Head of Returns/Service Tools/Shipping Receiving

Farmington, CT

$89,610–$126,690 Per Year

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Job Description

As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

The Head of Returns/Service Tools/Shipping Receiving will supervise spare parts returns, shipping and receiving operations in Building 1, and manage service tools across the Service Department.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead a diverse team of Shipping & Receiving Clerks, Returns Representatives, and Service Tool Coordinators.
Manage service tool inventory levels to ensure availability for field service needs.
Oversee the calibration process for all service tools and ensure compliance with ISO standards.
Follow up with service technicians and managers on outstanding tools requiring return.
Drive SYNCHRO initiatives to improve departmental processes and efficiency.
Ensure customers receive timely credit for returned parts.
Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) such as open returns, overdue tools, and shipping/receiving backlog.
Ensure shipping, receiving, returns, and tool room areas are maintained as clean and safe work environments.
Collaborate with the Service Management team to ensure toolboxes are properly maintained—clean, calibrated, and complete.

Experience & Education

Minimum of two years of professional experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or order processing environment, with strong interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills. Customer service or a SYNCHRO experience is a plus. Computer skills including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, and SIS.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement: 401(k) with generous company match

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions and 100% employer-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and student loan guidance to support your continued learning

Family Support: Paid family and parental leave programs, plus comprehensive reproductive and family health resources

Work-Life Balance: Paid time off available from day one, plus 11 paid company holidays

Income Protection: Company-paid life insurance at two times base salary, along with short- and long-term disability coverage

Additional Programs: Gym membership subsidy, employee referral bonuses, recognition awards, and a scholarship program for employees' children

Pay Range: $89,610 to $126,690

TRUMPF Inc. endeavors to make TRUMPF careers pages accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance in completing the applications process, please contact our HR department at 860.255.6000 or at HRgeneral@us.trumpf.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and can not be used to inquire about the status of application.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Farmington, CT
Industry	Manufacturing - Other
Salary	$89,610–$126,690 Per Year
Company Size	1,000 to 1,499 employees
Year Founded	1923
Website	https://www.trumpf.com/en_US/careers/

About Company

"Trusting in brave ideas" - this is our promise to everyone who works for us. As a family business, we decide long-term and provide our people with the trust and stability needed to bring their ideas to fruition, even the unconventional ones. Being a market and technology leader in machine tools and lasers, we courageously shape the networked manufacturing of tomorrow, meeting every challenge with bold, fresh thinking.

We offer our customers innovative, high-quality products as well as solutions to their problems in the areas of sheet metal processing, laser-based production processes, electronic applications and hospital equipment. TRUMPF is a leading global high-technology company and produces machine tools, lasers and electronics for industrial applications. Our technologies are used in the manufacture of the most diverse products, from vehicles, building technology and mobile devices to state-of-the-art power and data storage. As an independent, family-owned company we think and act long-term, and this is why we have been a guarantor of innovations for many decades now.