Stamping Manager

Our client is a diversified global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of metal parts, assemblies and modules, complex fluid management systems and aluminum products.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Stamping Manager is accountable for the overall safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance of the Press Department. This role provides leadership and direction to ensure customer requirements are consistently met while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and talent development aligned with plant and company objectives.

Reports To: Assistant General Manager

Department: Stamping Operations

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Safety & Compliance

• Own safety performance of the press department and drive zero-injury culture

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and company standards

• Empower team members to stop production for safety or quality concerns

Quality Ownership

• Own internal and external quality performance for stamping

• Ensure robust containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions

• Partner with Quality to prevent recurrence of defects

Production & Delivery

• Own attainment of daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules

• Lead capacity planning, downtime reduction, and constraint management

• Ensure FIFO, traceability, and standardized work compliance

Cost & Financial Performance

• Own press-related operating costs, scrap, downtime losses, and overtime

• Develop and execute annual OPEX and cost reduction plans

• Understand and manage stamping contribution to plant financial performance

Continuous Improvement

• Lead structured CI activities (Kaizen, downtime Pareto, problem solving)

• Improve OEE, uptime, changeover, and material flow

• Ensure improvements are documented, sustained, and audited

People Development & Succession

• Develop supervisors and team leads into independent leaders

• Establish and maintain succession plans for key stamping roles

• Reduce dependency through clear standards, training, and accountability

• Lead performance management, coaching, and disciplinary actions

Culture & Engagement

• Foster a culture of accountability, respect, and ownership

• Ensure consistent application of policies, standards, and expectations

• Maintain strong floor presence and visible leadership

Decision Making & Authority

• Stop production for safety or quality risk

• Delegate work and allocate resources within department

• Performance management, coaching, and discipline

• CI prioritization and execution

Key Performance Indicators to be Managed

• Safety (TRIF, incidents)

• Quality (PIRs, scrap)

• Press uptime / OEE

• Schedule attainment

• Labor efficiency and overtime

• Cost savings / OPEX

• Supervisor readiness and turnover

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Approximately 30% office / 70% plant floor

• PPE required