Tool Room Manager

Tool Room Manager

Group: Eng Materials Group N. America

Division: Noise Vibration & Harshness (NVH)

Location: USA Erie PA LORD

Job Family : Manufacturing and Production

Job Type : Regular

Posted : May 11, 2026

Job ID: 65421

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This position provides Tooling and Rapid Process Machining support to Aerospace and Industrial plants within the NVH Division. This role requires collaboration with NVH plants to meet customer needs while managing through development projects, NPI initiatives, and production-down situations.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the NVH Division.
• Drive a consistent safety focus on improvements and daily tasks.
• Ensure all quality procedures are followed to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure on time delivery of plant and NPI projects
• Manage priorities through communication and understanding of business requirements.
• Promote engaged continuous improvement through PLS and the Team Improvement Board.
• Develop formal costs and timing quotes to produce tooling and parts.
• Manage the Tooling and RPM portfolio.
• Develop long-term strategies to improve efficiency and utilization of key resources.
• Maintain a continuous learning environment to maintain subject matter expertise as a competitive advantage.
• Develop and manage Capital projects, ensuring return on investments.
• Develop collaborative team goals.
• Manage consumable tooling costs through agreements and relationships with key suppliers.
• Collaborate with human resources, plant leadership and union leadership to operate collaboratively within the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with a strong mechanical aptitude and process knowledge, Engineering, Manufacturing, similar technical discipline or Masters degree preferred
• 5 years of relevant/similar work experience within a manufacturing environment- tool room, machining, or tool design preferred
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Leading teams and/or complex projects, direct leadership experience preferred

Competencies:

Required-

• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate high-performance teams.
• Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple projects/initiatives.
• Ability to adapt within a fast-paced production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change.
• Effective conflict management and resolution skills.
• Knowledge of internal and external industry specifications.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal

Preferred-

• Knowledge of General Cost Accounting Practices
• General knowledge of Machining or Tooling Manufacturing.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers
• Experience in SAP, SharePoint, Enovia 3DX, and similar web-based applications.
• Capital expense planning & execution experience

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

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