Production Lead 1st Shift 1

About the role

As part of an international mid-sized corporation with ambitious growth plans, an innovative mindset and high customer focus, NDS is looking for highly motivated and team-oriented individuals with eagerness to join our journey from good to great.

Job Overview: Direct and coordinate all activities related to the injection molding operations.

NDS, a proud member of NORMA Group, is a market leader for solutions in Storm Water Management, Efficient Landscape Irrigation, and Flow Management for residential and commercial markets.

Responsibilities

• Interpret company policies to workers and enforces all company safety and housekeeping policies, practices and goals
• Run all necessary computerized reports
• Interpret injection molding schedules and work orders and assigns duties
• Set up molding machines to run safely, quality products at optimum productivity
• Perform product changes (ID and resin type and color) on the machines
• Perform nozzle filter cleaning and changes as needed
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and changes machine set-ups as necessary for best quality and cycle time performance.
• Provide and facilitate all the needs of the production operators for optimal performance
• Recommend measures and strive towards improving safety, quality, production methods, and equipment performance.
• Analyze and assist production operators in solving work problems
• Review and prepare as needed daily production reports
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Train workers on how to safely perform their duties
• Be a role model in applying the NDS Core Values
• Perform any other jobs as directed from time to time in order to perform the duties of Production workers, Molding floor workers, Pallet movers

Requirements

• Education: Minimum of a high school diploma
• Experience: minimum one-year work experience in injection molding operations and manufacturing
• Licenses/Certifications: Certified or certifiable to operate an industrial forklift

Work Conditions: occasionally cold, hot, moving mechanical parts, condense work areas and high noise levels (hearing protection will be provided)

Skills

• Fluent in reading, writing and speaking in English language
• Basic computer knowledge
• Good knowledge of manufacturing practices, especially in plastics injection molding
• Operate an industrial forklift
• Ability to supervise groups of people