Tooling Engineering Manager
We are looking for an experienced Tooling Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, drive and execute all tooling across our business.
We usually respond within two weeks
👫 Team: Operations
🌍 Location: Dongguan, China
💻 Office Policy: Based in office with travel as necessary
Full Time/Part time: Full Time
Recruitment Process: Check out the recruitment process here!
About FitFlop:
We were born different. Unlike other brands in our category, we're a smart engineering company that happens to make footwear.
Through biomechanical engineering and ergonomic design, we help people achieve more and feel better with contemporary every-day footwear that helps maximise your energy as you move. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore, we’ve been set apart from the pack from the get-go.
You can find us in 73 countries with a total of over 5,000 stores and stocked by more than 2,000 retailers and 31 distributors. Our 145 FitFlop concept stores are located in the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East, India, and the APAC region. As well as our growing head office in the UK, we have new showrooms in London and New York.
Role:
As Tooling Engineering Manager, you will lead, mentor, drive and execute all tooling in collaboration with Product Development, Commercialization, Tooling, T2 vendors and factories, and provide the highest technical services to deliver the outmost tooling quality, on-time delivery and price, in-line with the FitFlop Product/Brand Standards and on-time.
Who you are:
- Good experience working in the footwear industry in a tooling capacity (strong understanding of footwear tooling manufacturing)
- Excellent experience in CAD/CAM for creation of complex injection/compression moulds
- Deep knowledge on mold engineering: mold structure, air hole location, partition
- Good English skills. Should have at least 5-7 years’ experience in working with a multi-national company
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence in English. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from their counterparts, teammates, factory partners and vendors
- In depth understanding of material/compounds performance
- Detailed knowledge of supply chain planning & lead-time processing
- Strong numerical, analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills
- Challenge and continuously seek improvement in all aspects of manufacturing management, to ensure OTIF delivery
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures and working to deadlines
- Ability to create consensus and work cooperatively with a team
- Frequent travel domestically and internationally as needed
- Effective interpersonal communication skills
- IT skills: MS Office mandatory with advanced Excel, PLM / PDM knowledge preferred
Responsibilities:
- Function effectively in a fast paced, multi project environment with extensive expert use of machining principles including tooling practices, methods, standards and techniques relating to design, machining, tooling, fixtures and prototype part production
- Lead all stages of mould making processes from BP, Mold creation to stock fit approval from Sample to Full Grading sizes. Lead stock fitting trials
- Support Product development and commercialization teams by providing technical expertise regarding mould making process and mould construction
- Creation and maintenance of FitFlop Tooling Data Base
- Shorten tooling creation and manufacturing lead time with the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and forecasting & planning tools
- Lead the transition from innovation to development and production. Provide feedback with options and suggestion to ensure highest level of product functionality and manufacturability are met
- Implement all transfer policies and best practice ensuring product integrity is always maintained with minimal or no delay in production timing
- Collaborate with cross functional teams in FitFlop for initiatives and projects that need tooling engineering support and expertise
- Build a strong tooling engineering team within FitFlop factories and empower factory engineers to independently follow up with Mold Maker and T2 Vendors
- Initiate and drive the development of tooling best practices and communicate and lead the implementation process.
- Mold Maker assessment and selection. Identify KPIs
- Creation and maintenance of FitFlop Tooling Standards
- Function as an owner of local and global tooling engineering training
- Continue identifying non-value-added areas in mould making process and tools. Lead efforts on mould making process optimization to maximize the mould shop capacity and reduction of costs
- Always on track on new tooling technologies and processes that improve moulding structure, components and manufacturing efficiency & consistency
- Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as agreed upon with the category leader
- Lead the transition from innovation to inline development and production. Provide feedback with option and suggestion to ensure highest level of product functionality and manufacturability are met
Our Benefits:
👟 Product Allowance (2 free pairs shoes a year and 50% off 20 pairs)
⏰ Hybrid and flexible working hours
☀️Summer Fridays (July and August)
🗺️ Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
💆♀️ Wellbeing Program Sanctus Coaching and Calm App
📚 Career development allowance (Personal allowance to use on career development)
🏥 Private medical care
🫂 Socials organised by Wellbeing and FeelGood group
➡️ Check out our careers page to learn more!
- Department
- Supply Chain & Operations
- Locations
- Dongguan, China
- Employment type
- Full-time
Tooling Engineering Manager
We are looking for an experienced Tooling Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, drive and execute all tooling across our business.
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