Tool Room Lead

Buck Knives creates purpose driven knives that perform for generations.

We are looking for a Tool Room Lead to help us create our world famous knives.

SUMMARY

The Tool Room Lead is responsible for day-to-day operation of the Tool Room. This person works with Production Leadership to prioritize workflow, ensure efficient completion of tasks, lead continuous improvement projects, and complete all needed preventative maintenance. The Tool Room Lead must also be a fully-qualified Tool Room Machinist as they will complete routine work in addition to leadership duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following-

• Ensure employees understand safety procedures and the use of personal protective equipment
• Maintain an efficient work schedule to produce quality parts in a timely way to eliminate waste and increase the value of Tool Room talent to Buck
• Increase productivity and consistency throughout the Tool Room by creating solid models and programs for recurring products, fixtures, and machine components
• Work with manufacturing engineering to standardize tooling and fixtures across the floor to improve operational function and flexibility
• Work with engineers to ensure tooling and dies are created in the most cost-effective way
• Implement continuous improvement ideas from kaizens or employee suggestions to make production safer, improve quality, and increase efficiency. Identify other processes on the production floor where improvements can be implemented
• Oversee material purchase requisitions made for tooling and material to ensure consistency toward long term goals rather than one-time use
• Review Tool Room spend against budget and participate in setting annual material budget
• Serve as the point of contact for engineering questions regarding prototype and R&D capabilities
• Assist maintenance with machine improvements during preventative maintenance or retrofits. This includes standardizing components and setting replacement schedules for wear components on older machines
• Oversee the cleanliness and maintenance of the machines in the Tool Room
• Work with Operations Manager to evaluate Tool Room staffing and plan for future talent acquisition
• Train new employees on technical skills and operational efficiency in the Tool Room
• These duties and responsibilities are in addition to the duties of a Tool Room Machinist. The Tool Room Lead will fulfill Tool Room requests in addition to their duties above

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for overseeing 2-3 Tool Room Machinists. This includes reviewing and approving time cards and PTO requests.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent communication, ability to work well with others
• Ability to manage one’s own time and the time of others
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems with CNC operations, tooling and dies, and machinery
• Ability to read and interpret work from sketches, schematics, specifications, blueprints and job orders
• All qualifications for Tool Room Machinist

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Associated Degree or technical degree or equivalent combination of experience & education
• 5 years’ experience as a Machinist
• Experience with Solidworks
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and be able to stand for 10-12 hours with standard break periods. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Post Falls, ID 83854: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person