JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and maintain tooling production and delivery schedules to ensure all tooling shipments are completed on time.
- Monitor tooling progress from design, material preparation and machining through inspection, trial and shipment.
- Coordinate with design, production, quality and logistics teams to ensure tooling meets specifications and shipment requirements.
- Ensure all required quality inspections, approvals and documentation are completed before shipment to prevent quality issues.
- Identify schedule or quality risks early, escalate issues promptly and coordinate recovery actions to meet committed delivery dates.
- Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and track on-time delivery and quality performance for continuous improvement.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in tooling scheduling/planning within a precision manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in precision manufacturing processes, including machining, tooling production and production planning.
- Sound understanding of quality inspection methods, tooling specifications and quality-control requirements.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with Japanese stakeholders; proficiency in Japanese is an advantage.
- Proven leadership skills in managing and developing high performing teams.
- Able to work under pressure and tight deadline.
