The Sr Engineer Industrialization is responsible for overseeing the planning, maintenance and lifecycle management of tooling for manufacturing processes. This role ensures optimal tool performance, availability and cost efficiency while leveraging data-driven decision-making, advanced analytics, and digital tools to enhance operational excellence, quality, and productivity
Key Responsibilities:
- Tooling & Vendor Management: Manage tooling suppliers and ensure adherence to performance, cost, and delivery KPIs. Collaborate with vendors using tool management systems and shared digital platforms. Intimate the respective tooling leader to take proactive actions to avoid line stoppage due to tooling.
- Production Support: Align tooling availability with production forecasts through data-driven planning tools. Support production through real-time monitoring of tool status using digital dashboards. Enable proactive issue resolution using historical and live production data. Support Production in day-to-day operations. - Capacity Management & Inventory Control- Maintain a centralized tooling database with complete lifecycle tracking (usage, maintenance, repairs, replacement). Ensure accurate and timely updates in tool management software. Use Power BI/Tableau dashboards for Tool utilization tracking, Capacity planning & Downtime analysis. Maintain a comprehensive database of injection molding machine capacity across vendors. Drive weekly reporting and reviews using structured data visualization.
- Periodic & Preventive Maintenance
- Ensure all tooling maintenance activities are captured in digital systems. Drive preventive maintenance schedules using data-driven alerts and triggers. Implement predictive maintenance using trend analysis and failure data.
- Quality Assurance- Ensure that all tooling complies with quality and safety standards, implementing necessary inspections and tests.
- Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities for tooling enhancements and process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs. - Cross Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with engineering, production, and quality assurance teams to align tooling requirements with production schedules and product specifications.
- Training- Provide training and support to vendor on proper tooling usage and maintenance procedures.
Skills Required
Skills Required:
- Diploma/ bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Tool & Die or a related field preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in tooling coordination or a similar role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of Plastic component manufacturing processes.
- Proficient in Microsoft tools, Power BI/Tableau, ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), CAD & Moldflow Analysis software’s.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Robust communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Deft with digital tools- Tableau/Power BI