**Tooling Manager | Direct Hire** **Job Description** The Tooling Manager role is the first level of authority in the Tooling Business Center, providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to ensure people are working safely, meeting customer demand, solving problems, eliminating waste, and achieving goals. **Responsibilities** + Direct assigned areas in manufacturing, processing, or support to meet customer quality, output, and on-time delivery. + Prepare daily production reports and attend department daily production meetings. + Set daily production and quality goals with the Operations Manager and ensure these goals are achieved. + Complete timekeeping requirements for hourly associates daily. + Schedule associates' shifts, approve overtime, vacations, and other personnel administrative requests with manager approval. + Ensure associates take all breaks and lunches within the required time period. + Analyze and plan short- and long-term department requirements. + Interface with other departments to ensure short- and long-term goals and deadlines are accomplished. + Walk shop floor to ensure all associates maintain productivity standards. + Promote teamwork, coach, and counsel associates. + Ensure associates comply with all company policies and procedures. + Coach associates in their continuous improvement efforts. + Ensure all Environmental and Safety policies are followed. + Monitor material inventory and work with Procurement to ensure material flow supports production schedules. + Provide leadership, direction, and motivation to associates in the assigned area. + Work with Team Leads to develop and execute training plans for all operators to ensure they have the necessary skills and are sufficiently cross-trained. + Direct the implementation of Howmet Business System initiatives including lean manufacturing, 5S, standardized work, work balance, product flow, and TMP improvements. **Experience** + Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. + Minimum of 5 years of management and/or supervisor experience. **Why Work Here?** Our company offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where employees can grow and develop their careers. We excel in producing high-performance components and offer opportunities for advancement within our world-class manufacturing facilities. Employees benefit from a strong commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and a culture that values teamwork and innovation. **Work Environment** This is a 1st shift position working Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with flexibility and availability to adjust hours as needed, including weekends. Our facility specializes in the production of aero engine and industrial gas turbine components, and employees work with cutting-edge technologies in a safe and clean environment. The Operations Manager is committed to ensuring a good work-life balance for all employees. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Cleveland, Ohio. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $120000.00 -- Medical, Dental, Disability, Vision, and Life Insurance available- starts day 1 - Salary is monthly - Great long standing tenure and culture -- This facility is CLEAN, well lit, temperature controlled & quiet -- 401k savings plan includes 3% of your eligible compensation, and a match of your deferred pre-tax savings dollar-for-dollar up to 6% of your base pay **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Cleveland,OH. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Dec 27, 2024. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.