Shift Lead: Rubber Manufacturing & Team Training

The-Kong-Company-LLC; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with match

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Kong Company LLC in Golden, Colorado is seeking a Shift Lead to supervise a 2pm–10pm Monday–Friday shift. You will train press operators, coordinate batches of rubber, and support the Shift Supervisor to sustain profitability in the manufacturing department.

Responsibilities include on-going coaching, operating and maintaining machines safely, conducting downtime logging, inventory control, and ensuring data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team and coaching operators.
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Must obtain forklift operation certification.

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.

Skills

Leading a team

Training

Forklift certification

Communication

Job description

The Kong Company LLC in Golden, Colorado is seeking a Shift Lead to supervise a 2pm–10pm Monday–Friday shift. You will train press operators, coordinate batches of rubber, and support the Shift Supervisor to sustain profitability in the manufacturing department.

Responsibilities include on-going coaching, operating and maintaining machines safely, conducting downtime logging, inventory control, and ensuring data accuracy.