Tooling Engineering Manager

IntePros is currently looking for a Tooling Engineering Manager to join one of our growing Medical Device/Manufacturing clients in Tempe, AZ. The Tooling Engineering Manager will be accountable for the leadership of tooling department in the plant to fulfill customers' expectations regarding quality, quantity, cost, delivery and performance/service through optimizing use of personnel and machinery, adhering to quality standards, number of reworks and inhibitions (internal and external) , modernization of production processes and their validation. Drive continuous improvement, solve tooling and personnel problems, manage, mentor and lead Tooling engineers, toolroom lead and mold makers’ team while promoting a positive, safe, and productive work environment.

Tooling Engineering Manager Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision, resolves personnel issues, writes performance evaluations and determines direct reports compensation, within proper guidelines. Responsible for the hiring, terminating and disciplinary process for tooling team.
• Develops and maintains standard operating procedures to assure efficient and proper operation/production of all tooling.
• Provides adequate information, documentation, and training on all new and/or existing tooling and equipment and provides technical support to other departments as necessary.
• Daily hands-on leadership, decisive response to issues, root cause analysis, problem solving, troubleshooting, teaching and process improvement.
• Hands-on engineering, such as reverse engineering, simple assembly and machining work, component testing and failure analysis.
• Support engineering, quality, planning, scheduling to meet production numbers and on-time delivery.
• Achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Productivity measures with responsibility for operational KPIs.
• Managing internal and external resources to meet the technical requirements of the project, such as outside vendors, and management of techs and/or interns.
• Prepare detailed technical reports and design documentation in compliance with the Innovation Group’s internal development process
• Help maintain client’s digital database of product concepts and CAD models
• Support the management of external engineering and design resources with appropriate interaction with their technical teams
• Reviews with technical managers processing and tooling issues and ensures appropriate plans are initiated to correct them.
• Institutes and insures implementation of training programs to ensure personnel are proficient in performance of assigned duties.
• Prepares quotes and/or budgets for acquisition/repairing of production or new tooling.
• Reviews all tooling requests for justification and compliance to Quote; ensures requests are reviewed for correct posting of charges, client and Customer.
• Manages all production tooling and introduction of new production tooling in the manufacturing environment for the facility.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety rules.

Tooling Engineering Manager Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience: Trade School
• Experience: 8-10 years of experience
• Plastic Injection Molding Tooling experience
• Regulatory compliance in cGMP manufacturing and testing of Pharmaceutical or Medical Device Products.

Tooling Engineering Manager Preferred Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with teams and influencing decisions
• Strong background in medical devices tooling design, improv, qualification and validation.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt
• Familiar CAD/Solidworks
• Master Molder or equivalent

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Medical Device manufacturing requires strict adherence to standards. Working environment is a manufacturing facility, which houses plastic injection molding machines. Must tolerate fumes and particulate generated from various plastics. Work areas are equipped with adequate lighting, cooling/heating and equipment that are in a good working condition. Must work constructively in an environment that may be stressful due to competing resources while at all times maintaining company confidentiality.
• Light: exerting up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of force greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.