As a Tool Room Head / Tool & Die Engineer at SAN Automotive Industries Pvt. Ltd., you will play a crucial role in managing tool room activities, developing and maintaining press tools, supporting new product development, and ensuring stable production quality. Your responsibilities will include: - **Tool Room Management:** - Lead complete tool room activities and manage tool makers, die fitters, machinists, and support staff. - Plan and execute tool manufacturing, maintenance, repair, modification, and correction work. - Ensure timely availability of tools for production and NPD trials. - Maintain tool room discipline, work allocation, tool history, and daily progress tracking. - Ensure proper storage, handling, and upkeep of tools, dies, fixtures, and gauges. - **Tool and Die Development:** - Support the development of new tools for sheet metal stamping and fabrication components. - Review tool concepts, layouts, operation sequence, and process feasibility. - Coordinate with design teams and internal NPD teams for tool development. - Support trial planning, tool prove-out, correction, and final approval. - **Tool Maintenance and Breakdown Support:** - Maintain running tools to ensure stable production. - Attend tool breakdowns and ensure quick repair with minimum production loss. - Implement permanent corrective actions for repeated tool failures. - Improve tool life through preventive maintenance and proper care. - Maintain tool maintenance schedules, history cards, and breakdown records. - **Production and Quality Support:** - Support production during die setting, trial runs, and regular production issues. - Resolve quality issues and ensure parts meet drawing and quality standards. - Support process stabilization for critical and high-volume parts. - **Tool Trials and Corrections:** - Plan and conduct trials for new and modified tools. - Identify required corrections and coordinate re-trials until parts are approved. - Maintain trial reports, correction records, and tool approval status. - **Progressive Tooling and Process Improvement:** - Identify opportunities for tooling improvements and cost reductions. - Support VA/VE activities through better tooling concepts. - Improve production output and reliability through tooling enhancements. Additionally, the company SAN Automotive Industries specializes in precision sheet metal stamping, metal fabrication, welded assemblies, and engineered metal components. Founded by Managing Director Mr. Dinesh Gumber, the company has strong manufacturing capabilities across various industries and supplies to leading OEMs and Tier-1 companies in India. In this role, you will need a Diploma / Degree / ITI in Tool & Die Making, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field, along with strong hands-on knowledge of sheet metal tools, press tools, and sheet metal stamping operations. Your ability to lead teams, coordinate with various departments, and communicate effectively will be essential for success in this position. As a Tool Room Head / Tool & Die Engineer at SAN Automotive Industries Pvt. Ltd., you will play a crucial role in managing tool room activities, developing and maintaining press tools, supporting new product development, and ensuring stable production quality. Your responsibilities will include: - **Tool Room Management:** - Lead complete tool room activities and manage tool makers, die fitters, machinists, and support staff. - Plan and execute tool manufacturing, maintenance, repair, modification, and correction work. - Ensure timely availability of tools for production and NPD trials. - Maintain tool room discipline, work allocation, tool history, and daily progress tracking. - Ensure proper storage, handling, and upkeep of tools, dies, fixtures, and gauges. - **Tool and Die Development:** - Support the development of new tools for sheet metal stamping and fabrication components. - Review tool concepts, layouts, operation sequence, and process feasibility. - Coordinate with design teams and internal NPD teams for tool development. - Support trial planning, tool prove-out, correction, and final approval. - **Tool Maintenance and Breakdown Support:** - Maintain running tools to ensure stable production. - Attend tool breakdowns and ensure quick repair with minimum production loss. - Implement permanent corrective actions for repeated tool failures. - Improve tool life through preventive maintenance and proper care. - Maintain tool maintenance schedules, history cards, and breakdown records. - **Production and Quality Support:** - Support production during die setting, trial runs, and regular production issues. - Resolve quality issues and ensure parts meet drawing and quality standards. - Support process stabilization for critical and high-volume parts. - **Tool Trials and Corrections:** - Plan and conduct trials for new and modified tools. - Identify requ