Blow Mold Lead (Night Shift)

About the position

Igloo Products Corp is an iconic and fast-growing American brand known for exceptional and durable performance for everyday cooler needs. After more than 75 years of as the leader as a housewares brand, Igloo has pivoted to a high growth lifestyle brand for outside activities associated with fun, family and friends

Founded in as a metalworking shop bringing fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field to inventing the Playmate to becoming America’s most recognizable brand of ice chests, the Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world.  Today, Igloo has 90% + brand awareness and is #1 in market share in the US, is a pioneer in sustainability for our category with the launch of biodegradable coolers and coolers made with from post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials and has a growing DTC business allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers.  In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands and now there is the opportunity to Globally grow both brands together.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Blow Mold Lead.

This position leads in the Blow Mold Department. The Blow Mold Lead Operator will be responsible for production labor staffing, efficiency, quality, and safety. This position has a working knowledge of all Blow Mold machines and will provide relief and training to operators as needed

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates production activities related to manufacture and/or assembly, testing and packing activities as required.
• Communicates quickly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Promotes Safety, Quality and Environmental awareness. Ensure safes working practices are followed and all accidents, hazards, near misses, and property damage are reported in the required time.
• Ensures that production activities are carried out in accordance with approved procedures and all non-conformances are dispositioned and approved as required.
• Ensures employees are provided with clear instructions/training along with the correct tools and PPE required; explains and demonstrates Blow Molding procedures to employees needing assistance or reinforcement
• Ensures all labor and machine attendance sheets are completed accurately and submitted as required.
• Maintains housekeeping by 6S standards in the assigned work area. Work areas must be kept free and clear of trash (paper, plastic, cups, bottles, and gloves) or any items which are not necessary to perform work assignment.  
• Ensures correct Bill of Materials (BOM) and Work Order Labels are present at each process. .
• Ensure assembly components and materials are requested and delivered from warehouse.
• Ensures that all production is counted, tagged, and sent to the warehouse and that all unused components and materials are returned to warehouse at the end of run.
• Monitors production quantities for color change, mold change and product completion.
• Entry of process statistics and communication. Generate Oracle reports daily.
• Regularly inspects part quality at the assigned machines to assure production of acceptable quality parts in preventing mass production of defective or unacceptable parts (scrap). Unacceptable parts should be re-ground and must not be palletized.
• Writes Scrap tickets for non-conforming parts to be processed in Post Prime area, and/or oversee all scrap tickets generated during shift ensuring proper completion.
• Participates in Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Runs all machines and auxiliary equipment as needed.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and routine maintenance on blow molding and auxiliary equipment.
• Seek solutions for technical problems associated with assigned processes.
• Follows-up of trials on new processes.
• Verifies manufacturing working documents.
• Ensures production activities are carried out within scheduled machine and labor hours.
• Performs process verification prior to job commencement.
• Communicates/updates machine status and unacceptable part quality to Supervisor.
• Follows Inspection and Test Plan.
• Other duties as assigned.

What do we offer?

1. Medical
2. Dental
3. Vision
4. Life Insurance
5. Short term & Long-term disability
6. Accidental death insurance
7. Supplemental life insurance
8. Company paid holidays
9. Flexible Spending Accounts

 

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences:

• Education