Our client, a leading oil dealer specializing in motto filters, brake linings, fuel hydraulics and automotive spare parts seeks to recruit Tool Room Manager to give the company the desired direction to realizing its full potential in the Kenyan market. Key Tasks and Responsibilities Develop and maintain a tooling preventative maintenance program to ensure optimal tooling performance and availability for production Ensure tools are maintained and production-ready to support daily production requirements. Ensure the Tooling Support Technician team is well-organized and staffed to provide timely response to a down tool and provide tooling preventative maintenance activities. Schedule tool room work to optimize resource utilization and tool room equipment performance while ensuring tools are ready for production. Define and manage the tool room budget to optimize performance and minimize cost. Utilize 5S as a means of driving the continuous improvement process and ensure the tool shop is clean and well-organized. Strive to identify and eliminate waste. Utilize visual management tools and techniques to promote best practice and minimize downtime. Focus team and set priorities to ensure performance targets are met. Set clear performance expectations for the team and team members. Promote an atmosphere of mutual respect and establishes a well-understood code of conduct amongst team members. Hold team members accountable for the quality and timeliness of their work. Work closely with Production and Quality and their respective teams to drive continuous improvement in product and process particularly leading the effort to improve tooling performance as it relates to part quality and production throughput. Lead the efforts to identify problem tools and work closely with Production to optimize tool performance. Ensure tool room equipment is well-maintained and operating at maximum efficiency. Ensure healthy and safe work conditions are maintained at all times on the plant floor. Professional Skills Competencies Minimum 8 years experience as a toolmaker, tool room supervisor, or tooling engineer Strong managerial and leadership skills Ability to operate typical machine shop tools for metal forming and removal and measurement tools Experience using a 3D CAD package to view/create tooling models desired Experience using AutoCAD to view tooling drawings desired Ability to read Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing symbology desired Ability to operate wire EDM and automated CNC Mills desired To apply, send your CV only to applications@flexi-personnel.com before 20th August 2014. Clearly indicate the position applied for and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line.
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