Molding Production Supervisor

Silgan Dispensing Systems•Grandview, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supervises the daily shift activities of the molding production team, including machine operators and all technical roles within the department. Responsibilities include orientation and training of employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Expectations include promoting safety in the workplace, follow all safety rules as well as being able to recognize and correct unsafe work conditions. This role must motivate their team to work towards achieving the goals of the molding department and will assist with department cost improvements by improving standards and overall efficiency. The supervisor must ensure their team is adhering to all policies, procedures, and work rules at all times.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from accredited institution or 4-6 years of related experience and/or training. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Includes employee issues, process issues, and scheduling conflicts.
Decision-making includes scheduling, work appraisals, rewarding/disciplining employees, training and addressing complaints and problems.
Identify performance trends within the department through analytics and assist in identifying root causes and corrective actions for customer complaints both internal and external.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ISO9001/14001 preferred
Scientific Injection Molding experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Promote a Zero injury / incident culture
Effectively communicate and present data to team members
Identify and develop people to promote within the organization
Set clear and consistent performance expectations for employees and instill a culture of accountability
Ability to properly and fully investigate customer complaints (internal & external)
Ensure all reviews are fair, consistent and timely across the shift and department.
Ensure all policies and procedures are followed by all and actions for non-compliance are fair, consistent and timely
Fully investigate and determine root cause for accidents/near misses with clear communication to all employees on root causes and expectations
Must follow all work rules and policies
Managing and scheduling of work and personnel, coaching and developing team through use of performance reviews, counseling reports, training documents, meetings, etc.
Update production reports and daily activity sheets
Be on the production floor assisting with daily operation of Grandview Molding Operations. Including troubleshooting, training/development of team, scrap reduction and continuous improvements projects.
Develop, analyze and report on improvement projects
Lead safety improvements and activities to drive for zero injuries