Molding Supervisor (3rd Shift)

About the role

Supervise the molding department resources, schedules, and equipment on the 3rd shift.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees
• Participate in the analysis of product rejections
• Assure completion of the production schedule
• Provide support and training to employees
• Participate in problem solving teams
• Ensure the quality of the product by monitoring compliance with quality requirements and criteria
• Supervise compliance with the area’s procedures and instructions
• Monitor the reliability of processes
• Participate in responses to customer complaints
• Supervise and provide corrective actions for production performance indicators using fast response
• Implement continuous improvement programs in the production area
• Utilize business systems for decision making and ensure accuracy
• Implement inventory and scrap reduction projects
• Participate in TFT activities and report out
• Comply with quality and environment standards, procedures, and instructions
• Identify safety risks and concerns and act on any that could cause harm to employees
• Verify all paperwork and MES data are correct
• Follow escalation policy
• Verify employees’ payroll
• Provide employee evaluations/reviews and perform disciplinary corrective actions or incident reports as required
• Report out daily production requirements to the production team and follow up on all priorities
• Verify inventory cycle counts
• Verify sorts are completed and all documentation is properly filled out
• Verify non-conforming materials are dispositioned
• Identify process improvements for daily KPIs
• Follow up on all employees’ abilities
• Verify all SPC, purge, dip test, and secondary requirements are completed and within specification
• Work with other departments as needed to ensure customer requirements are met
• Verify all check sheets are completed within all areas of the department
• Ensure operator compliance with 6S, standard work, safety, and quality standards and procedures
• Treat employees with respect to increase productivity

Requirements

• 2–3 years of supervisory experience in an automotive environment
• College degree preferred; advanced degree desirable
• 6 Sigma Green Belt minimum preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact with hourly employees and management
• Basic understanding of sound inventory practices
• Ability to complete assigned projects on time in a changing environment
• Demonstrate good ethical characteristics and behaviors
• Ability to perform tasks using Microsoft software: Word, Excel, etc.
• Basic applied statistics
• Knowledge of quality and environmental systems
• Handling of chemical substances and hazardous residues
• Control of spilled substances