Tooling Manager

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 5 : 00 AM

"An Equal Opportunity Employer" It is the policy of North American Stamping Group to provide employment, training, promotion, and other conditions of Employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or status as a qualified individual with a disability or other status protected by law.

Come grow with us … We are looking for an experienced Tool & Die Manager to join our tooling team in Portland, TN . North American Stamping Group is a privately held company founded in 1978. We continue to explore the most innovative processes and technologies to stay on the leading edge of the automotive industry. Our strategic locations within North America allows us the manufacturing footprint to cover you in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NASG is an industry leader in the manufacturing of stampings and automated assemblies. A Tier II supplier of components, systems and aftermarket products for the automotive industry with a core business market consisting of seating, ride control, exhaust components, heat shields, noise, vibration and harness (NVH), chassis and structural and window regulators.

Your success is our success … Our sales have grown annually at a compounded rate of 18.0% for the last eight years, tripling our business, while making us one of the largest leading Tier II automotive stamping and assembly suppliers.

What you get in return …The most competitive pay in the industry based upon your skill level, along with a full benefits package.

Primary Purpose :

"To ensure all tools are maintained through solid tooling systems and improvement processes to

ensure measurable improvement to process capability and quality delivery of tooling to production

while maintaining an overall departmental budget."

Education Requirements

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Toolmaker or 10 yrs experience in Tool and Die field

Experience Requirements

Five years of Tooling Supervision / Management

Five years stamping or related field

Five years Manufacturing

Training Requirements

TS-16949 / ISO14001

Lean Manufacturing / JIT

Mistake Proofing / Problem Solving

Blueprint / GD&T

Project Management

Overhead Crane Certification

Skill Requirements

Five years tooling supervision experience.

Class A Tool and Die Maker.

Demonstrate strong leadership qualities.

Must be able to work with all levels of company management as well as customers & vendors.

Will posses the organizational skills to maintain company records in compliance with the Tooling Department and TS 16949 procedures.

Demonstrate a "hands on" approach.

Computer (PC) knowledge and experience acquired through an Assoc. Degree or a minimum of

4 years on the job experience.

Will have the ability to work a schedule that allows completion of the job on a daily basis.

2-D general design capability with AutoCAD, Unigraphics or similar.

Must possess strong in-press troubleshooting ability.

Principle Duties and / or Responsibilities

Must have the ability to be on the job during normal business hours.

Schedule and assist tool room staff to ensure that production tooling and related equipment is ready to meet customer requirements.

Expand tooling supply base to achieve adequate supply at reasonable pricing.

Prepare sample submissions and quaotes for engineering change requests.

Update, maintain, and monitor quality procedure systems.

Develop, maintain and implement employee training programs.

Work with production to ensure good quality parts.

Principle Duties and / or Responsibilities - continued

Establish quarterly goals and objectives with Operations Manager

Ensure around the clock tooling support for production during all production hours.

Be positive and enthusiastic.

Get messages across to NASG TNN that quality is #1 through actions and expectations.

Assist Quality in TS16949 Tooling management requirements.

Generate and maintain Tooling Variable Spending budget.

Implement and oversee Die Preventive Maintenance System.

Assist Operations Manager in setting annual capital spending requirements for Tooling Dept.

Develop Vendor relations for effective and economical spares inventory control.

Assist Engineering Manager whenever needed.

Direct Tool Engineering activities to promote continuous improvement.

Support Mistake Proofing activities to insure progress in die sensoring.

Make decisions on tooling repair to ensure timely and cost effective solutions.

Negotiate repair cost with outside shops.

Establish and maintain electronic tool crib with adequate spares inventory.

Quote and purchase die replacement details with outside vendors.

Update tooling prints as required.

Employees

• Listen to each employees problems and make sure to follow up on their suggestions
• Praise the employee when he does a good job
• Stress the need for teamwork
• Establish clear expectations for every position
• Ensure expectations are met through regular performance tracking and performance

reviews with each individual

Self

Safety

Physical Requirements

Standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching and lifting required daily

Must be able to lift 35 lbs multiple times throughout the day

Must be able to lift 75 lbs 3 - 4 times per day

North American Stamping Group is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

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