Summary
The Tooling Coordinator organizes tool improvement and change processes, tracking appropriate tool related corrective actions to process owners and monitoring updates. This individual manages special projects, tool improvements and coordinates tool-related manufacturing and quality issues, while promoting proactive efforts in cost reduction and continuous improvement programs. The Tooling Coordinator ensures the completion of each tooling project and evaluates its effectiveness. This individual maintains up-to-date information on current tooling practices and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of the companies’ manufacturing procedures.
Core Competencies
- Time Management
- Development and Continual Learning
- Problem Solving
- Accountability and Dependability
- Research Analysis
- Decision Making and Judgement
- Providing Consultation
- Ethics and Integrity
- Planning Organizing
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Communication
- Teamwork
- CHRF.00003 New Employee Orientation
- Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Control Plan
- Crane Operator Training
- Die Cart Training
- Electronic ECN Training
- Fall Protection
- Gas Air Monitoring
- Hazard Communication
- Hot Work Permit
- Inspection Standards
- Ladder Safety & Inspection
- Lock Out Tag Out Affected Employees
- Machine Guarding
- PFMEA Overview
- Power Press
- Scissor Lift Training
- Used Oil/Universal Waste
- Quality Management Systems - CQAM.00001 Quality Management Systems Manual
- IATF/ISO Related Training
- Tracks appropriate tool related corrective actions to process owners and monitors updates.
- Ensures the completion of each tooling project and evaluates its effectiveness.
- Maintains up-to-date information on current tooling practices and procedures ensuring the effectiveness of the company’s manufacturing procedures.
- Establishes methods to meet work schedules and coordinates work activities with other departments.
- Requisition materials and supplies.
- Ensures standards for safe working conditions are observed.
- Sets up machines and equipment; writes programs for computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools.
- Communicates with Tooling Manager and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Reviews production scheduling, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures and activities.
- Estimates production costs, cost saving methods and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action and control.
- Drafts and designs layout of equipment, materials and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Confers with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities or project status.
- Plans and establishes sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Studies operation sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts and project information to determine worker function and responsibilities.
- Recommends methods for improving utilization of personnel, material and utilities.
- Applies statistical methods and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements and production standards.
- Records or oversees recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawing and documentation of production problems.
- Completes production reports, purchase orders and material, tool and equipment lists.
- Develops manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and costs analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Coordinates and implements quality control objectives, activities or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability or minimize costs.
- Evaluates precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Formulates sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.
- All other duties as assigned.
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.
- Some travel may be required.
- Ability to attend and conduct presentations.
- Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
- Ability to physically implement designs.
- Overtime as required.
- Manufacturing environment
- May be required to use PPE.
- Medical, dental, prescription, vision, life and disability insurance • RRSP retirement savings plan • Extensive safety training, new hire orientation, continuous learning and development programs and tuition reimbursement • Paid holidays and vacation time What do our employees have to say?
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Flex-N-Gate is an equal opportunity employer. Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA.
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