Tool Room Manager

Tool Room Manager

Position Type Full Time

The Tool Room Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management, coordination, and supervision of toolroom operations to support manufacturing. This role ensures that tooling is available, maintained, and delivered on time by leading internal toolmakers, coordinating workflows, and partnering with engineering, production, and external vendors. This is a hands-on supervisory role responsible for managing toolroom personnel, daily execution, and existing systems, processes, and workflows.

The position serves as the central interface between engineering, toolmakers, machinists, production, and suppliers to drive responsiveness, organization, accountability, and reliability in tooling support.

Tool Room Operations & Scheduling

• Prioritize and coordinate incoming work requests from engineering and production.
• Ensure timely completion of tooling builds, repairs, and modifications.
• Track status of all active jobs and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain clear scheduling and workflow visibility across the team.

Tooling Lifecycle Execution

• Oversee tooling condition, maintenance, rebuilds, and repairs.
• Ensure production tooling is ready and aligned with production schedules.
• Monitor tool readiness and proactively address risks to prevent downtime.
• Drive disciplined execution of preventive and reactive maintenance.

Vendor Coordination & Procurement

• Coordinate outsourced tooling work (builds, repairs, modifications).
• Manage purchase requests and orders for tooling and machine shop supplies.
• Track vendor performance on cost, quality, and lead time.
• Ensure external work aligns with internal schedules and requirements.

Inventory & Tool Control

• Maintain accurate tool inventory and organization within the toolroom.
• Work with engineering to establish tool control processes for tracking, storage, and usage.
• Ensure tools and fixtures are properly labeled, stored, and available when needed.
• Coordinate replenishment of consumables and standard tooling.

Technical Interface

• Read and interpret engineering drawings to support tooling requirements.
• Communicate effectively across engineering and shop floor environments.
• Support troubleshooting of tooling-related production issues.
• Ensure clarity and alignment between design intent and toolroom execution.

Process Adherence & Improvement

• Identify gaps or breakdowns in workflow and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement in toolroom efficiency, responsiveness, and organization.
• Standardize processes where appropriate to improve consistency and performance.
• Maintain accurate records of tooling status, maintenance, and work history.

Safety and Quality

• Ensure all tooling activities meet quality and safety requirements.
• Enforce safe work practices within the toolroom.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe working environment.
• Hold team accountable to safety and quality expectations.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Report immediately all suspicious and hazardous conditions to a supervisor.
• Understand and observe all safety guidelines and assure quality and safety by complying with all appropriate Click Bond policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining clean, orderly, and hazard-free work areas.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, be a self-starter and be detail oriented.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Strong leadership and team management capability.
• Practical, hands-on problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work streams simultaneously.
• High attention to detail and organizational discipline.
• Ability to balance production urgency with quality and craftsmanship.
• Fluent in both engineering requirements and shop floor realities.
• Ability to write and read English.

EDUCATION AND/OR

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of experience in a machine shop, toolroom, or manufacturing environment required.
• 1–3 years of supervisory or team leadership experience in a shop environment required.
• Strong understanding of machining, tooling, and…