- Field
- Plant and production leadership
- Location
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Manager
- Pay
- $90k to $100k
What you would own
- Lead and supervise Tool & Die personnel across multiple shifts.
- Oversee maintenance and repair of progressive, transfer, blanking, and roll-form dies.
- Support Destacker processes, progressive transfer operations, gripper systems, and related tooling.
- Develop and maintain tooling KPIs focused on reducing downtime, scrap, and overtime.
- Establish and execute preventive maintenance programs for dies and tooling equipment.
- Prioritize tooling activities based on production requirements.
- Manage manpower plans and Toolmaker assignments to maximize efficiency.
- Provide hands-on technical support in both the tool room and press area.
- Train and mentor Toolmakers on maintenance, troubleshooting, and tooling best practices.
- Lead tooling improvement initiatives and engineering changes.
- Manage die protection plans and preventive maintenance compliance.
- Implement and support QDC , Quality, Delivery, and Cost initiatives.
- Identify critical spare tooling components and ensure proper inventory levels.
- Support drawing reviews and new tooling/project launches.
- Maintain compliance with applicable ISO/IATF quality standards and audit requirements.
- Lead and maintain 5S and Lean Manufacturing practices within the tooling department.
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and other Tooling leaders to ensure production schedules are achieved.
- Hold the team accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and maintenance expectations.
What they offer
- 401(k) Paid vacation and holidays.
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.