North American Lighting

Tooling Engineering - Manager

North American Lighting$80K — $145K *
Paris, IL 61944In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business, or a related field
  • 8-10 years of tooling experience, including 3+ years in a supervisory role
  • Preferred experience in Tool Engineering within automotive supplier manufacturing

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and supervise the Tooling Engineering team
  • Ensure timely support to engineering and manufacturing on assigned projects
  • Oversee prototype and production build processes and approvals
  • Maintain project progress reports for the tooling department
  • Participate in tooling design reviews and training activities
  • Manage departmental budgets and operations regarding capital equipment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans
  • Award-winning 401k plan
  • Relocation assistance available
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Supplier discounts for various services and products
  • Wellness program with gym reimbursement
Full Job Description
Job Summary

North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Tooling Engineering Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will plan and direct the Tool Engineering function within the organization, including engineering, design, development, research, and all related personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Your Priorities
  • Provides leadership, guidance, mentoring, and supervision of the Tooling Engineering staff.
  • Ensures that the Tooling Engineering group provides timely support to the engineering, manufacturing, and other functional departments on all assigned projects.
  • Ensures that the Tooling Engineers are following prototype build and tryout, production build and tryout, and approval for all new products in a timely manner.
  • Maintains a summary progress report of all projects and molds assigned to the department.
  • Attends tooling design reviews for molds and equipment, as well as TQIT, Mini-improvement, and training activities.
  • Manages overall departmental budgets and operations, including capital equipment.


The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $145,500 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications, and the career level at which the position is filled.

Requirements

Your Background

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business, or a related discipline, plus 8 - 10 years of experience in tooling - including 3 or more years of experience in a supervisory or lead role.

Experience in Tool Engineering with automotive supplier manufacturing is preferred.

At North American Lighting

Team Member Benefits

World class health insurance plans

Award winning 401k plan

Relocation assistance

Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)

Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)

Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement

Diversity at NAL:

The mission of NAL's Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL's ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.

You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.

Requisition ID: 22083

Location: Paris CHQ

About North American Lighting

North American Lighting, Inc. (NAL) is a Koito Group company. Headquartered in Paris, Illinois, NAL is a leading tier one supplier of automotive lighting systems in North America. NAL is the largest lighting supplier to Toyota in North America and has been manufacturing automotive lighting systems in Paris since 1983. NAL has facilities in Paris, IL, Flora, IL, Salem, IL, Muscle Shoals, AL, and Monterrey, Mexico. NAL's products include headlamps, signal lamps, rear combination lamps, and fog lamps. NAL also produces plastic injection molding, chrome plating, and painting of automotive parts. NAL is committed to providing the highest quality products and services to its customers while maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for its employees.
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Size
15,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1983

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