Finishing Team Lead
About the role
Safe and efficient operation of the Finishing Department, which includes slitting, DR winding, and pouching, as well as related changeovers, mechanical troubleshooting, personnel, and paperwork responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate on-the-job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment to ensure proper safety and operating procedures are followed.
- Participate in training and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
- Collect and review shift reports from the previous 24 hours of operation.
- Prepare dashboard daily for morning review.
- Maintain people schedules to ensure proper staffing and balanced shifts.
- Review production schedules to ensure the next 24 hours are organized and goals are established.
- Participate in and generate ideas for department continuous improvement efforts.
- Inventory all DR rewinds generated from the previous 24 hours.
- Review location sheet for WIP rolls not located or issued properly.
- Schedule and prioritize DR winds by release.
- File and review job jackets for the next 24 hours of production in the Finishing Department.
- Communicate with all operators at shift change about any issues with jobs or machines.
- Assist in troubleshooting all machines in the Department.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with job orders and specifications.
- Provide direction to utility personnel and prioritize Finishing Department duties; embrace shared resources and work cell design to organize the shift.
- Check setups and review upcoming specifications to ensure they are clear and match the job order.
- Implement Kanban or other inventory management systems for department supplies: pallets, cores, slitting knives, corrugated, and all packaging supplies.
- Work with Junior Operators and Rewinders for proper cross-training within the department.
- Work with Technical and QA for disposition of material on hold and returned material.
- Complete work orders.
- Review and record department SPOT cards.
- Work various hours on short notice for special projects.
- Actively participate in safety programs and make safety observations; follow all plant safety rules.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Previous experience in a Slitter Operator position.
Skills
- Language: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
- Mathematical: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute waste, footage, pounds, impressions, and production, as well as to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Reasoning: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, climb, and balance. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This position may require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs—reference your department-specific JHA for departmental lifting restrictions. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, distance, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, vibration, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Location: Chili, NY
Schedule: 7pm–7am on a 2-2-3 schedule