Assistant Shift Leader — Injection Molding Ops

Schaefer Plastics Na Llc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaefer Plastics North America is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader in Charlotte, NC. The role supports the Shift Leader across production, quality, safety, and technical activity on the assigned shift.

You will direct daily activity, coach team members, and handle routine equipment issues while ensuring adherence to procedures. The position emphasizes hands‑on leadership, documentation, and effective handoffs, with responsibilities across molding, robots, and auxiliary equipment, under

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of production leadership or team lead experience.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing safety, quality, production documentation, and SOPs.
• Intermediate computer skills, including MS Office and ability to learn required production systems.
• Ability to read and apply safety rules, procedures, work orders, and production schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, organize work, coach employees, make sound decisions, and solve routine production problems.
• Documented training, qualification, and authorization for each machine, mold, robot, hot‑stamp system, material system, crane or rigging activity, lockout/tagout activity, and process performed.

Responsibilities

• Organize daily production activity and align staffing with the schedule.
• Provide work direction, coaching, and on‑the‑job training while reinforcing safety and quality.
• Monitor staffing, attendance, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Address routine floor issues and escalate disciplinary matters when needed.
• Ensure workers have tools, instructions, and PPE to perform safely.
• Complete or verify inspections and production paperwork, and enter data into PlantStar, RFID, and other systems.
• Respond to safety, quality, or compliance concerns and stop work when required.
• Support stable production and recovery from interruptions following process limits and escalation procedures.
• Start/stop injection molding machines and verify controls and safe operating conditions.
• Support mold start-up and completion of setup, changeovers, and documentation.
• Perform shutdowns, purges, and color-change procedures for job changes and contamination control.
• Support mold sets and pulls, including leveling, clamping, and tooling connections.
• Apply process knowledge to maintain consistent production within limits.
• Provide first-line troubleshooting for machines, molds, robots, and auxiliary equipment; escalate when beyond qualification.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or technical training

Tools

PlantStar

RFID

Production monitoring

Job description

Schaefer Plastics North America is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader in Charlotte, NC. The role supports the Shift Leader across production, quality, safety, and technical activity on the assigned shift.

You will direct daily activity, coach team members, and handle routine equipment issues while ensuring adherence to procedures. The position emphasizes hands‑on leadership, documentation, and effective handoffs, with responsibilities across molding, robots, and auxiliary equipment, under