WHY CONSIDER MKC
Here at Madison-Kipp Corporation, we are one of the leaders in our field of high-pressure die casting and precision machining for customers in the automotive and recreational markets. We are proud of our 120-Year History and Culture. MKC is an equal opportunity employer.
Madison-Kipp offers a competitive salary and benefits package to full-time employees that includes: medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life and disability insurance, 401k plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid personal time, and paid parental leave.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Tool Room Manager is responsible for leading all tool room operations across Madison-Kipp Corporation's die casting and machining facilities. This role oversees the maintenance, repair, modification, and continuous improvement of dies, molds, tooling, fixtures, and related equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production. The Tool Room Manager leads a team of Tool & Die Makers, Die Repair Technicians, and support personnel while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams to maximize uptime, improve tooling performance, and reduce manufacturing costs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lead and manage daily tool room operations to support production requirements across multiple facilities.
- Supervise, coach, develop, and evaluate Tool & Die Makers, Die Repair Technicians, and Tool Room personnel.
- Establish priorities and schedules for die maintenance, repairs, preventative maintenance, and tooling improvements.
- Ensure tooling is available, maintained, and performing at required production standards.
- Coordinate emergency tooling repairs to minimize production downtime.
- Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs for dies, molds, fixtures, and tooling.
- Monitor tooling performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve die life, reduce scrap, and increase uptime.
- Partner with Engineering and Operations teams on tooling design improvements and process optimization initiatives.
- Support new product launches, tooling transfers, and production ramp-ups.
- Manage tooling inventories, spare components, consumables, and repair parts.
- Oversee outside tooling vendors and repair suppliers as required.
- Maintain tooling documentation, repair histories, and preventative maintenance records.
- Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and quality standards.
- Develop departmental budgets and manage expenditures within approved guidelines.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Participate in capital equipment and tooling investment planning.
- Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing tool room team.
- Identify training and development opportunities for team members.
- Support succession planning and workforce development initiatives.
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
- Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Pay: Up to $150,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
