Mold Setter 3rd Shift (10:00PM - 6:30AM)

Heartland Automotive, LLC.•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

The Mold Setter coordinates and assists associates in maintaining and operating equipment. The role includes setting up and operating machinery safely, performing maintenance and adjustments, supporting quality production, and helping associates resolve work problems. The Mold Setter also supports safety, environmental, and continual improvement activities and helps monitor equipment and production goals. The position works from 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM. It requires operating heavy equipment, including cranes and forklifts, and moving materials, waste, and nonconforming products on level ground, stairs, and ladders. Employees must use safety glasses and other PPE required by the applicable work instructions. The role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, hand use, reaching, and communication, as well as lifting and moving loads up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds frequently, and 50 pounds or more occasionally. Required vision abilities include close, distant, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of manufacturing experience; experience with Heartland Automotive is preferred.
Leadership and decision-making skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
Computer knowledge, including Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook, and knowledge of Pareto Charts.
Ability to read and analyze information, write reports and work instructions, present information effectively, and respond to questions.
Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts and solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regular hand use and reaching; standing, walking, sitting, talking, and hearing; and lifting or moving loads as described.

Nice To Haves

Preferred manufacturing experience with Heartland Automotive.

Responsibilities

Train and assist associates with preventive maintenance assignments.
Set up and safely operate machinery, ensuring equipment safety features are present and functioning properly.
Ensure scrap is accurately recorded and disposed of daily, and rework is completed at the end of the day.
Fill in for associates when necessary.
Understand, operate, and assist with individual process stations on all equipment.
Perform lockout/tagout procedures to clear equipment faults and restore machine energy in accordance with established procedures.
Inform the Team Leader or Production Manager of quality or safety issues.
Complete paperwork and data entry accurately.
Maintain 5S3D, Kaizen, and all elements of SQDCME.
Inspect and measure parts and products to verify conformance to specifications.
Train and assist associates in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products that fail to meet standards, and train associates on safety-related processes.
Analyze work problems and provide input to resolve them or assist associates in solving them.
Follow lead operators’ and the Team Leader’s direction during emergencies and follow response procedures for emergency events.
Assist with monitoring and maintaining TPM goals for safety, scrap, customer defects, in-process defects, and downtime frequency.
Support and participate in continual improvement projects for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS).
Perform maintenance and make necessary machine adjustments in assigned work areas to produce quality parts.
Perform basic TPM activities for equipment in the work area.
Operate heavy equipment, including cranes and forklifts.
Move new material, waste, and nonconforming product on level ground, stairs, and ladders.
Develop and maintain a positive attitude and promote teamwork.
Know potential work and environmental hazards, and use safety glasses and other PPE required by applicable work instructions.