Tooling & Asset Manager

About Us:

Panelmatic, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Youngstown, OH to serve manufacturing industries with the design and build of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. Our business has sufficiently grown over the years to support expansion for our clients. We have produced control packages for many of America's top corporations in the chemical, environmental, food, pulp and paper, rubber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, glass, metals, and utilities industries. We also deliver equipment for use worldwide. Our rigorous methodology assures compliance with domestic and international standards. We can meet the needs of our diverse clientele from start to finish through sales, design, fabrication, testing, and delivery.

Since 1957, we have been known for our high-quality, custom-built control packages, our comprehensive service, and our technological and manufacturing expertise. This expertise assures you of our ability to handle the largest and most complex packages quickly and efficiently.

Job Summary:

The Tooling & Asset Manager is responsible for the management, maintenance, procurement, inventory, and lifecycle of all company-owned tooling, production equipment, calibrated instruments, warehouse equipment, and assigned field assets. This role ensures employees have the right tools available when needed while maximizing asset utilization, controlling costs, maintaining compliance, and minimizing downtime.

The Tooling & Asset Manager develops and maintains standardized processes for issuing, tracking, maintaining, repairing, calibrating, and replacing company assets across all Panelmatic facilities.

Job Duties:

• Manage the daily operation of the tool crib, ensuring accurate inventory and availability of tools and company assets.
• Maintain and administer the company's asset management system, including asset tracking, lifecycle management, transfers, and retirement.
• Procure tooling, equipment, and MRO supplies through supplier sourcing, quotation, negotiation, and purchase order management.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance, repairs, warranties, and calibration programs for company-owned tools and equipment.
• Perform cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory optimization to maintain high inventory accuracy and control costs.
• Support manufacturing operations by ensuring tooling availability, responding to urgent tooling needs, and standardizing tooling solutions.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, ISO, and company safety requirements through inspections, documentation, and audit support.
• Develop and maintain standardized processes for tool crib operations, asset management, and equipment accountability.
• Monitor asset utilization, inventory performance, and key performance indicators while identifying opportunities to reduce loss, downtime, and operating costs.