Injection Molding Shift Supervisor

Ambrit Engineering - USA; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development Plan

Job summary

Ambrit Engineering - USA is seeking a Shift Supervisor for our plastic injection molding operation in California. You will supervise production workers, coordinate shift activities, and ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery while optimizing machine run rates.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, familiarity with IQMS MES, and collaboration with maintenance and quality teams. Experience leading teams on precision medical, aerospace, automotive, electronics parts is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as shift supervisor in a plastic injection molding facility.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple teams and maintain safety.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production workers and coordinate shift operations.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Review daily schedules and direct team priorities to meet production goals.
• Coordinate maintenance and tooling activities to support the schedule.
• Log downtime, scrap and line issues; communicate shift handoffs.

Skills

Shift supervision

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Quality control

Safety procedures

Tools

IQMS

Injection molding machines

Metrology tools

Job description

(Must have experience as shift supervisor in a plastic injection molding facility)Benefits:401(k)Dental InsuranceHealth InsuranceVision InsuranceLife InsurancePaid Time OffTuition ReimbursementCareer Development PlanShift:3:45pm to 12:15am8 hour shiftSummary/ObjectiveShift Supervisor is responsible to supervise and coordinate daily activities of production workers engaged in operating plastic molding equipment that produce plastic molded parts such as medical, aerospace, automotive, electronics and consumer products by performing the following duties. This position requires interaction with the other Shift Supervisors and leads to coordinate shift operations, excellent troubleshooting skills, a good memory, a thorough knowledge of the various equipment, resins and their characteristics. Provides direction for all employees and shift activities.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesIs responsible to supervise, develop, train and coach production team leaders, cell leaders, operators and material personnel within the department, ensuring that they contribute to the company objectives.Reviews master schedule in order to plan, direct daily production, secondary ops or rework activities and ensure production and quality requirements are achieved.Responsible for meeting or exceeding of productivity guidelines on your shift (scrap, utilization, meeting standards).Ensure all work centers are running with approved cycle sheets and correct scheduled work orders.Assign, direct, and follow up with Production team to establish and maintain safety procedures, production, quality control standards, daily priorities, good housekeeping practices, and clean working environment.Verify machines are operating according to standard cycles, allowable scrap, work instructions and quality plan; ensure downtime codes and scrap codes are entered on time into IQMS.Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct support teams with adjustment of machines.Establish and maintain good employee relations and adherence to judicious disciplinary measures when required.Responsible for reviewing and/or administering employee performance evaluations and developmental actions.Is responsible for consistent and fair application of company policies and procedures.Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures.Coordinate and direct technicians, material handlers, and leads priorities with troubleshooting and problem solving to support production schedule, and follow established action plans for processes out of range.Coordinate and hold team meetings covering safety, quality, and reliability issues.Support quality control for production start-up, including limit sample approval, machine start-up, shift supervisor’s notice of quality defect, and any quality control issues that arise during the shift.Coordinate tooling and equipment usage, repair and maintenance to meet production schedule. Ensure work orders for maintenance or tooling issues are performed and maintained.Assigns and coordinate daily preventive mold cleaning for all production presses per procedure and schedule.Ensure established purge procedure is maintained and line clearance is performed per work instructions.Train production personnel to follow and sustain 5s practices, quality standards, work instructions, accurate floor dispositions, SOP’s and MRB procedures, data collection and reporting, and all other company procedures.Record any process changes to log when deviating from standard process and follow escalation procedure.Communicate shift to shift information such as, production status, quality issues and given instructions.Be an experienced recruiter of and mentor to promotable employees. Forward all pertinent employee information and documentation to Production Manager and/or H.R. department.Involve team leaders, cell leaders, operators, and materials personnel in a team approach to continuous improvement, 5s practices, one-piece flow, and problem solving using root-cause analysis methods.Provide leadership, communication and motivation to team members, promote a work environment based on teamwork, trust, confidence and accountability. Be enthusiastic and have a can-do attitude.Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Language SkillsAbility to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, correspondence and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups or managers clients, customers or employees of organization.Competencies1. Technical Capacity2. Organizational Skills3. Problem Solving/Analytical4. Decision Making Skills5. Use of Metrology Instruments6. Mathematic Ability7. Time Management8. InitiativeYou should be proficient in:Injection Molding ExperienceMachines & technologies you'll use:Injection Molding Machine (Milacron, Toshiba, Arburg, Husky)