[3][4] Hutwelker finished his coaching license and was appointed manager of FC Kray on 4 November 2013.
On 25 August 2014 Hutwelker was appointed caretaker manager of the first team after Lothar Kurbjuweit was fired.
[8] On 10 December 2014, he was released from his position as interim head coach, but he had a contract until 2016, so he continued at the club, working in the youth sector.
[13] In January 2017 it was confirmed, that Hutwelker had decided to step down from his position for personal reasons, but would continue in the scouting area until the summer where his contract expired.
[16] In March 2019, Hutwelker returned to his hometown of Wuppertal and became sports director of the regional league team Wuppertaler SV.