Senior Mold Shop Operations Lead

Cambro Manufacturing; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambro Manufacturing is seeking a Mold Shop Supervisor in California to lead mold shop crews across injection, composite, rotational molds and CNC operations. You will drive continuous improvements in quality, cost, safety, and productivity per MOS guidelines and collaborate with engineering, quality, and production to advance new mold projects.

The role involves evaluating tooling, scheduling, and coordinating with outside vendors on repairs, while enforcing policies, safety, and company

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• College or Certificate of Merit Courses related to Machining, Mechanics, Mold Repair/Maintenance, Mold Making, Injection Mold Processing.
• 3-5 years of supervisory experience relating to Injection Molds and/or Rotational Molds in a mold shop environment.
• Intermediate MS Word and Excel. CAD/CAM experience.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customer.
• Ability to work with fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

Responsibilities

• Managing, organizing, and monitoring the routine maintenance and cleaning of injection molds, composite molds, structural web molds, shop machinery, rotational molds, foam fixtures, and/or secondary tooling.
• Oversees new injection mold preparation, EOA or foam fixture, rotational mold, and/or secondary tooling construction.
• Manages, supervises, and follows up on repairs or modifications done in-house and with outside vendors
• Interprets and applies company policies to employees through daily interactions, meetings, and enforces safety regulations.
• Partners with production department managers, engineering, and quality to support/work on projects and process improvement opportunities.
• Interprets or creates specifications, blueprints, and work orders to employees, and assigns specific duties
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Works closely with production and engineering and recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and the quality of the product.
• Administer personnel functions, including recruiting, assisting in review and approval of job descriptions, salary classifications, selection, and placement of personnel.
• Creates and delivers performance evaluations and disciplinary corrective actions, as needed.
• Suggests and implements changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase the efficiency of the shop, department, or employees.
• Analyzes and resolves employee conflicts and or assists workers in solving work problems. Actively engage with employees to motivate and assist them to achieve work goals.
• Maintain reliable and consistent attendance, including being punctual and dependable, in order to meet the needs of the department and the organization.
• Execute each essential duty satisfactorily in order to perform job successfully.
• Follows all safety procedures required in the work area, wears PPE as needed, attends all safety meetings, and reports safety issues regarding equipment or unsafe/hazardous conditions.
• Performs effectively as a group member, able to work well with others, open to receiving and giving feedback, and treats everyone with respect.
• Takes ownership of own work and behavior, accepts accountability for own actions, encourages solutions, and communicates status of work/projects.
• Follow all department quality standards/criteria. Raise concerns and issues to the immediate manager.
• Able to understand and demonstrate the Cambro company culture, display the company's core values (Safety, Quality, Respect, and Service).
• Understands the department's key performance indicators and contributes to achieving these goals both individually and as a team.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Verbal/written comms

CAD/CAM experience

MS Word & Excel

Geometry basics

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.)

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

Cambro Manufacturing is seeking a Mold Shop Supervisor in California to lead mold shop crews across injection, composite, rotational molds and CNC operations. You will drive continuous improvements in quality, cost, safety, and productivity per MOS guidelines and collaborate with engineering, quality, and production to advance new mold projects.

The role involves evaluating tooling, scheduling, and coordinating with outside vendors on repairs, while enforcing policies, safety, and company