Tool Shop & Maintenance Planner

About the role

• Job Posting Title
• Tool Shop & Maintenance Planner
• Legal Entity
• Metaldyne Sintered Forged Products LLC

Job Description Summary

Analyzes tool fabrication inventory, build schedule, and prioritize jobs to meet customer delivery dates. Orders tooling, press parts, tooling for new launches, and other stock items to achieve specified inventory levels. Performs functions of a system administrator for both the tooling and maintenance departments. Plans, organizes and monitors maintenance department requirements and maintenance work orders.

About the role

• Studies specifications such as blueprints/sketches and builds routing sequence for required tool fabrication.
• Responsible for coordinating internal tool fabrication activities and scheduling.
• Needs to remain flexible while reviewing the schedule prioritizing different jobs as required.
• Initiates request for quotes, compiles and reviews quotes, and orders from external venders.
• Ability to work with external venders whether ordering new tooling or returning discrepant material
• Maintain print revision levels on all items in stock.
• Maintain accurate database for the tooling.
• Needs to be able to track costs for various projects.
• Examine standard of previously used dies, tools, and jigs and fixtures, and recommend disposition.
• Administrator of various tooling and maintenance related items in PLEX(ERP System).
• Participates and supports implementation of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) during product launches.
• Ability to training associates in department related Plex activities.
• Communicates completion of system and document changes throughout operations.
• Coordinates design changes and acknowledgements with supply base.
• Implements and Sustains M4 (Maintenance to the 4th) elements in conjunction with Maintenance Supervisor
• Track work order completion, including work order completion times and repair quality.
• Audit work orders verifying completion, quality, and tenant satisfaction.
• Assists in improving maintenance operations by reviewing production records, analyzing prevention and repair costs and time.
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) on all key and critical equipment.
• Supports and assists with record retention, storage, and disposal.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills and Education

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Respected by peers.
• Understands requirements of many jobs performed by the team.
• Assertive and flexible.
• Good facilitation skills.
• Understand different decision making and problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrates ability to act with limited direction.
• Communications skills necessary to work with people outside the team.
• Understand the system for procuring resources for the team.
• Demonstrates ability to get results through others.
• Strong listening and communications skills.
• Demonstrates ability to give both positive and negative feedback.

Education: Associates Degree in Information Systems or similar preferred.

High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience: Minimum two (2) years' experience with tooling and Plex software. A working knowledge of Microsoft Office.