Position summary:
Coordinates the team and is responsible for applying policies and procedures.  Plays an intermediate role between workers and supervisors
Position duties:
May include, but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor, promote and enforce safe practices at all times
• Coordinate activities to ensure safe working environment
• Promptly attend and resolve hourly employee conflicts as required
• Promote subordinate involvement and promptly address respective requests and concerns
• Ensuring daily production requirements are met
• Promptly communicate changes and assignments to subordinates
• Frequently audit all subordinate activities to ensure 100% compliance to their respective responsibilities and assignments
• Validate that all scrap parts are non-compliant to quality standards prior to disposal
• Coordinate time and resources to validate that all subordinates are properly trained when assigned to their working areas
• Promptly and effectively communicate with co-workers
• Ensure readiness of all resources required to meet 100% production schedule requirements at all times
• Ensure readiness of all resources required to meet production scrap, machine efficiency and labor efficiency goals established by upper management
• Enforce containment of defective product at the source and coordinate activities to promptly manage or correct the problem
• Monitor and enforce housekeeping standards
• Trains subordinates as needed
• Regular and Predictable attendance
  Required skills and experience:
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required
  Preferred skills and experience:
• Must be familiar with computers with the ability to use Word, Excel, and other software packages
• Forklift operation
• Must have excellent communication and people skills
• Must be aware of customer requirements and expectations
• Must be able to prioritize tasks
• Must be able to work overtime on a short notice
  Safety Requirements
• Promote a safe work environment and is responsible for the safety of associates
• Must understand the legal liability of this role and any related occupational and safety laws.
• Ensures associates comply with safety regulations, identify a need for safety training, participate in accident investigations and see to timely resolution of safety concerns.
  Education and/or Experience
• Minimum two years’ experience in Injection Mold
• Minimum one years’ experience in a lead hand or supervisor role
  Language Skills
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memosAbility to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
  Mathematical Skills
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
  Reasoning Ability
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
  Physical Demands 
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally maneuver up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
• Must be able to stand continuously for the duration of scheduled shift

 
The work environment and physical demands detailed above are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
 
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.  All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.