Senior Injection Mold Process Technician

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.**

An Equal Opportunity Employer