Mgr, Toolroom

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What We Offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plans and directs the utilization, maintenance and use of all machinery, equipment and manpower to achieve the most effective results.
• Be responsible and accountable for meeting KAMTEK and departmental objectives.
• Responsible to address and solve all customer related problems and concerns, both internal and external.  
• Maintain safety standards of equipment and work area and perform all duties in a safe manner in accordance with the safety policies of KAMTEK, Inc.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with other departments as well as conduct all business activities in a professional manner.
• Participate/initiate in continuous improvements and take advantage of cost reduction opportunities.
• Capable of implementing and maintaining a preventative maintenance program on Die Casting tooling. Performs scheduled preventative maintenance on all tooling and follows up on PM and tracking sheets.
• Capable to perform Die Casting design reviews, direct tooling changes, and review layouts for compatibility.
• Troubleshoots for problems during production on all production lines.
• Modifies Die Casting tooling to conform to engineering changes. 
• Responsible for all in-house tooling, coordinating all new tooling equipment.
• Responsible for interim and long-term problem-solving involving Die Casting automation.
• Coordinating all customer engineering activities as it relates to tooling, engineering quotations, schedule change in Die Casting, follow up, tracking time used for cost-effectiveness, and record keeping for all such changes.
• Responsible for working with customers on all product improvements and product concerns.
• Lead and direct apprentices and toolmakers on day-to-day work to be performed on tools and Die Casting tooling skills development.
• Tig & Mig welding as needed
• Work to blueprints, CAD data, sketches, and verbal instructions
• Support and train Die Casting team members  Maintain accurate documentation resulting in shared knowledge of issues and lessons learned.
• Assist with PM inspections as required, complete with all repairs.
• Minimize downtime by effective use of resources including response time, technical expertise, tools, spare parts and external contacts. Participate in all Magna and Kamtek required training. 
• Establish and maintain effective communication with other departments as well as conduct all business activities in a professional manner  
• Participate / initiate in continuous improvements and take advantage of cost reduction opportunities.
•  Promote, participate and implement Lean activities as they are introduced such as 5S, Kanban, PDCA’s and Standardized work.   
• Ensure the improvement of Die Casting Department KPI’s by participating in the tracking and enhancement measures that are implemented.
• Participate in the recruiting process for Die Casting Tooling Department personnel .
• Monitor and maintain good housekeeping following 5S standards and participating in 5S walks.
• Perform other duties as required.

SKILL (Ability to do the job)

• Must possess working knowledge and understanding of the die cast process and tooling
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Must possess working knowledge and understanding of quality systems, standards, and procedures
• Must have strong team-focused, interpersonal and leadership abilities
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be willing to work extended or flexible hours as required to meet external and internal customer requirements
• Must be detailed oriented
• Must possess good human relations, leadership skills, and a maturity of judgment
• Must have good organizational and problem-solving skills.

Physical Demands:

Some of the physical demands for this position include the ability to lift 40 pounds, walking, standing, and sitting for prolonged periods of time.

Knowledge:

EDUCATION:  High School Diploma or GED required; 2-years degree from accredited technical college preferred, or equivalent experience.

TECHNICAL TRAINING: Journeyman Certification 

OTHER:  Computer skills; Basic in Microsoft Word and Excel

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Cosma International