Shift Leader in Training – Plastics Manufacturing

SSI Schaefer Group.; Charlotte (NC); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Schaefer Plastics is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader to join our Charlotte, NC operations. You will support the Shift Leader in coordinating people, production, quality and safety across the assigned shift, and provide hands-on leadership on the production floor.

You'll guide a team of up to 30 employees, ensure daily production targets are met, uphold safety standards, complete required documentation, and respond to routine equipment and process issues within established procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least one year of production leadership or comparable manufacturing experience.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing safety, quality, production documentation, and SOPs.
• Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office and ability to learn required production systems.
• Ability to read and apply safety rules, procedures, work orders, operating instructions, diagrams, and production schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, organize work, coach employees, make sound decisions, and solve routine production problems.
• Documented training, qualification, and authorization for each machine, mold, robot, hot-stamp system, material system, crane or rigging activity, lockout/tagout activity, and process performed.

Responsabilités

• Provide work direction, coaching, and on-the-job training to assigned employees while reinforcing safe work practices, quality standards, and production expectations.
• Monitor staffing, attendance, housekeeping, safety, quality, productivity, scrap, downtime, and schedule performance throughout the shift.
• Address routine floor issues and elevate disciplinary matters, sensitive employee concerns, or unresolved operating problems to the Shift Leader or appropriate manager.
• Make sure employees have the tools, materials, instructions, and PPE needed to perform their work safely and effectively.
• Start, stop, and safely cycle assigned injection molding machines; verify controls, operating modes, interlocks, emergency stops, system pressure, oil temperature, and safe operating condition.
• Support mold sets and pulls, including leveling, clamping, magnetic holding systems, water and hydraulic connections, die height, tool versions, approved programs, and required documentation.
• Apply approved process knowledge to help maintain consistent production, including pressure, temperature, fill, decompression, nozzle timing, transfer, runners, heaters, clamp requirements, and established process limits.
• Provide first-line troubleshooting for assigned machines, molds, processes, robots, end-of-arm tooling, hot-stamp equipment, dryers, conveying systems, heaters, programs, and auxiliary equipment within demonstrated qualification.
• Do not bypass safeguards or change validated processes outside approved limits. Stabilize the condition, document the issue, and elevate when a problem is beyond the employee's qualification or authority.
• This position provides daily work direction and technical support to an assigned shift or team of 30 or fewer employees, including temporary and seasonal employees.

Connaissances

Shift leadership

Coaching

Communication

Problem-solving

Safety

Formation

High school diploma

Outils

PlantStar

RFID

Description du poste

Schaefer Plastics is seeking an Assistant Shift Leader to join our Charlotte, NC operations. You will support the Shift Leader in coordinating people, production, quality and safety across the assigned shift, and provide hands-on leadership on the production floor.

You'll guide a team of up to 30 employees, ensure daily production targets are met, uphold safety standards, complete required documentation, and respond to routine equipment and process issues within established procedures.