Tooling Specialist

Job Information

• Date Opened 04/15/2026
• Job Type Full time
• Industry Engineering
• Work Experience 5+ years
• City Mirabel Southwest
• Zip/Postal Code J7N
• State/Province Quebec
• Country Canada

About Us

Gestal Amérique du Nord is a partner of choice for companies in the aerospace, shipbuilding, and energy sectors. We offer a full range of services, from design to execution, including maintenance. Our experts support our clients in optimizing their production processes, ensuring compliance with the most rigorous standards, and improving their overall performance.

Our values: Quality is everyone's business, and our commitment to continuous improvement transforms errors into opportunities for excellence. We foster a respectful and caring work environment where employees thrive. If you are ready to take on challenges and promote innovation, join us!

Job Description

Do you have experience in industrial equipment, have you worked in the industrial or aeronautical field and do 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 adhering to deadlines, budgets and costs. You will ensure that each solution delivered meets the highest standards of quality and safety, while respecting company standards, health and safety criteria at work, as well as the requirements of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.

Your challenges:

• Coordinate and lead a team of technical planners specializing in tool 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 budget estimates from the feasibility phases;

• Manage and be responsible for a strategic tooling procurement contract, ensuring compliance with commercial and technical clauses;

• Manage supplier relationships by rigorously monitoring critical milestones for each project;

• Guarantee compliance with delivery times and implement action plans in the event of deviations;

• 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 planned budget, while achieving the defined objectives;

• Collaborate closely 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 challenges that will be encountered during the project;

• Present project progress reports.

Requirements

Your profile:

• You hold an engineering degree (bachelor's or equivalent) in mechanical, industrial or aeronautical engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

• You have 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 business manager position.

• You have experience with planning, monitoring, managing deadlines, costs and coordinating between different teams.

• You have experience in team coordination or transversal 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, etc.) and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.

• You have strong organizational skills, rigor and particular attention to detail.