Manufacturing Shift Lead - Night Shift

KONG Company; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

12 paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

KONG Company in Golden, CO is seeking a Shift Lead to guide press operators, coordinate rubber batches, and ensure safe, efficient production overnight from 10pm to 6am, Monday through Saturday. You will train operators, perform minor mold maintenance, and help document downtime while supporting the Shift Supervisor.

The role requires leadership, effective communication, and forklift operation certification.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lead and train a team.
• Leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train a team of press operators.
• Coordinate batches of rubber to presses.
• Perform minor mold maintenance and cleaning.
• Relieve operators and run press as needed.
• Document machine downtime events.
• Operate powered forklift to unload rubber.
• Inventory rubber and assign to machines.
• Ensure output data is entered correctly and area is clean.
• Fill in for supervisor as needed.
• Conduct hourly in-process inspections.
• Transport finished product to warehouse or transfer truck.
• Weigh and split rubber batches.
• Enforce all safety procedures.
• Assist in interviews.

Skills

Team leadership

Effective communication

Forklift certification

Team player

Self-starter

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Description

The Shift Lead is responsible for conducting training with operators and performing support tasks as instructed by the Shift Supervisor so that the manufacturing department can sustain profitability. This position is full time working 10pm to 6am Monday night through Saturday morning.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• On-going training and coaching of Press Operators, in support of the Shift Supervisor.
• Assignment and delivery of batches of rubber to presses.
• Minor mold maintenance and cleanings to ensure machines function efficiently.
• Operator relief, as needed, and possibly run press entire shift.
• Assist in documenting machine downtime occurrences throughout shift.
• Utilize a powered fork truck to unload and put away rubber into designated area
• Inventory rubber and assign it to the necessary machines
• Ensure press operators are entering output data properly.
• Ensure operators are maintaining a clean and organized work area.
• Fill in for the supervisor as needed.
• In-process visual inspections of product (approximately every hour) per instructions.
• Transportation of completed lots from press to scale for final weigh count.
• Preparation and/or delivery of finished product to KONG warehouse and/or transfer truck.
• Weighing and “splitting” batches of rubber, as necessary.
• Responsible for adhering and enforcing all safety procedures
• Conducting Interviews as requested.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively lead and train a team
• Leadership experience preferred
• Must be a team player and a self-starter.
• Must be able to communicate effectively to peers and supervisors.
• Must be able to obtain forklift operation certification.
• Willingness to help in a variety of areas.

Work Environment

• Frequent standing, walking, and climbing up and down ladders.
• Ability to bend at the waist several times per day.
• Ability to use fine motor skills to pull parts out of the machine, sort, and trim of parts.
• Ability to work in and around machines that produce heat up to 375 degrees.
• Exposure to conditions, such as fumes, noxious odors, dusts, and gases that affects respiratory system, eyes, or the skin.
• Exposure to loud noises.
• Adhere to required PPE at all times.
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds.

Compensation

• $28 per hour

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance with low-cost premiums
• Access to voluntary benefits
• Employer paid short-term/long term disability and life insurance
• 401k with employer matching
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Personal Leave Accrual
• Pet Insurance, Tuition reimbursement, dog toys, and more!!