Tool Room Manager

Position Summary Responsible for leading the Tool Room operations, including mold maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and new mold construction to support production, new product development, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Americas sites. This role ensures tooling reliability, equipment availability, cost control, and technical excellence across manufacturing operations. Key Responsibilities Lead the Tool Room team, including technicians and toolmakers. Manage preventive and corrective maintenance activities for injection molds and tooling. Coordinate the design, construction, testing, and validation of new molds and pilot molds. Lead mold construction and maintenance activities supporting manufacturing sites across the Americas region. Support new product development projects by ensuring tooling readiness and technical feasibility. Develop and implement tooling improvement plans to increase productivity, quality, and mold life. Monitor tooling performance indicators, downtime, repair costs, and maintenance efficiency. Coordinate external suppliers and contractors related to tooling fabrication and refurbishment. Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and manufacturing standards. Manage Tool Room budget, tooling investments, and spare parts inventory. Provide technical support to production, engineering, quality, and maintenance teams. Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and problem-solving methodologies. Support troubleshooting activities for molding process and tooling issues.