Mold and Tooling Manager
- Employer
- Stryten Energy
- Location
- Columbus, Indiana
- Posted
- Nov 01, 2024
- Closes
- Nov 26, 2024
- Ref
- 2842876623
- Discipline
- Other
- Position Type
- Manager / Leader
- Specialty
- Connectivity, Electrification
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Corporate, Other Corporate
Overview
Stryten Energy, a growing team of 2,500 willing and fearless listeners, learners, and problem solvers works to meet the increasing demand for reliable energy storage technologies. Stryten uses a proven plastic injection molding methodology to produce critical automotive, motive and essential power battery components. Our light industrial facility in Columbus is hiring for a Tooling Manager.
Manage a team of technicians and an internal mold shop to fabricate, transfer, repair, maintain, update molds and production tooling to their optimum condition. Work within our facility to utilize a hands-on management approach for all responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Preferred Experience:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT:
EEO
Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
About Our Company
Stryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at .
Stryten Energy, a growing team of 2,500 willing and fearless listeners, learners, and problem solvers works to meet the increasing demand for reliable energy storage technologies. Stryten uses a proven plastic injection molding methodology to produce critical automotive, motive and essential power battery components. Our light industrial facility in Columbus is hiring for a Tooling Manager.
Manage a team of technicians and an internal mold shop to fabricate, transfer, repair, maintain, update molds and production tooling to their optimum condition. Work within our facility to utilize a hands-on management approach for all responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Must embrace and follow the Core Beliefs and Values of Stryten Energy.
- Embraces and follows the work and safety rules and wears all required personal protective equipment.
- Safety is our overriding priority. If an unsafe condition is found to exist, actions must be taken immediately to correct the situation to keep all team members safe and get manufacturing equipment operational as soon as possible.
- Ability to effectively manage time and meet specified deadlines.
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures including the use of PPE and safety equipment.
- Participate in continuous improvement, 5S, and other lean manufacturing initiatives.
- Continuously improve the general housekeeping, organization of equipment, tools, and supplies to keep workstations as efficient as possible.
- Maintain an organized and efficient work area.
- Plan, organize, delegate, and evaluate the work performed by the molds shop to achieve the Key Performance Indicator targets within the allocated budget.
- Schedule and maintain the workload in the mold shop to achieve the daily operations plan.
- Evaluate and develop outside mold shops for new molds, repair of current molds and maintaining spare parts.
- Manage the design, build, qualification, and release of new molds.
- Drive the establishment of mold maintenance standards.
- Work closely with the processing & controls teams to develop fixtures, tools, and processes that support improved production efficiency and quality.
- Establish an appropriate tracking and reporting system for mold storage and spare parts in SAP to determine minimum and maximum stock levels.
- Establish and implement a Total Productive Maintenance System.
- Develop specific training materials for technicians and technical operators and train them in a regular basis.
- Develop standard operating procedure, Work Instruction and Safety measures for all the processes regarding molds and spare parts. Ensure all documentation, drawings, and process check sheets, are controlled and up to date.
- Continuously improve the general housekeeping, organization of equipment, tools, and supplies to keep workstations as efficient as possible.
- Plan and implement improvements to shop layout and equipment upgrades.
- Must have the ability and willingness to work overtime on an as needed/required basis in order to complete work in process and communicate with other shifts.
- Work within established policies, procedures, practices, and regulations.
- Attend all required trainings and meetings.
- Other responsibilities as assigned to meet the needs of the business.
Qualifications
Preferred Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred or 10+ years of experience in Mold Building/Maintenance.
- Proficient in Solid Modeling (Inventor) and tool path generation
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Proven satisfactory work history (attendance and performance). This must be maintained. Attendance is critical to this position.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT:
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
EEO
Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
About Our Company
Stryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at .