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 ensure the progress of these projects by 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.

• 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 ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) and delivery times for new projects to provide reliable budget estimates during 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 for each project;
• Ensure compliance with delivery deadlines and implement action plans in the event of drift;
• Define, extract, and analyze performance indicators (KPIs) related to the activity (cost compliance, delivery punctuality, tooling quality);
• Write 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 comply with technical plans and specifications;
• Facilitate multi-departmental meetings and ensure that each collaborator is engaged;
• Find solutions during the various issues encountered during the project;
• Present project progress reports.

• You hold an engineering degree (license or equivalent) in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or aeronautical engineering, 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, management of deadlines, costs, and coordination between different teams.
• You have experience in team coordination or transverse 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 strong organizational skills, rigor, and particular attention to detail.