<h2>Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family!</h2>POSITION PURPOSE/MISSION:Lead and direct multi-site tooling operations across the Shawano and Bonduel, Wisconsin locations. This role is primarily responsible for creating and maintaining tooling, patterns, and core boxes in a green sand foundry environment. The Tooling Manager will guide a team of internal Pattern Makers and assigned production employees to ensure our tooling is properly prepared for new product launches, meets customer requirements, adheres to production schedules, and supports long-term operational needs.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:<ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.</li><li>7+ years of experience in a heavy manufacturing, foundry, tooling, machining, pattern making, or related manufacturing environment.</li><li>3+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing, foundry, tooling, machining, or pattern-making environment.</li><li>Experience managing or leading a pattern shop, tool and die operation, or a similar skilled trades environment.</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of green sand foundry operations, including pattern creation, pattern maintenance, core boxes, gating, rigging, molding lines, and tooling requirements.</li><li>Experience with CAD, CAM, CNC equipment, tooling design software, or computerized maintenance/work order systems.</li><li>Demonstrated experience in cost reduction through process improvements, Continuous Improvement techniques, tooling reliability improvements, and project management.</li><li>Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, specifications, work instructions, and customer requirements.</li><li>Knowledge of precision measurement instruments, machining equipment, power tools, hand tools, and tooling repair methods.</li><li>Ability to evaluate tooling condition, prioritize repair and maintenance needs, and determine appropriate corrective actions.</li><li>Demonstrated experience in fostering a culture of teamwork, including cross-functional teams, to coach, motivate, lead, and develop direct reports.</li><li>Proficient in the basic features of Microsoft Office products.</li></ul>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:<ul><li>10+ years of experience in a heavy manufacturing, foundry, tooling, machining, pattern making, or related manufacturing environment.</li><li>5+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing, foundry, tooling, machining, or pattern-making environment.</li><li>Experience working in a green sand iron foundry environment.</li><li>Experience managing pattern shops, tooling departments, machining areas, or skilled trades employees.</li><li>Experience coordinating outsourced tooling, pattern construction, pattern repair, or vendor-performed tooling work.</li><li>Experience in an organization with ISO/Quality System Requirements.</li></ul>MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:<ul><li>Lead multi-site tooling operations across the Shawano and Bonduel locations.</li><li>Direct an organized and systematic approach to the tooling needs of the plant by managing staffing, equipment, tooling priorities, training needs, tooling capacity and capability, pattern readiness, and tooling maintenance.</li><li>Work directly with internal teams such as New Product Development, Commercial, Operations, Safety, and Quality, as well as external vendors and customers to define tooling requirements.</li><li>Lead tooling operations for the green sand foundry environment via pattern creation, pattern modification, pattern repair, core box readiness, gating, mounting, rigging, outsourced tooling, and tooling maintenance activities.</li><li>Supervise Pattern Makers and Production Shift Supervisors by providing operational direction, assigning priorities, monitoring performance, developing employees, and ensuring work is completed according to safety, quality, customer, and production requirements.</li><li>Participate in developing and managing the tooling operation budget including materials, outsourced tooling, repair costs, supplies, and tooling-related capital needs.</li><li>Ensure patterns, core boxes, gating, and related tooling comply with quality, customer, production, and dimensional requirements.</li><li>Coordinate with production, quality, engineering, maintenance, scheduling, safety, and external vendors to resolve tooling-related issues and support production schedules.</li><li>Review blueprints, drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and work instructions to ensure tooling is created, modified, repaired, and maintained to exact requirements.</li><li>Follow Environmental, Quality and Safety Management System procedures and requirements.</li><li>Ability to meet the essential job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as outlined in the job description.</li></ul>RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUPERVISION:<ul><li>Production Shift Supervisors</li><li>Pattern Makers</li><li>Forklift Operators</li><li>CDL Driver & Technicians</li></ul>ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:<ul><li>Reports to: Plant Manager</li><li>Primary internal customers: Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, Human Resources, New Product Development, Commercial, Plant Leadership.</li><li>Primary external customers: Tooling vendors, pattern suppliers, equipment suppliers, and customers as required by the business.</li></ul>POSITION CHALLENGES:<ul><li>Responding to changing customer, production, and tooling requirements.</li><li>Balancing urgent production needs with preventive maintenance, new tooling creation, pattern repair, outsourced tooling coordination, and long-term continuous improvement initiatives.</li><li>Coordinating tooling priorities between locations to support customer demand, new product launches, production schedules, and long-term operational needs.</li></ul>We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).

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