Toolroom Lead

Country

United States of America

State / County

California

City

Santa Ana

Division

Fasteners

Company

Cherry

Function

Operations

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

23329

Job Description

Lead Responsibility - Toolroom

The Toolroom Lead is a hands-on working leader responsible for coordinating daily Toolroom activities, providing technical guidance to die makers, and ensuring tooling readiness to support production. This role oversees work prioritization, preventive maintenance execution, tooling repairs, inventory coordination, and operational communication while actively performing toolroom work. This is a Working Lead role responsible for providing technical leadership, work coordination, training, and coaching while continuing to perform hands-on toolroom duties. Formal employee management responsibilities remain with the Department Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Coordination

• Coordinate and prioritize daily work assignments for die makers.
• Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and training.
• Support a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate tooling issues, priorities, and risks to management.

Tooling & Preventive Maintenance

• Coordinate and monitor preventive maintenance activities for dies and tooling.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed and documented.
• Support tooling repairs, troubleshooting, and production readiness.
• Manage spare tooling components and inventory requirements.

Operational Support

• Monitor tooling workflow to support production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Ensure dies are reviewed and ready for production startup.
• Escalate tooling, quality, capacity, or resource concerns as needed.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to resolve tooling issues.

Reporting & Inventory

• Maintain daily toolroom and press room reports.
• Track die performance, repair status, and tooling availability.
• Coordinate toolroom supply replenishment and inventory controls.
• Maintain accurate tooling and maintenance records.

Scheduling Support

• Monitor daily staffing levels and planned absences to support departmental workflow requirements.
• Coordinate employee scheduling needs with department management.
• Assist with workforce planning to ensure adequate coverage of critical tooling activities.

**Note: The position does not have authority for:

• Hiring or termination decisions
• Discipline or corrective actions
• Performance evaluations
• Compensation or promotion decisions
• Payroll processing and approval responsibilities

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Tool & Die apprenticeship, Journeyman certification, or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience

• Extensive experience in tool and die making, die maintenance, tooling repair, and punch press operations.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance programs, tooling troubleshooting, and die setup.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, tooling prints, and specifications.
• Proven ability to diagnose die issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience training and mentoring skilled trades employees.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Syteline, and related business systems.

Success Measures

Success in this role is measured by:

• Preventive maintenance compliance.
• Reduction in die-related downtime.
• Tooling readiness and availability.
• Achievement of safety, quality, throughput, and productivity goals.
• Timely completion of tooling priorities.
• Accurate reporting and communication.
• Effective training and development of die makers.
• Strong teamwork and accountability within the Toolroom.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $35.00 to $45.00 US Dollar (USD) Hourly based on a variety of factors. For informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 1X the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter. Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year. Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's 401(k) plan.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.