Supervisor III-HAC (100884)

The Tooling Supervisor provides leadership and technical direction for the development and lifecycle management of production tooling systems.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead a team of Tooling Engineers, Toolmakers, and Metrology Specialists in developing creative, robust, and practical solutions for production tooling requirements.
• Manage talent development through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning to build a high-performing organization.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve tooling policies, procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Provide oversight of external tooling design reviews and ensure suppliers comply with HACI tooling standards and requirements for HACI-owned tooling.
• Manage tooling projects from concept and design review through fabrication, validation, implementation, and production release while supporting production schedule commitments.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to existing tooling designs to enhance safety, quality, manufacturability, cost, maintainability, and obsolescence management.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Manage procurement activities, Statements of Work (SOWs), budgets, and supplier relationships for internal production tooling programs.
• Oversee tooling configuration control, records management, and traceability throughout the tooling lifecycle.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions related to tooling performance, quality issues, and production disruptions.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field preferred. Candidates without a degree may be considered with equivalent experience, including a minimum of 8 years in a manufacturing, tooling, testing, or related environment, with demonstrated leadership experience.
• Minimum Experience: minimum 5 years of experience in aerospace tool design and or aircraft component fabrication environment.
• Other Job-Specific Skills: Strong working knowledge of aerospace tooling design, fabrication, modification, validation, and lifecycle management. Advanced knowledge of tooling design and drafting practices, including fixture, assembly, inspection, transportation, and production tooling. Extensive experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and blueprint schemas, including application of ASMEY14.5 GD&T principles. Proficiency in CATIA V5/V6 and other computer-aided design (CAD) software for tooling design review and approval.

Working Conditions:

• Incumbents may be routinely exposed to equipment operational noise heat-cold-dust, and/or aircraft equipment, parts, or fuel odors.
• Incumbents may be required to stand, sit, squat, walk, bend, climb ladders, move, reach, or stretch for prolonged time periods with no restrictions, as required by job duties.