Responsibilities

• Manage tool capacities, lifetime and replacement strategies
• Achieve efficient utilization of workshop machines
• Evaluate and recommend tool validation activities
• Manage spares and consumable tools
• Supervise the machinist and ensure the machining is being carried out as per drawing
• Repair and maintain press tools and die repairs.
• Routine servicing and regrinding of tools
• Attending breakdowns, identifying faults, and problem-solving at the press with minimal downtime to aid production.
• Contribute to the achievement of target production quantity as per stipulated quality and cost standards by ensuring tool maintenance, rework, and replacement of tools
• Evaluate each job and determine if it can be repaired in the press or must be removed to the Tool Room for essential maintenance and repair work
• Estimate the time required to complete a job and the likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales.
• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management
• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations
• Ensure company targets are met in respect of the quality of parts produced
• Identify spare requirements and log usage
• Take ownership of smaller less complex specific tool suits to develop and maintain performance with minimal supervision
• Support new project tooling from the commissioning stages through to the start of production.
• Assist in tooling buy-offs and trials
• Manufacture new tooling and ancillary spares to support production activity and customer deadlines.
• Document and update die history and other work records
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Carry out engineering-level changes to tools and modifications.
• Always maintain the highest standards of workmanship
• Record all relevant data in relation to tools and record on the Tool Room database
• Prepare the budget for the tooling department
• Understand and operate within basic cost/ budget measures for tooling
• Work within the5S (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain) methodology to maintain the workplace to a high standard
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems