Sr. Tooling Manager
Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the tool room you've run. How many people, how many molds and what kind of work?
What they are checking: Whether their scope fits managing a full tool room with new tools and production mold maintenance.
Tell me about a time you improved manufacturing efficiency through a tooling change.
What they are checking: Whether they connect tooling work to process results on the production floor.
How do you train your tool room team on safety and quality?
What they are checking: Whether they lead safety and quality culture, which the posting puts on this manager.
What would you do
A production mold breaks and the customer needs parts this week. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize, communicate and recover quickly under pressure.
How do you decide whether to repair a worn mold or build a new one?
What they are checking: Whether they can make cost and risk decisions based on data, not habit.
How do you work with customers on new tool and mold development?
What they are checking: Whether they can represent the tool room well with customers and manage expectations.
How do you prioritize the tool room's work when new builds, repairs and PM all compete for the same people?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan capacity and make tradeoffs visible to the business.
About the work
Walk me through how you take a new mold from prototype through mass production.
What they are checking: Whether they can manage the full tooling life cycle, which is the first accountability listed.
How do you set up a preventive maintenance program for production molds?
What they are checking: Whether they prevent mold failures through planned maintenance instead of only reacting.
How do you manage engineering change notices on molds so changes are controlled and documented?
What they are checking: Whether they keep tooling changes controlled, which matters a lot in regulated products.
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