Tooling Supervisor

**TOOLING SUPERVISOR**

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Maintain the Tooling Preventative Maintenance Schedule, in coordination with the production schedule. To work with the Production and Engineering to ensure mold breakdowns are repaired correctly and in a timely manner. To monitor the daily activities of the tooling area of Maintenance. To design various types, sizes and shapes of jigs and fixtures, and evaluate equipment. To help with the evaluation of tooling and track the repair and preventive maintenance of tooling. To supervise and train other associates within the department as needed

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:

- Responsible for supervising, scheduling, training, and coordinating activities of associates in the department
- Responsible for coaching and counseling of associates on performance and attendance issues and for documentation related to same
- Responsible for maintaining consistency throughout with respect to discipline, overtime distribution and other associate issues
- Ensure that good housekeeping practices (5S) are adhered to always
- Analyze and solve problems making necessary countermeasures to correct problems
- Schedules projects for machining and metal fabrication
- Assists Engineering with designs related to sub-equipment
- Provides hands on support by fabricating equipment (cutting, burning, and welding various metals)
- Researches and meets with possible subcontractors or suppliers of parts and materials
- Works with subcontractors on projects
- Evaluates equipment and monitors preventative maintenance

**ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Sandblasting Tools
- Weld for External Mold repair or modifications
- Read schematic drawings and blueprints
- Drive the tow motor
- Perform the duties of other associates in their absence
- Other duties as required

**Core Competencies**:

- **Interpersonal Communication** - accurate sharing of information, feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages (includes the expression of empathy, openness, trust etc.)
- **Written Communication** - effective, clear, complete, concise, accurate, and courteous sending of written messages or instructions
- **Priority Management** - focusing time and resources towards work, projects, and tasks that impact high-value projects and goals; being able to decern between urgent and important requests; delegate when and where appropriate
- **Problem Solving** - defining a problem, determining the cause, identifying, prioritizing responses, selecting alternatives for a solution, and then implementing a solution
- **Team Building - **helping individuals work as a cohesive group where all members feel invested in the direction and accomplishments of the team; ensuring members have input towards developing goals and defining the steps to take to reach those goals
- **Conflict Resolution** - finding common ground that enables everyone to work together peacefully when two or more individuals have different objectives, opinions, or styles
- **Cultural Modeling** - consistently demonstrating the behaviours that support KCC values, and encourage others to do the same

**KEY** **PERFORMANCE INDICATOR**:

- Tooling PM Completion Maintained to Plan
- Tooling BP Projects Maintained to Plan
- Tooling Downtime Reduction

**WORK ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH & SAFETY**:

- Use or wear personal protective equipment or clothing required to perform the job tasks safely
- Report to his/her manager the absence of or defect in any equipment or protective devices of which he/she is aware, and which may endanger him/herself or another worker
- Report to his/her manager any contravention of the Occupational Health & Safety Act or the regulations or the existence of any hazard of which he/she knows
- Minimal exposure to noise
- fast-paced work environment
- Be aware of all posted warnings and hazards of all surrounding machinery
- Knowledge of KCC’s ISO 14001 polices and procedures
- Job generally requires moving and working with heavy mold parts. Position can be very demanding physically
- Adhere to 5S program-clean plant environment

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Post-Secondary Technical diploma or equivalent
- Licensed and 5 to 10 years of tooling experience
- Previous supervisory experience is an asset
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work effectively in a Team Environment
- Ability to work unsupervised for long periods of time
- Must have a good understanding of Safety concerns related to working with heavy equipment
- Experience with hand tools
- Manual dexterity is required
- Ability to lift to 55 pounds infrequently
- Good record keeping and organizational skills
- Satisfactory work records, including attendance
- Willingness to work overtime when necessary

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness progra