Molding Team Lead (2nd shift)

Silgan Dispensing; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Silgan Dispensing is seeking a Molding Team Leader to assist shift supervisors on the production floor, coordinating machine operators and technicians to meet safety, quality, and output goals. You will bridge plant management and the team, troubleshoot basic issues, and maintain workflow efficiency in a high pace molding environment.

This role requires an Associate degree or equivalent, the ability to guide a 10–12 person cell, and a commitment to safety policies.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent and related molding experience.
• Experience in a high-pace molding environment is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret production instructions and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Fill in for production supervisor in their absence.
• Monitor injection molding machines for cycle times, scrap rates, and part quality.
• Troubleshoot minor equipment, mold, or material issues and call technicians when needed.
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed; address non-conformance fairly and promptly.
• Communicate job specifications to workers and assign duties to 10–12 workers in the molding cell.
• Set and adjust work priorities to meet production schedules.
• Coach and develop team members; support performance reviews.
• Act as liaison between QA, Maintenance and Materials.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting basics

Quality focus

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Molding Team Leader assists the shift supervisors with daily shop-floor operations, coordinating machine operators and technicians and ensures safety, quality, and production goals are met. They act as the bridge between plant management and the production team, troubleshooting basic machine/process issues and maintaining workflow efficiency on the production floor.

Leaders:

Leaders are expected to create a safe work environment through implementation and commitment to the Safety & Health - Vision, Values and Mission and the Safety Principles of Conduct. Promote safety by following company and site safety policies and procedures, responding to safety non-conformance by coaching to correct behaviors and encouraging and support employees by attending employee safety meetings and recognition of safe behaviors.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:

All employees are expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Everyone is personally accountable for his/her own safety as well as their co-workers. Safety and health is a shared responsibility of everyone in the organization and a condition of employment. We value and expect engagement out of all employees.

Co-workers share the responsibility for doing the right thing for the environmentand carrying out the stewardship principles addressed in our EnvironmentalPolicy. We will provide the resources necessary to implement this policy, and management will conduct periodic reviews to ensure its ongoing effectiveness.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Fill in for production supervisor in their absence
• Monitor injection molding machines for cycle times, scrap rates, and part quality.
• Troubleshoot minor equipment, mold, or material issues and call technicians when needed.
• Ensure all policies and procedures are followed by all and actions for non-compliance are fair, consistent and timely.
• Communicate specifications on job orders to workers and assign duties to 10 - 12 workers in Molding. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Establish or adjust work priorities to meet required production schedules.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems..
• Maintain time and production records.
• Perform other jobs, activities and tasks assigned by production supervisor as needed.
• Assist the supervisor in the evaluation of team in relation to performance reviews ensuring all reviews are fair, consistent and timely within the assigned work cell
• Assist supervisor in setting clear and consistent performance expectations by leading as an example for employees and help instill a culture of accountability
• Coaching others for development; identify and develop people to promote within the organization
• Assist the supervisor with performance related issues within assigned shift.
• Act as a main liaison between other support departments (QA, Maintenance and Materials).
• Promotes safety in the workplace, follows all safety rules, and recognizes and corrects unsafe work conditions.
• Must be able to work mandatory overtime. The regular schedule for this position exceeds eight hours per day, 40 hours per week.
• Must follow all work rules and policies.
• All other duties as assigned

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 and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in a high pace molding environment highly recommended.

COMPUTER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Must be able to operate a computer and printer.Must also be able to use the following small tools:Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, pry bars, pliers, and calipers.Must be able to read and set various gauges and scales.Must be able to utilize a scanner to call in skids and send out skids.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage and draw/interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the 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, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and sit, bend, stoop, twist, kneel, squat, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 58 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.