# Toolroom Manager

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Pretoria
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

Responsible for the lifecycle management of stamping assets, toolroom operational excellence, and the technical development of the engineering team. Drive long-term dimensional stability and optimize tool maintenance strategies to maximize Strokes Per Minute (SPM) and minimize downtime.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the Tool & Die ME team in the development and execution of robust maintenance and engineering standards.

- Mentoring and developing a high-performing team of engineers and technicians.

- Overseeing preventative and predictive maintenance programs for all die sets.

- Ensuring tool reliability to meet production volume requirements.

- Driving root-cause analysis for complex dimensional issues.

- Collaborating with Quality and Production teams to ensure final panels meet strict CP/CPK requirements.

- Ensuring all toolroom activities and die modifications adhere to OHSAS and Ford's safety standards.

- Implementing Lean Manufacturing principles within the toolroom to reduce changeover times and improve die repair efficiency.

- Acting as the final technical authority on complex tooling issues affecting exterior panels.

- Maintaining the integrity of checking fixtures and die standards.

- Ensuring all toolroom and metrology activities comply with Ford's Quality Operating System (QOS) and 5S standards.

- Controlling departmental budgets (OPEX), focusing on specialized tooling consumables and metrology equipment calibration/upgrades.

## Skills

### Required
- Skin Panel Expertise
- Technical Mastery
- Metrology Proficiency
- Leadership
- Analytical Thinking