Injection Molding 2nd shift Supervisor

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Optimization of personnel and facilities can be achieved through setting priorities, and organization.
  • This includes assigning people, meeting schedules requirements, maintenance planning, and efficiently scheduling machine and mold capacity.
• Possess a good knowledge of the molding machine systems and overall production process.
  • Work well with others and organizational skills.
• Directs, instructs, and trains employees, and monitors, evaluates, and corrects employee's performance and behavior as necessary.
  • Implement methods to reduce premium time waste.
• Affirms compliance with all applicable departmental and corporate policies and procedures.
  • Enforces all applicable rules and regulations of the company.
• Ensures that all daily process checks are completed accurately.
  • Complies with environmental health and safety systems.

Qualifications

• Post high school education is required.
• Minimum 2 to 4 years of experience in manufacturing.
• 1 to 3 years of experience managing people.
• Demonstrated ability to set up and manage agendas, ensuring clear understanding of time frames and effective use of visual aids.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak clearly and precisely, engage listeners, and ask pertinent questions.
• Proficiency in operating Inside UFPI, with a thorough understanding of available resources, specific UFP policy training, and main page navigation.
• Skilled in searching topics, using Citrix, and maintaining email etiquette, with a strong grasp of timelines and deadlines.
• Expertise in the Precise Plant Quality Program, including knowledge of quality requirements communication, quality training, and troubleshooting quality issues.
• Attention to detail in identifying important production details, reporting and checking for accuracy, and implementing double-check systems.
• Ability to maintain a routine for day-to-day work while being organized for flexible periods.
• Effective daily communication with employees, holding them accountable, and utilizing various communication methods to convey production expectations.
• Commitment to safety, understanding and adhering to the UFP principle that safety is priority one, and working with safety leaders on JDA’s and JSA’s.
• Proper training in conducting machine audits, understanding the importance of LOTO, and implementing safety improvements.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement (CI) principles, including 5S and TPM, and the ability to communicate the importance of each program before implementation.
• Technical knowledge of machinery and equipment, including proper training, understanding machine purposes, documenting training, and developing relationships with maintenance staff.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance and standard work instructions.
• Ability to provide daily feedback and communication, identify potential advancement based on performance, and conduct employee reviews.
• Understanding the importance of training employees, communicating effectively during training, and emphasizing safety and safeguards.
• Self-awareness to reflect on situations and identify areas for improvement.
• Successfully complete Forklift Driver licensing process.