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About Metalsa: We are a global company with 60+ years of experience in the automotive industry, we manufacture safe and sustainable products for people around the world. We are working for a better future where we enrich communities every day by being committed to people, innovation, and our planet. If you have what it takes to accelerate Metalsa's vision of future mobility, we want you to join the team! For more information, visit metalsa.com
Metalsa's Mission: To move the world more efficiently while protecting the environment and ensuring long-term economic and social value generation for our stakeholders.

Metalsa's Vision: To become a leading mobility manufacturer of chassis and electrified solutions for the automotive, trucking, and off-highway industries.

What does a day-in-the-life look like?

As a Tooling Group Leader at Metalsa Elizabethtown, your pivotal responsibility involves overseeing our skilled toolmakers and ensuring the flawless functioning of our tool room. Leading a proficient team, you'll specialize in progressive and transfer die operations, leveraging your expertise in Destacker processes, progressive transfer, blanking, and Rollform to optimize die performance. Embrace the fast-paced atmosphere, where your hands-on approach in both the press and the shop will drive the team towards excellence.

As the Tooling Group Leader, success is defined by your ability to:

• Maintain up-to-date tooling indicators and establish follow-up programs for continuous improvement, aiming to reduce overtime, scrap, and downtime.
• Implement maintenance routines for each die, optimizing tool room resources.
• Provide training to toolmakers on maintenance tasks and support the department in various projects, including drawing checks.
• Ensure compliance with ISO TS standards and be audit-ready, taking the lead in implementing 5S practices in the department.
• Coordinate with the tool room manager on updates, new projects, and urgent requisitions.
• Ensure 100% quality by managing and monitoring the manpower plan, die protection plan, and preventive maintenance compliance.
• Effectively coordinate the production plan, prioritize activities in the tooling area, and implement the QDC (Quality, Delivery, Cost) program and engineering changes.
• Organize priorities and assign activities in the tooling area, carrying out the maintenance plan and tool improvement plan.
• Oversee tool maker assignments across shifts to optimize execution efficiency.
• Collaborate with other tooling supervisors to ensure the seamless progression of ongoing work in the shop and adhere to the production schedule.
• Identify critical spare parts required, request them through the system, and ensure their availability.
• Keep the team motivated and accountable during your assigned shift, providing necessary resources for executing preventive and corrective maintenance.

What you will bring: Experience & Education:

• Associate degree in engineering or a related field with 7 years of experience as a tool maker or 10+ years as a tool maker 
• 4+ years leadership experience in unionized automotive or industrial manufacturing required (UAW)
• 7+ years tool maker experience (tool and die class C required)
• Experience with die maintenance systems, steel treatment (coating), and gripper systems
• Problem-solving methodology, lean process, JIT (just in time), and KPI experiences required

Suggested skills:

• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate a high level of motivation, service orientation, and teamwork with meticulous attention to detail.

All employees are responsible for understanding and complying with applicable policies, procedures, and internal controls; executing assigned control activities; maintaining appropriate supporting evidence; and promptly reporting any identified deviation, risk, or control deficiency to the direct leader.

What is in it for you?
As part of the Metalsa team, you will benefit from great compensation and benefits package!

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Discounted gym membership
• Excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, prescription insurance
• Paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K
• Advancement Opportunities & Training Program