Tooling Coordinator
CurrentListed are activities and responsibilities I as a Tooling Coordinator at LMI, Inc I am responsible for:I Coordinates activities with our engineering/planning, tool designer, purchasing, and customer service groups, to facilitate production or procurement of new or customer supplied tooling. Evaluates tooling orders received from production planning/engineering department to determine whether tooling should be manufactured in-house or procured from outside vendor. Examines blueprints to determine tool requirements and special materials or items to be ordered. Calculates and records tool requirement data on tooling order, and routes order to tool design or purchasing department. Prepares and Process Received requisitions for new tooling items to be purchased from certified outsource vendors. Works in coordination with the purchasing, receiving, or other shop personnel to follow up on procurement or production activities and to expedite movement of tools between departments or vendors. Maintains computerized records of tooling procurement, status, and disposition information. Examines tools and tool records to determine disposition of tools when necessary. Processes requests for tool repair. Coordinates where repairs are to be made in-house or outsourced to certified vendors.Responsible for receiving, storing and in other cases transporting tooling between departments or to expedite handling for job completion.
