Die Maintenance Coordinator

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance work to ensure that work is done efficiently with minimal impact on production.
• Create, review and close all work orders in the company’s document control system PLEX
• Coordinate the design, purchase, repair, modification, and maintenance of tooling (molds, dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges).
• Track tooling lifecycle, usage, condition and maintenance schedules
• Ensure that tooling is available, scheduled and production-ready to meet manufacturing requirements.
• Source and purchase tooling as needed, negotiating with vendors for cost-effective solutions.
• Maintain accurate inventory of all tools, parts and consumables.
• Track tooling lead times, stock levels, and reorder points to prevent production delays
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to resolve tooling related issues.
• Support tooling trials, first articles and production launches
• Assist with root cause analysis for tooling related defects or downtime.
• Manage onsite stores and ensure the availability of parts/materials to execute work, as well as establishing and maintaining proper spare parts/consumable inventory, and generating RFPs for re-orders.
• Participate in weekly Die Maintenance scheduling meetings.
• Coordinate work assignments and scheduling of maintenance technicians needed to successfully execute planned die maintenance activities
• Coordinate contract work and provide contractor orientation
• Participate in failure analysis and operational improvement activities.
• Able to manage multiple projects or responsibilities at one time while effectively communicating and liaising with various business units.
• Participate in 5S and continuous improvement (Kaizen).