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Tool Room Team Leader

Amsted Automotive Group
Shelby, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/21/2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

TransForm Automotive, an Amsted Automotive company in Shelby Twp, is looking for a day-shift Tool Room Team Leader responsible for supporting the plant's daily manufacturing operations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

  • Adapt and promote Lean Manufacturing principals using 5”S” and Kaizen processes
  • Support the Company’s Goals and Objectives through Continuous Improvement action plan participation and ensuring completion
  • Responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, and educating personnel in daily Tool Room operations to meet production goals
  • Provides Job Instructions for the following standard:
  • Ensure that Company Safety Policies and procedures are followed and adhered to
  • Use of Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis fundamentals in mentoring associates
  • Ensure that production requirements are satisfied
  • Keep work areas in ideal state, ensuring that all associates work areas are clean and organized to meet or exceed 5S standards
  • Formulate permanent corrective actions for operational efficiency
  • Responsible for a specific area of concentration within the manufacturing environment
  • Other duties as required by the Tooling Supervisor and other Management
  • Supports daily activities of the Tool room personnel

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED 

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Some college and/or technical trade manufacturing education is preferred
  • Must demonstrate proficiency of Blueprint GD&T interpretation of Dies, Details, and Part Prints
  • Must be able to interpret C.M.M. and gaging information and direct personnel to perform adjustments to maintain Customer Part Quality
  • Possess working knowledge of IATF16949, ISO 14001, and Q1 compliance criteria to maintain manufacturing environmental standards to protect and preserve or customers product and the environment
  • Journeyman status or eight years’ experience in Tool and Die Build, Prototype, or Die Repair Technician

 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Incentive Bonus
  • Medical, Vision, Dental
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401K
  • Paid Vacation & Holidays
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health and Wellness Reimbursement
  • Employee Recognition
  • Discount Programs

 

WHAT ELSE YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW   

  • Excellent communication skills for interaction, mentoring, and educating the workforce
  • Must have a positive, proactive and problem-solving attitude
  • Work may require extended periods of sitting, standing, lifting, bending and stooping in both the office and the manufacturing plant
  • Excellent manual dexterity, ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally
  • Work is performed in a manufacturing plant environment with continuous exposure to noise
  • Must be able to work necessary overtime if required

 

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