SUMMARYThe Tool Room Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all tool room activities, including mold maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and tooling projects supporting medical device manufacturing. This role provides technical leadership to tool room personnel while ensuring tooling reliability, quality, safety, and on-time support of production operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong mold making and machining experience who can balance daily production support with continuous improvement initiatives and future tooling capability development
RESPONSIBILITIES- Lead troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of injection molds, fixtures, EOAT, and production tooling.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance activities to maximize tooling uptime and performance.
- Support root cause investigations related to tooling, quality, and production issues.
- Maintain tooling records, PM schedules, and repair history.
Leadership & Coordination- Supervise daily activities of Tool Room personnel.
- Prioritize work requests to support production, validation, and customer requirements.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Quality, and EHS departments.
- Provide technical training and mentorship to toolmakers and apprentices.
Machining & Fabrication- Operate and oversee CNC mills, EDM equipment, surface grinders, lathes, and manual machining equipment.
- Manufacture and modify mold components, fixtures, and tooling as required.
- Review and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, and technical specifications.
Continuous Improvement- Drive tooling reliability improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
- Support implementation of tooling asset management systems.
- Participating in capital equipment and tooling development projects.
- Identify opportunities to expand internal tooling capabilities and reduce external vendor dependence.
Safety & Compliance- Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
- Maintain clean, organized, and efficient tool room operations.
- Support 6S and continuous improvement initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Journeyman Toolmaker certification or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of injection mold tooling experience.
- Strong experience with mold repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CAD files.
- Experience with CNC machining, EDM, grinding, and precision measurement equipment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Supervisory or team leadership experience.
- Medical device manufacturing experience.
- Experience with hot runner systems and automation tooling.
- CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred).
- Experience with tooling asset management systems.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to lift to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, bend, climb, and work around manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to safely handle mold components and tooling equipment.
