Toolroom Team Leader (Automotive)

Recruiter:

Hlabahlosile

Job Ref:

Ulene

Date posted:

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Annual Salary

SUMMARY:
Lead and manage the Toolroom team in an automotive stamping environment, ensuring tooling availability, maintenance, repair and performance meet production requirements, with focus on progressive and transfer tooling, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, quality, and team performance.

POSITION INFO:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Lead and manage the Toolroom \/ Toolmaker team. Plan and coordinate preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance. Strip, repair, modify and assemble tooling. Monitor tooling performance and ensure production run rates are maintained. Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions. Review CMM reports and coordinate corrective actions. Plan resources, personnel, tasks, spares and machining requirements. Drive KPI achievement, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives. Analyse and optimise tooling and manufacturing processes. Ensure compliance with safety, quality and environmental requirements. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly Toolroom reports. Identify team training needs and development gaps. Work closely with Production and Quality to ensure tooling reliability and product quality. Handle basic IR\/ER matters and conduct DDS activities. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Graduate Apprentice in Tool, Jig & Die or Millwright. Certified Manufacturing \/ Tooling Engineer. Minimum 10 years' experience in sheet metal stamping. 3-5 years' management experience within a Tooling \/ Toolroom department. Strong knowledge of technical drawings and CAD\/CAM software. Experience with 5S and IATF \/ ISO standards. Six Sigma Green or Black Belt - highly advantageous. Project Management experience - advantageous. Strong leadership, planning, analytical troubleshooting and people-management skills. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Good communication skills and ability to work independently and within a team.

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