Injection Molding: Assistant Shift Leader

Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC. is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader to support the Shift Leader in coordinating people, production, quality, safety, and technical activity on the assigned shift.

This hands-on leadership role requires providing direction, training, and documentation, while ensuring safe, efficient production and timely responses to routine issues within policy and procedures.

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 and ability to learn required production systems.
• Ability to read and apply safety rules, work orders, operating instructions, and production schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, organize work, coach employees, make 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, and process performed.

Responsibilities

• Organize daily production activity, align staffing with the schedule, and communicate priorities.
• Provide work direction, coaching, and on-the-job training while reinforcing safety, quality, and production standards.
• Monitor staffing, attendance, housekeeping, safety, quality, productivity, and schedule performance.
• Address routine floor issues and elevate disciplinary matters to the Shift Leader or manager.
• Ensure employees have tools, materials, instructions, and PPE to perform their work safely.

Skills

Leadership experience

Manufacturing safety

Production documentation

MS Office proficiency

Reading work orders/documents

Clear communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PlantStar

RFID

Production monitoring systems

Job description

Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC. is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader to support the Shift Leader in coordinating people, production, quality, safety, and technical activity on the assigned shift.

This hands-on leadership role requires providing direction, training, and documentation, while ensuring safe, efficient production and timely responses to routine issues within policy and procedures.