Molding Department Manager

Summit Polymers•Vicksburg, MI

About The Position

Manage a fast paced 5 day/ 24 hour, tier one, class A surface, automotive injection molding department with 40 injection molding machines and a team of mold techs, utilities, and supervisors. Three supervisors (one per shift) report to the department manager. The manager is responsible for daily production with on time delivery and quality to the downstream departments of paint and assembly.

Requirements

College engineering degree
Five years experience as an engineer in a molding
Two years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
Outstanding leadership, team building, coaching and decision making abilities
Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem skills is essential
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing at all levels in the organization
Proven organizational and planning abilities that produce results through execution
Firm, fair and consistent approach to company policy and employee managements
High energy level and ability to lead and motivate others
Current comprehensive technical and hands on knowledge of scientific injection molding process, molds, robotics and robotic programming, end of arm tooling, auxiliary equipment, and central material handling systems.
Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices.
A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 26 on the cognitive portion).
Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.

Nice To Haves

PLC knowledge and understanding of specifications for infrastructure required to support a molding department (process and chilled water, electrical, compressed air, material handling system ) is preferred
Experience with Wittmann robots, Krauss Maffei and Van Dorn molding machines is preferred

Responsibilities

Meets performance objectives for safety, productivity, machine operational availability, change over time, scrap, and delivery
Manages proper staffing and machine loading
Ensures proper training of all employees and mentors supervisors and other key personnel to maintain a competent workforce
Fosters team cohesiveness, moral, and motivation and a culture of excellence by acting as a hands-on accessible leader who facilitates collaboration and cooperation across all shifts
Sets a proper safety example, encourages a safety mindset and awareness, ensures corporate and industry standard safety practices are followed, and ensures 5S (cleanliness) is maintained
Ensures machines and auxiliary equipment are maintained
Collaborates with the plant molding engineers, and tooling and maintenance departments on continuous improvement to reduce scrap, reduce cycle times, improve machine operational availability, and improve productivity
Collaborates with the plant lean manufacturing team on inventory levels and lean manufacturing tools and practices with the focus of eliminating waste
Supports new launches with samples, optimizing processes, end of arm tooling, internal packaging, and justifying new equipment
Adherence to TS16949 standards and procedures.
Other duties as assigned.