Mold Setter 2nd Shift (2:00PM - 10:30PM)

Heartland Automotive, LLC.•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

The Mold Setter coordinates and assists associates in maintaining and operating equipment. The position includes machine setup and operation, equipment maintenance and adjustments, preventive maintenance, and support for quality and safety requirements. The Mold Setter also helps train associates, resolve work problems, complete production records, and meet TPM and continual-improvement goals. The scheduled hours are 2:00 PM–10:30 PM. The role requires operating heavy equipment, including cranes and forklifts, and moving materials and products across level ground, stairs, and ladders. The employee must follow established safety and emergency procedures and wear safety glasses and other PPE required by the applicable SWI. Physical requirements include frequent standing, walking, sitting, hand use, and reaching, as well as lifting or moving up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds frequently, and 50 pounds or more occasionally. Vision requirements include close, distant, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

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.
Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and 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 involving concrete variables and limited standardization.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting and moving materials and products.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience with Heartland Automotive.

Responsibilities

Train and assist associates with preventive maintenance assignments, machine adjustments, safety processes, and repairing products that fail to meet standards.
Set up and safely operate machinery, ensuring equipment safety features are present and functioning properly.
Record scrap accurately, dispose of it daily, and ensure rework is completed at the end of the day.
Fill in for associates when necessary and understand, operate, and assist at individual process stations on all equipment.
Perform lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) 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 that they conform to specifications.
Analyze work problems, provide input toward solutions, and assist associates in solving problems.
Follow lead operators’ and the Team Leader’s directions during emergencies and follow response procedures for emergency events.
Help monitor and maintain 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 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 the applicable SWI.