Injection Molding Production Lead

Job Description

Job Description

General SummaryThe Production Lead will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the daily production activities of the production staff. This key position within the production team will ensure that production goals and objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner, while maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment.

 

Production Lead Duties and Responsibilities (essential duties are italicized)

·         Coordinate and supervise the daily production activities of assigned staff

·         Ensure that production goals and objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner

·         Monitor production performance, identify areas of improvement, and take corrective action as needed

·         Ensure that production processes are carried out in accordance with established safety and quality standards

·         Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment

·         Train and mentor production staff in the use of equipment and processes

·         Monitor production schedules and workflows

·         Enforce company policies and procedures in a consistent and fair manner

·         Monitor inventory levels and ensure proper stock rotation

·         Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them in a timely manner

·         Commitment to safety regarding the use of equipment

Production Lead Daily Standard Work

 

1.       Supervise assigned production personnel’s daily activities (50% of the time) including but not limited to the following.

o   Manage and audit personnel standard work throughout the day

o   Manage assigned personnels (2) 10-minute breaks and (1) 30-minute lunches.  Anything outside of these times must be reported to the Operations Manager.

o   Ensure all PPE and safety standards are followed

o   Manage and execute shift startup and end of day activities.

o   Routine quality checks and validations are completed on time and accurately

o   Reports any policy non-compliance to the Operations Manager in a timely manner.

 

2.       Execute daily operational tasks and duties (50% of the time) but not limited to the following.

o   Leads daily shift startup and changeover/pass down meetings

o   Performs machine startups, shutdowns, and restarts.

o   Manages the production schedule daily and throughout the day.

o   Manages work order life cycle in Epicor as well as shop floor workflow.

o   Audit housekeeping and 5S daily and throughout the shift.

o   Maintains and audits quality defect rates and maintains a high sense of defect awareness daily and throughout the shift.

o   Actively owns and participates in improvement projects.

o   Tracks daily overall efficiency effectiveness throughout the day.

o   Captures production data and sends reports to managers at the end of each day via shift report.

o   Works in an operator capacity when not performing indirect floor work such as Quality checks, gathering production data, managing work orders, restocking supplies, housekeeping, loading unloading trucks where applicable, starting/stopping machines, troubleshooting issues, etc.

 

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

·         High school diploma or equivalent.

·         At least three years’ hands-on experience working in frontline leadership preferably within an Injection/Blow molding manufacturing environment.

·         Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness. 

·         Skilled in use of computer and software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

·         Ability to learn ERP systems such as Epicor.

·         Fluently speak, read, and write English.

·         Effective written communication skills.

·         Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated.

·         Skilled in time management.

·         Skilled in multi-tasking.

·         Demonstrated ability to effectively speak in front of groups of co-workers and vendors.

·         Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage as well as to draw and interpret graphs.  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, freight, and percentages.

·         Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

·         Demonstrated customer problem solving skills.

·         Ability to work with minimal supervision.

·         Ability to learn and perform primary functions of positions within department.

·         Ability to manage operational and personnel stress.

·         Ability to meet physical demands of the job which include but are not limited to: walking; bending; pushing; pulling; sitting for extended periods of time at a desk using a computer, headset; and occasionally lifting and carrying items which may weigh up to 50 pounds.

·         Position spends approximately 10% of time sitting at a desk and 90% standing or walking.

·         Vision and hearing must be within or correctable to within normal range.

·         Must work from the Arlington site location and be able to work on time on a regular basis during regular business hours.

·         While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is exposed to machines in a climate-controlled production facility where the noise level high.