Responsibility:
• Interface with foreign & local peers at tooling team, along with different functions at our Shanghai Plant
• Fulfill the role of excellent expert in tooling for metal (main) and plastics including casting, molding and stamping etc.
• Be familiar with the local tool makers in China and build professional relationship with the vendors
• Provide strategic direction in developing a collection of vendors for the construction new tools and repairing of existing tools which can provide the best value through high quality, on-time delivery and competitive costs
• Provide leadership in tooling transfer reviews to assure that the transfer can be executed
• Participate in supplier mold design reviews or other needed steps for new tooling to assure high quality, low maintenance tools will be made and purchased
• Develop tooling calibration and other processes for suppliers and internal team to follow
• When necessary, run designed experiments to establish the process for new tools and to determine baseline process capability
• Provide assistance on tool issues occurred at shop floor
• Participate in cross-functional teams to facilitate effective new product launch or development. Ensure customer satisfaction to new products to achieve quality, and project cost goals
• Ensure optimum utilization of tooling equipments. Monitor daily operations including securing resources, identifying needs and solutions, troubleshooting problems that can keep reject and claim rate at a min in order to optimize operation performance in accordance with production plan /assurance
• Make decisions on tooling schedule based on full understanding of the production demand and order priority
• Act as a team leader to sustain and improve tooling team service
• Provide hands-on training, development and support as necessary to shopfloor
• Analyze and/or determine work scheduling data on item masters and review tooling inventory levels to ensure under good control
• Motivate team member and develop their work skill and capability
• Develop, report, and analyze impact of effective departmental metrics related to productive Uptime, downtime, etc
Requirements:
• Bachelor Degree or above, technical/engineering background required
• At least 10 years of experience in various tooling
• Experienced in Lean Manufacturing principles, preferred experience working in a Lean conversion
• Skilled in coaching and leading peers at tooling team
• Must have good English communication skills (written and oral)
• Be good at MS office applications
• High personal integrity, honesty and trust are essential
• Analytical, problem solving, and change management skills.
• Passionate, personable, open-minded and professional
Please send your resume to Jenny.xiao@cathayconsulting.com.cn
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