Lead Operator - Millroom (3rd shift Weekends)

Primary Responsibilities

• Overtake and direct manufacturing department personnel
• Oversee product quality and flow within a work area
• Maintain a well-organized work area
• Perform general work of an operator
• Implement and monitor safe work practices
• Responsible for quality and workmanship of product

Education And Experience Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 2 years manufacturing experience

Required Skills

• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, work orders, and written procedures
• Ability to complete production forms, such as product travelers
• Ability to inspect produced parts
• Able to accurately utilize measuring equipment such as calipers, thickness gages, weigh scales, and tape measures
• Proficient in shop math

Preferred Experience

• Two years in a leadership position
• Experience with the manufacture of custom rubber mixing
• Mixing, calendaring, refining and extruding of rubber
• Experience in the operation of Internal Mixers, mills, extruders millroom support equipment and mechanical inspection and test equipment
• Operation of a forklift

Specific Tasks And Focus Areas

• Oversee and guide manufacturing department personnel
• Lead the shift start-up meeting
• Execute Lean Daily Management System
• Make daily work assignments
• Compete daily production reporting in the manufacturing software system
• Provide Supervisor with input on personnel performance
• Review and approve daily labor and attendance reports
• Review overtime and vacation requests for Supervisor approval
• Ensure standard operating procedures are followed
• Oversee product quality and flow within a work area
• Monitor quality of parts produced
• Monitor daily production output
• Resolve issues interfering with quality, productivity or schedule
• Support production readiness
• Conduct process audits
• Establish and maintain a well organized work area
• Maintain work area for maximum efficiency
• Utilize 5S techniques to maintain a clean and organized work area
• Ensure measuring and test equipment is properly calibrated
• Start-up & shut down equipment at the beginning and end of a shift
• Generate maintenance requests
• Generate requisitions for shop aids and when required materials
• Monitor and support training of personnel
• Demnstrate the ability to accurately perform manufacturing methods during the training of personnel
• Provide instruction on the operation of equipment
• Provide instruction on the completion of work orders
• Generate skill versatility sheets
• Monitor employee skills and make recommendations for training to the Supervisor
• Perform general work of an operator
• See job description
• Implement and monitor safe work practices
• Monitor work of personnel for safe practices
• Visually inspect equipment for safe operation
• Responsible for quality and workmanship of product
• Ensure materials are readily available
• Order materials as necessary, coordinate with stores
• Identify and resolve product problems and issues, work with operators/engineering/quality to resolve
• Identify and report equipment problems and issues
• Perform visual and dimensional checks of product manufactured by operators