Senior Tooling Specialist

About the role

The Senior Tooling Specialist coordinates day‑to‑day planning activities and oversees the provision of tools and fixtures for production. You will work closely with machinists, programmers, and cross‑functional teams to ensure smooth operation of milling, grinding and EDM machines while supporting mold and insert projects.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate daily and weekly machine loading for Milling, Grinding, EDM Sinker and EDM Wire machines, prioritising jobs by urgency and deadlines.
• Balance workload between machinists and programmers, monitor capacity utilisation and resolve bottlenecks.
• Manage execution timelines for new mold and insert projects, escalating delays and maintaining status dashboards.
• Monitor daily production performance, release work orders, and implement recovery plans for delayed operations.
• Prioritise CAD/CAM programming requests, ensure machining programs are ready before start dates, and support best‑practice implementation.
• Allocate manpower according to project priorities, track availability of machinists and programmers, and promote cross‑training.
• Track availability of steel, electrodes, mold components and consumables; coordinate urgent purchases and follow up supplier deliveries.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of mold and die manufacturing processes and CNC machining (Milling, Grinding, EDM).
• Ability to read and interpret 2D drawings, GD&T and 3D CAD models.
• Proven production planning and scheduling skills with capacity planning experience.
• Experience coordinating cross‑functional teams (machining, programming, design, quality, maintenance).
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Required skills

• CNC Milling
• Grinding
• EDM Sinker
• EDM Wire
• Microsoft Excel
• SAP (ERP)
• CAD/CAM software (Creo, HyperMill, PEPS)
• GD&T
• 2D/3D drawing interpretation
• Production planning tools and KPI/dashboard creation