Mold Tooling Supervisor

IPEX Group•Pineville, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

IPEX is one of North America's leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. We are seeking a Mold Tooling Supervisor for our Plant 2 in Pineville, NC. This role reports to the Mold Tooling Manager and is responsible for the direct supervision of Mold Technicians and Mold Makers. The primary goal is to ensure molds are maintained according to specifications and schedules, while minimizing job times, ensuring safety, and meeting or exceeding daily planned event schedules and tooling costs.

Requirements

Certified Mold or Tool & Die Maker
At least 5-10 years’ experience in a plastic manufacturing environment
5 years of Mold Making and Tool & Die experience
Experience using all shop equipment

Nice To Haves

Experience and familiarity of ISO 9001 requirements and manufacturing processes
Coaching or supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Communicate, promote, and enforce Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and ensure adherence by staff. Monitor and evaluate safety performance on a regular basis.
Maintain and enforce 5S standards.
Supervise and assign tasks to personnel to meet or exceed daily planned event schedule. Monitor progress during shift.
Lead Mold Technicians and Mold Makers in operating and maintaining a variety of machine tools to cut, create, maintain and repair mold and tooling as required. Tasks may include but are not limited to grinding, EDM, milling, drilling, engraving, turning, disassembling, and assembling of molds as necessary.
Prepare various documents such as but not limited to work orders using MES, mold status in Hydra when a job is completed, hours and details of work performed (estimate time, capturing time, preventive maintenance, changeover, and cost related to time (labor)).
Support for mold repairs during process setup as necessary.
Ensure molds are maintained.
Update status of Mold Red Tags issued by Quality Control/Production as required.
Attend daily meetings.
Ensure quality compliance to IPEX, international and customer specifications and standards.
Ensure that finished product is manufactured in compliance with the Corporate Quality Control Manual and ISO procedures.
Participate in hiring process and training of new employees.
Conduct trials for new production tools or equipment. Record results and discuss with Mold Tooling Manager about suitability for implementation.
Coordinate with Quality Control for any quality issues and Maintenance for any repairs or troubleshooting required.
Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.