Job Title: Tool Room Manager
Location: Barrington, IL
Salary: $105,000-$128,000
LHH Recruitment Solutions is currently seeking a Tool Room Manager to join our client's organization in the Barrington, IL area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage daily operations of the tool room, ensuring efficient support of manufacturing and production needs.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate tooling workloads, personnel, and resources to meet production schedules and delivery commitments.
- Track and analyze tooling costs, labor efficiency, and time spent to support continuous improvement and cost control.
- Oversee preventive maintenance programs for tooling, dies, molds, and tool room equipment to ensure reliability and uptime.
- Recommend and implement improvements to tooling processes, workflows, and equipment to enhance quality, efficiency, and safety.
- Support new product introductions by assigning tooling work, monitoring progress, and resolving start‑up issues.
- Lead and support lean manufacturing initiatives, including 5S and continuous improvement activities within the tool room.
- Manage inventory and stock control of tooling, components, and supplies.
- Ensure compliance with quality systems, safety standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Supervise, coach, and develop tool room staff, including performance management and workforce planning.
Key Qualifications:
- Experience managing a tool room or similar technical manufacturing function in a production environment.
- Strong background in tool and die, machining, stamping, molding, or related manufacturing processes.
- Demonstrated leadership experience supervising skilled trades or technical teams.
- Knowledge of preventive maintenance practices for dies, molds, and tooling equipment.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles, including 5S and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Working knowledge of inventory control, cost tracking, and production scheduling.
- Ability to interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications.
- Experience with quality systems and standards such as ISO or IATF preferred.
- Strong problem‑solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- Technical education, journeyman training, or a degree in engineering or a related field preferred.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 2 Weeks PTO (negotiable) & Paid sick leave where applicable by state law
- 401(k)
- HSA and FSA
- Life and AD&D
- STD and LTD
- Norton LifeLock
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
