Tool Shop Manager

Coordinate the activities of the area, ensuring trained personnel, sufficient and high-quality spare parts, in order to maintain the dies in optimal condition, produce quality products, and achieve acceptable performance.

My Role:

• Review of downtime in the department to develop action plans
• Audit the Tool Room Operating System to ensure the effectiveness of activities and system follow-up
• Provide support to Line and Bench Technicians to prevent line stoppages or customer complaints
• Develop improvement plans for the tools with the highest impact on scrap and downtime
• Develop competencies for area leaders (leadership, project development, design, etc.)
• Training for newly hired technicians
• Support as a technical advisor for complex problems in the area
• Follow-up on the manufacturing of spare parts in the Toolshop area to meet the production requirements of the Tool Room
• Improve tools to reduce costs due to damage or consumption
• Develop RPS projects for adjustments and setups to reduce downtime and increase the plant's overall OEE
• Follow-up on the spare parts system to ensure preventive maintenance of tools within the cycle system

• Personnel Management
• Technical Knowledge
• Leadership
• Conflict Resolution
• Negotiation
• Proactivity
• Teamwork
• Strategic Thinking
• 3D and 2D Design
• Blueprint Interpretation
• Core Tools
• GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Bachelor's Degree
• Advanced English.

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where everyone can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, and Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support to take care of your family and physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

• Compensation package, including Major Medical Insurance and life Insurance
• Flexible Retirement Plan
• Learning, professional growth and development in a world-recognized international environment
• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications
• Scholarships
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Tuition Reimbursement