Group Lead – Production Injection Molding

 

Job Summary:  

The Group Lead – Production will lead and guide employees in the assigned department. Perform and oversee all operations for the department's production including fabrication of all production units and samples. This position assists the Shift Supervisor with various tasks related to supervising and coordinating the assembly lines.  

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.    

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Supervise activities and employees to produce products on schedule.  
• Provide training on safely using department machinery, tools, equipment, and controls. 
• Conduct initial accident investigations and prepare the required documents. 
• Work with scheduling to determine the next process.  
• Maintain top-level efficiency, utilization, on-time delivery, and First pass yield through quality. 
• Record production results, scrap or other KPIs on the department display board every 2 hours.
• Work with the Engineering and Production Manager to generate and maintain the necessary processes to complete the product as efficiently as possible. 
• Resolve all problems on the floor through effective communication with the Management. 
• Maintain a constant flow of work or notify the Production Manager before the lack of work affects the workforce. 
• Responsible for inventory and accurate control/accountability. 
• Occasionally drive a forklift to clear the production lines and move and stack raw materials and finished goods in the plant.   
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

 

Required Skills/Abilities:  

• Language and Technical Skills: Read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, bills of materials, work instructions, process flow charts, technical procedures, and quality standards.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Effectively present information to groups of employees and respond to questions from managers, visitors, and employees. 
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts of fractions, addition, subtraction, division, and decimals in all units of measure. Ability to interpret graphs and drawings. 
• Reasoning Ability: Define problems, collect data and facts, draw valid conclusions, and recommend solutions.  Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and BOMs (Bills of Materials) and perform quality checks.
• Ability to use measuring equipment. 

 

Education and Experience: 

• One-year certification from college or technical school. 
• Associate degree (two-year college or technical school) preferred. 
• Minimum of 1 year of experience overseeing a team. 
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• with specialized equipment such as fork-lift preferred. 

 

Physical Requirements:  

The physical demands described are representative of those that an employee must successfully perform.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Employees are regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to touch, handle and feel objects, use tools or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, and twist.  Push and Pull carts and pallet jacks, loaded or empty. 

• Employees must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.  Charles Industries weight rule: 35 lbs. and under can be lifted alone.  35 - 50 lbs. can be lifted by one person if they feel comfortable doing so.  50 lbs. or more requires the employee to get assistance or use a lifting device. (i.e. pallet jack, forklift, scissor table, buddy system). 

• Vision abilities required are close, peripheral and depth.  Must have the ability to recognize color. 

 

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions. 

• Employees regularly work near moving, vibrating, mechanical equipment, occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. 
• Exposed to minimal risk of electrical shock. 
• The noise level is moderate.