Toolroom Manager in Dartford

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:

Personal 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 advantageous

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.