Drill Lead

California Screw ProductsParamount, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Under direction from management and according to established policy and procedures, the Drill Lead oversees the day-to-day set-up, production performance, quality, productivity, and adherence to company policies and procedures of the team members in the area/shift while maintaining a safe work environment. In addition, this role is also an individual contributor to each of these elements on a daily basis.

Requirements

  • Able to read, comprehend, and execute directions from mechanical drawings.
  • Able to measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.

Responsibilities

  • Assign work and deploy operators in each area to maximize the productivity and piece output while holding and monitoring quality standards of the product; this activity coordinated with 1st shift for continuity of production.
  • Assure First run inspection and periodic quality checks are performed following a 2-pan or 3-pan system for self and others as needed.
  • Serves as a single point of contact to assist other operators in their set-up, run times, inspection, trouble shooting, and other tasks to execute the daily production plan.
  • Perform routine maintenance on equipment including cleaning, lubricating, adding fluids, check air pressure and oil levels, belts, cleaning solutions, blast media, among other mechanical items as needed.
  • Train and develop team members in manufacturing disciplines within the area of responsibility.
  • With direction from management, it executes the work allocation to all machines and operators in order to execute the daily production targets; and make adjustments as needed to overcome issues impeding these targets.
  • In cooperation with other shifts, the Drill Lead will deploy resources as needed to each work center to assure the daily, weekly, and monthly production and sales targets are achieved.
  • In cooperation with OSP, evaluate and priority the daily thru cleaning and blast areas in support of production goals.
  • Maintains housekeeping in the department, including 5S principles.
  • Assist in the monitoring and maintaining of tooling inventory levels based on production forecasts.
  • Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards, by following blueprints or work instructions.
  • Reads blueprint or job order for product specification such as dimensions, tolerance, number or parts to be checked.
  • Performs record keeping, data entry, housekeeping, and follows safety regulations.
  • Perform other duties as needed.
  • Operates and/or setup drilling machines, such as single or multiple spindle drill presses to drill, ream, countersink, spot face or tap holes in work pieces according to specifications.
  • Starts and operates machine operation to detect out-of-tolerance machining and adjust controls and machine as required.
  • Sets up and operates machine on trial run to check accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
  • Identifies, disassembles, and determines corrective action required to repair work or broken parts.
  • Checks tooling and reworks as needed to keep machine running.
  • Lays out parts for successive and continuous machining operations.
  • May be tasked to re-sharpen dull drill bits and reamers.
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