Tooling Specialist

You have experience in industrial equipment, you have worked in the industrial or aeronautical field and you want to evolve and develop new skills? This position is for you!

The tooling department plays an essential role in supporting the production of the Airbus A220 program at the Mirabel (Quebec) and Mobile (Alabama) sites. By joining the team, you will be responsible for designing, supplying and maintaining the equipment necessary for the final assembly lines (FAL).

Your main role will be to guarantee the progress of these projects while strictly respecting deadlines, budgets and costs. You will ensure that each solution delivered achieves the highest standards of quality and safety, while complying with company standards, occupational health and safety criteria, and the requirements of the Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec.

Your challenges:

• Coordinate and lead a team of technical planners specialized in tooling estimation and purchasing;
• Distribute the workload and ensure the technical skills development of your collaborators;
• Develop ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude) and delivery times for new projects to provide reliable budgetary estimates from the feasibility phases;
• Ensure the management and responsibility of a strategic purchasing contract for tooling, ensuring compliance with commercial and technical clauses;
• Drive the supplier relationship by ensuring rigorous monitoring of critical milestones of each project;
• Guarantee compliance with delivery deadlines and implement action plans in the event of drift;
• Define, extract and analyze performance indicators (KPIs) related to the activity (respect of costs, delivery punctuality, tooling quality);
• Draft periodic activity reports for management;
• Effectively manage the financial resources allocated to a project, to ensure that expenses remain within the limits of the planned budget, while achieving the defined objectives;
• Closely collaborate with methods, finance, procurement teams, suppliers and external stakeholders;
• Interpret, understand and respect technical plans and specifications;
• Lead multi-departmental meetings and ensure that each collaborator is engaged;
• Find solutions during the various issues encountered during the project;
• Present project progress reports.

Your profile:

• You hold an engineering degree (bachelor's or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or aeronautics, or equivalent professional experience.
• You hold a specialization in product design, industrial project management or tooling (an asset).
• You have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the industrial sector or in a similar account manager position.
• You have experience with planning, monitoring, timeline management, cost management and coordination between different teams.
• You have experience in team coordination or cross-functional project management.
• You are able to work with external suppliers, monitor the manufacturing and assembly of equipment.
• You are able to work with multidisciplinary teams (engineers, technicians, managers...) and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• You have a strong capacity for organization, rigor and particular attention to detail.