polytechnic in Tool & Die Making / Tool Engineering
• Candidates with relevant hands-on tooling maintenance experience will be preferred.

Experience

4–8 years of relevant experience in Tooling Maintenance / Tool Room / Tool & Die Maintenance, preferably from an automotive, engineering or manufacturing environment.

Preferred Candidate Background

Candidates from:

Tool Room | Tool & Die | Press Tool | Die Casting Tooling | Mould Tooling | Jigs & Fixtures | Automotive Components | Precision Engineering

Key Skills / Naukri Keywords

Tooling Maintenance, Tool Room, Tool & Die, Press Tool, Die Maintenance, Tool Breakdown, Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, Tool Repair, Tool Modification, Tool Troubleshooting, Tool Trial, 5S