Assembly / Quality Lead

General Plastics Inc; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

General Plastics Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, is seeking an Assembly role focused on safe production, quality checks, and continuous improvement. You will monitor output, ensure instructions align with specifications, and support 5S practices in a hands-on manufacturing setting.

The position requires basic assembly skills, good reading and math abilities, and the capacity to work with ERP systems while maintaining clean, organized work areas and clear communication with team members and supervisors.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Assembly skills are a plus.
• Quality Control (QC) experience helpful.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work environment and practices.
• Monitor team’s product quality and direct adjustments as necessary.
• Support developing work instructions and storyboards for assemblies.
• Support making sure Standard production rates are accurate.
• Enter information into ERP system accurately.
• Keep area clean and organized.

Skills

Reading & interpretation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Math & numeracy

Manual dexterity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Assembly experience a plus

Quality Control (QC) experience helpful

Tools

ERP system

Job description

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all – inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Ensures safe work environment and practices.
• Abides by 5S and Lean Manufacturing in the Assembly department.
• Monitors team’s product quality and directs adjustments as necessary.
• Support training and development of assembly personnel.
• Support developing work instructions and storyboards for assemblies.
• Support making sure Standard production rates are accurate.
• Completes periodic inspections of quality for team members’ work.
• Ensures team stays on task and communicates with manager when a team member finish job for next assignment and or assign looking at backlog of department and needs.
• Ensures rejected materials are labeled and processed correctly.
• Make sure all 5S tools are in place and accounted for.
• Reads the Job Traveler and understands requirements.
• Verifies assembled prints match prints.
• Logs into all jobs you are assigned to.
• Uses the right part labels.
• Packages parts properly.
• Assembles at or above established standard.
• Labels gaylords properly.
• Ensures all consumable production supplies are replenished to acceptable visual standard.
• Counts parts accurately.
• Ensures all paperwork is complete, accurate, and turned in at the end of the shift.
• Ensures information is entered into ERP system accurately.
• Ensures area is clean and organized.
• Drives continual improvement.
• Identifies and understands correct hand tool use.
• Other tasks as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Assembly skills are a plus.
• Quality Control (QC) experience helpful.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, purchase orders, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to gather information and share either verbally or in writing.
• Able to communicate effectively with other employees, office personnel and management.

Mathematical & Reasoning Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Able to practical problem solve and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and communicate to supervisor if unable to solve.
• Able to interpret a variety of specifications and information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands & Working Environment:

Physical Demands

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit or stand while using limbs and requires good manual dexterity, coordination and stamina.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, carrying and moving parts, materials, and products.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job included close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in the shop. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to thrive in a hands-on manufacturing environment where heat, dust, noise and physical activity are part of the job.

Additional Duties:

This job description is in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to beperformed. You will be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested by your supervisor.

Measures of Performance:

These measurements are on the position employee evaluation form.Employee is required to score a total of 60 or higher.Lower than a 60 score will put the employee on a performance improvement plan or could possibly lead to employment termination.