Principle Tooling Engineer

IntePros is currently looking for a Principal Tooling Engineer to join one of our growing Medical Device/Manufacturing clients in Walker, Michigan. The Principal Tooling Engineer will be accountable for the leadership of tooling department in the plant to fulfill customers' expectations regarding quality, quantity, cost, delivery and performance/service through optimizing use of personnel and machinery, adhering to quality standards, number of reworks and inhibitions (internal and external) , modernization of production processes and their validation.Principal Tooling Engineer ResponsibilitiesAccountable for the overall management, planning and guidance to achieve short and long term objectives and outcomes through team efforts.Drive and deliver the effective and efficient operations of tooling department including team’s adherence to company policies and procedures, safety and legal requirements as well as dangers and protective measures.Ensure conservation, maintenance, process control and analysis to achieve optimization of operation equipment and machinery.Release of processes, machines, tools, technical equipment, work instructions , manufacturing regulations, etc.Facilitate with key stakeholders on more complex issues to support tooling team ‘s interface and collaborations with other functions/department or teams.Develop and assess investments of machinery and tools including capex planning of mold replacements to meet mid to long term needs of production and budget.Be accountable for the effective planning and supervision of projects and personnel to optimize internal and external capacities.Develop current and future tooling capabilities of the company by determining and evaluating of development and training progress of team.Coach and enable tooling teams to perform continuous improvement and development of tooling operations to achieve team goals.Be role model of client values and “lean culture” to influence positive behaviors among team members at all levels.Other duties as assigned by the manager.Principal Tooling Engineer EducationBachelor's Degree Engineering related fieldsPrincipal Tooling Engineer Work ExperienceMinimum 8 years ip capacity requiredPrincipal Tooling Engineer Preferred Knowledge And SkillsProficient in Microsoft based programscGMP knowledge and applicationsHigh level of analytical skill and leadership capabilities.Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description