GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, direct and coordinate all shift activities through departmental staff for production operations in order to meet or exceed plant objectives and goals through efficient use of resources. Key responsibilities include: providing leadership; meeting production demands; continuous improvement; compliance with safety and policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

  • Plan, direct and coordinate production activities through department staff to meet stated objectives.
  • Responsible for continuous improvement cost reductions to reach bottom line savings.
  • Responsible for meeting objectives within departmental business plan.
  • Achieve performance measures in critical success target areas of attainment, labor efficiency, indirect labor use, safety, and quality.
  • Assures that safety and environmental standards, housekeeping and safe working environment are maintained and encouraged throughout the department.
  • Reduce OSHA incident rates to levels consistent with, or better than, industry standards.
  • Assure high standards of quality, through the reduction of internal defect rate and scrap.
  • Directs, controls and maintains hourly workforce in areas of labor efficiency, associates relations and absenteeism.
  • Operates the assigned shift within the budget along with cost reduction programs.
  • Assures that communications are enhanced throughout the production environment concerning all aspects of the business.
  • Provide leadership and developmental opportunities to hourly associates.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • 2 — 4 years of experience in a supervisory or technical role in injection molding.
  • Four-year degree, or the equivalent in experience.
  • Experience in training, directing, and coordinating the activities of others in a manufacturing environment.
  • Above average verbal and written communication skills.
  • Well-developed organizational and time management skills.
  • History of achievement, innovation, initiative, self-improvement, involvement and leadership.
  • Positive associate relations approach and experience promoting teamwork.
  • Good analytical and computer systems skills.
  • Experience with “lean manufacturing” practices.

 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

  • High School Education and/or GED
  • 3-4 yrs. Injection Molding

 

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must complete all OSHA required training.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must show mechanical ability through Applied Assessments testing battery.
  • Must show strong safety awareness and good housekeeping skills
  • S. Diploma or GED required

 

 

**THE ABOVE IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.  THIS POSITION MAY REQUIRE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.**

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