Vacancy title:
Tool Room Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Management, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Installation, Maintenance & Repair]

Jobs at:
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Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, December 13 2025

Duty Station:
Mombasa | Mombasa | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Summary

We are looking for a seasoned Tool Room Manager to lead and optimise all tooling operations in a busy, high-performance manufacturing plant.

You'll Love This Role If You...

• Enjoy leading skilled technical teams and improving tooling performance
• Thrive in structured manufacturing environments with high production demands
• Love solving complex tooling, machining, and maintenance challenges
• Take pride in well-organised tool rooms, clean workflows, and strong controls
• Want a role where your decisions directly impact production uptime and efficiency
• Have a passion for continuous improvement, ISO standards, and zero-defect culture
• Enjoy planning, scheduling, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration

âš  You'll Struggle Here If You...

• Prefer a routine job with little pressure or technical complexity
• Are uncomfortable managing people, enforcing discipline, or driving high standards
• Don't enjoy fast-paced factory environments with tight deadlines
• Avoid documentation, ISO compliance, or structured reporting
• Struggle with hands-on leadership — this role requires presence on the shop floor
• Are not detail-oriented — accuracy is everything in tooling

Key Responsibilities

• Tool Room Operations
• People Leadership
• Management & Planning
• Safety, Health & Environment

🎓 Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering
• Strong knowledge of tooling, machining, metal production processes
• Computer literacy and strong documentation/reporting skills
• High integrity, discipline, and attention to detail

Experience

• Minimum 10 years in a mechanical or engineering manufacturing environment
• Strong grounding in tool room operations, machining, and production tooling
• Experience with import/export processes is an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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