Production Lead, Injection Molding- B Shift

Location Address:

600 Vista Drive, Sparta, Tennessee 38583

Work Shift:

12hr-B Shift (7a-7p) (United States of America)

The Lead provides direction and support to the shift team. Drives compliance with standard operating procedures and policies, such as Safety, Quality, GMP, and CPS. May be assigned to one or more of following functions: Production, Maintenance, Warehouse and Quality

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champions a safety culture, ensures a safe work environment, and promotes safe behavior
• Monitors environment and becomes aware of conditions that may affect employee safety and security; takes corrective action
• Communicates to ensure employees learn and comply with specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies
• Prepares training plans and conducts or assigns safety, maintenance, machine operation and quality assurance training to new employees
• Prepares documentation and provides performance feedback to introductory employees
• Provides feedback to plant leaders concerning employee performance and behavior
• Ensures employees have required tools, supplies and area to exercise their duties
• Operates injection mold machines and other related equipment
• Analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other data to drive production requirements
• Performs and/or assigns personnel to conduct audits, weights and quality checks
• Troubleshoots and resolves process problems and makes minor repairs to blow-mold and support equipment
• Prepares and documents daily production reports, including rejects, regrinds, line efficiencies and other
• Maintenance:
• Loads and unloads trucks and secures product in accordance with customer requirements; inspects incoming materials.
• Performs mold, neck tooling, pin and other equipment changes
• Installs, adjusts, and repairs blow mold machines, trimmers, palletizers and other related equipment
• Troubleshoots, locates root problems, and repairs blow mold, baggers and support equipment or PLC programming issues
• Warehouse:
• Records shipment data, including weight, charges, and space availability.
• Determines method of shipment by examining items to be shipped, destination, route, rate, and time of shipment
• Develops and implements quality related training programs for all employees
• Applies statistical tools and techniques to monitor plant performance and finished goods
• Performs in-process inspections of manufactured product during molding, packaging and loading
• Communicates quality issues and out of specifications conditions to plant leaders
• Completes laboratory testing and collects samples at established intervals
• Group Lead will have responsibility for two or more departments (i.e. Production, Warehouse, etc.). Lead will  have  
•      responsibility for one mid-to-large department or a limited number of shift employees.
• Other duties and roles maybe assigned by plant management

Conditions of Employment

Must be able to comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Climate Ranging from 40 – 110 degrees F
• No Jewelry, including facial piercings, wedding rings, watches, etc
• No cellphones on production floor, personal items will be kept in provided lockers onsite
• No pocket knives or firearms on company grounds
• Must wear the specified PPE at all times: bump caps, hair/beard net, safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, and safety shoes
• Position may require working in different buildings at any given time
• Abide by all Safety, GMP, and quality regulations

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. Employee could be exposed to seasonal weather conditions if required to go outdoors.

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 could be regularly required to:

• Remain stationary extended periods of time
• Move around production floor
• Communicate with subordinates
• Position self to ground level as needed
• Stand on feet for 8-11.5 hours per day
• Move, adjust, and position anywhere from 10 to 45 lbs.

Preferred Experience/Education

• 1-3 years similar role experience

• Manufacturing Experience
• Quality ass