At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

The Role

The Tooling Manager in our Endoscopy business in Conroe, Texas is a hands-on (shop floor) manager role, responsible for all aspects of in-house tool manufacturing, Preventive Maintenance, development, and testing activities to ensure the business objectives are met to maximize productivity. In this role the Tooling Manager will maintain the highest levels of workmanship for all tooling activities and hold the team to the same level. You will lead and coordinate resources within the Tool room to ensure all tooling are produced efficiently, on time and in line with quality standards. Work with the Tooling team in supporting the development and application of specific training programs for trainee development around PM, EDM, Grinding, and Milling. The Tooling Manager will ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to. Implement and maintain a production planning system in coordination with molding. Manage the team on technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures while also mentoring and leading the team. Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes.

What You Will Do

• Develop and adapt tooling procedures, forms, protocols, and documentation to ensure that regulatory requirements and ease of use are maintained.
• Assess and delegate daily priorities to the Tooling Team based on need.
• Examine and assess mold production performance and fix as required.
• Prioritize and make work assignments.
• Work directly with Molding Department to ensure repair priorities are in alignment, schedule PMs and avoid scheduling/production conflicts.
• Troubleshoot problems for employees on both 1st and 2nd shifts, as needed.
• Support Molding during FAI, and trials.

What You Will Also Do

• Maintain highest quality of molds and maintain tooling equipment; maintain inventory on molds, equipment, parts, and supplies. Retrieve molds from storage and prepare for molding per the molding schedule.
• Perform mold PM based on priority; prepare molds for storage and place in storage.
• Participate along with the team in CI events (7 step, Kaizen, Tiger Team).
• Schedule team member’s hours and priorities for any OT that may be required.
• Make work safety the number one priority and lead by example. Correct unsafe acts and adhere to/support all safety policies.

Support the application and development of internal Tooling training programs:

• Preventive Maintenance training, EDM training, High speed and manual milling and grinding training.
• Set goals, coach and mentor team; conduct performance reviews and initiate disciplinary action as needed.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• High School Diploma or GED 5 years’ experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Vocational / Technical training and 5 years’ experience.
• 1 year of Journeyman Toolmaker or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ Experience with Injection molds, hot runner systems, pneumatic and hydraulic components.
• Minimum of 5 years’ leadership/management experience.
• Experience maintaining injection molds, hot runner systems, pneumatic and hydraulic components.
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Must be able to read and understand technical drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Safety focused.

What STERIS Will Offer You

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal. We do this by providing competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, paid time off, holidays, matching 401(k), annual merit, and incentive plans. Join us and help write our next chapter.

• Competitive pay
• Annual merit bonus and incentive plans
• Medical, vision, prescription, dental and life insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid vacation time and paid holidays
• Onsite parking
• Tuition assistance
• Opportunities for advancement

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STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.