Tooling Coordinator

The role

The Tooling Coordinator supports tooling programs from concept through production launch. This person acts as a liaison between engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, purchasing, and program management teams.

What you will do

• Maintain and update tooling project trackers, schedules, and engineering request status reports.
• Monitor tooling program milestones and ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Coordinate activities between engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and suppliers.
• Track supplier RFQs, quotations, lead times, and tooling delivery schedules.
• Follow up with suppliers regarding tooling status, manufacturing progress, and open action items.
• Track engineering change requests and communicate changes to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Schedule and facilitate tooling reviews, supplier meetings, project updates, and engineering discussions.
• Support tooling sourcing, procurement, and supplier selection activities.
• Monitor project risks, identify roadblocks, and escalate issues when necessary.
• Maintain tooling documentation, engineering records, supplier files, and project data within SharePoint and related systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating tooling, manufacturing, engineering, or production-related projects.
• Experience working in a tooling manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, or similar environment.
• Strong project coordination or project management experience.
• Experience managing supplier communications, schedules, and project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of tooling fabrication, manufacturing processes, and production environments.
• Experience supporting tooling launches, prototype builds, or manufacturing implementation projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, and project tracking tools.
• Experience creating and maintaining project reports, dashboards, and status updates.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience using Power BI for reporting and dashboard development.
• Knowledge of tooling procurement and supplier management processes.
• Experience supporting engineering change management activities.
• Familiarity with manufacturing drawings and tooling documentation.
• Exposure to CAD systems such as CATIA or SolidWorks for reviewing engineering data (design expertise not required).
• PMP, CAPM, or other project management certification.
• Experience in tooling manufacturing, metal fabrication, machining, injection molding, stamping, or related manufacturing processes.

Benefits

• mentorship
• career growth opportunities
• comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America. It is part of the global ALTEN Group which has 57,000+ engineers in 30 countries.