Process Tech/Supervisor Plastic Injection Molding

Role details

Essential Job Functions

• Verifies and documents that process settings are within parameters called out in the Process Book.
• Ensures that all molded product meets acceptable customer requirements.
• Performs visual checks on molded product hourly.
• insuring the adherence to daily priorities within the 2 cells of the unit and the plant
• review proper placement of all operators within the unit,
• Ensure and enforce organization and cleanliness of the unit
• Work with the QE for the work cell to insure the operators have what is needed to do the job properly
• Insure the basic intent of “every press must run” is adhered to
• Look for and implement every opportunity for improved efficiency. i.e reduction of labor, more efficient way of moving product from the press to the operator at the aisle location
• Production report for all presses in that unit
• Drive compliance to the completion of the pace board
• Drive the completion, by the end of the current shift, of any and all rework or back up created on his/her shift
• Responsible for records and reports on production of shift.
• Monitors, reports and dispositions scrap as needed.
• Oversees that jobs are running to standard.
• Promotes a safe work environment.
• Oversees/enforces that operators are at their work stations at the appropriate time.
• Oversees/enforces that work stations are clean throughout the day and at shift change.
• Must complete daily reports and enter production, scrap, downtime etc as required in database and report in daily accountability meeting.
• Works with Quality Engineer to report any quality issues or concerns.
• Ensures company procedures and policies are being followed and uses corrective action when necessary.
• Complete ownership of the unit performance, cleanliness, and over success and pride

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• May assist in training new operators/trimmers to perform jobs.
• Reworks parts as needed.
• Operate fork truck when necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
• Function as material handler/die setter when required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Communication skills necessary to provide information in a comprehensible fashion (oral and written); read and comprehend instructions.
• Good interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain a productive working relationship with staff members and clients.
• Apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
• Calculate surfaces, volumes, weights, and measures.

Working Conditions

• Shop environment with exposure to loud noises from shop machines.
• Extended hours are commonly required beyond the regular eight hour workday.
• Occasional lifting and carrying tools and other items weighing up to approximately twenty five pound, and or up to 10 pounds frequently. Work requires walking and standing approximately ninety percent.
• Must wear protective equipment such as safety glasses to shield against bits of plastic while on the shop floor.
• Follows all safety, housekeeping, and company policies and procedures.
• Exposed to hot and humid conditions during warm months.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person