SUMMARY
The Tool Room Manager owns the condition, repair and cavitation of every injection molding tool at Grandview, and the machine shop that supports both molding and assembly. The role reports to the Plant Manager so that tool condition is decided by the organization accountable for it, not by the organization under pressure to keep a press running.
The role is accountable for recovering and sustaining cavitation to requirement, for a tool preventive maintenance program built from failure history, and for writing tooling knowledge into the plant so it does not depend on any one person. It is also accountable for building the tool room capability needed to take on new platform work without third parties.
The mold is a capacity asset. A blocked cavity is lost capacity with a cost and a return date, not a maintenance statistic.
LEADERS
Leaders are expected to create a safe work environment through implementation and commitment to the Safety & Health — Vision, Mission, Values, and the Safety Principles of Conduct. Promote safety by following company and site safety policies and procedures, responding to safety non-conformance by coaching to correct behaviors, and encouraging and supporting employees by attending employee safety meetings and recognizing safe behaviors.
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
All employees are expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Everyone is personally accountable for his/her own safety as well as that of their co-workers. Safety and health is a shared responsibility of everyone in the organization and a condition of employment. We value and expect engagement out of all employees.
Co-workers share the responsibility for doing the right thing for the environment and carrying out the stewardship principles addressed in our Environmental Policy. We will provide the resources necessary to implement this policy, and management will conduct periodic reviews to ensure its ongoing effectiveness.
SCOPE
Operation
Tool room and machine shop across two shifts; available for critical tooling failures on all shifts
Departments Owned
Injection mold tool room (tool and die); CNC machining and machine shop
Direct Reports
Tool room supervisor or lead toolmakers; toolmakers and mold technicians; CNC machinists
Internal Customers
Operations Manager — molds released to production. Maintenance Manager — machined rebuild parts and spares for assembly and molding equipment.
Center Structure
Cost center with full cost transparency and documented service level agreements with Operations and with Maintenance. Internal chargebacks are not used.
Does Not Own
Molding presses, auxiliary equipment or assembly equipment maintenance — Maintenance Manager. Process windows, output, cycle time to standard or scrap disposition — Operations Manager. Quality standards and metrology — Quality Manager.
OEE Ownership
Owns the Availability loss on tool-coded stoppages.
Tier Participation
Presents tooling availability and blocked cavities at Tier 2a; prepares and presents own section at Tier 3
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other duties may be assigned. Must follow all work rules and policies.
30% Mold Condition & Cavity Recovery: Own mold condition across the full tooling asset base, with a condition assessment, refurbishment plan, life cycle and replacement horizon for every active mold. Own cavitation to the plant requirement. Own the blocked-cavity record: every blocked cavity documented with root cause, cost of lost capacity, repair plan and committed return-to-service date. Own cavity and core work, venting, gating, ejection, cooling circuits, parting line and dimensional restoration to print. Release molds to production formally, with documented condition, verified cavitation and first-article support; no mold returns to service on verbal approval.
15% Hot Runner & Manifold Systems: Own hot runner and manifold diagnosis, repair, requalification and spares…