Production Leader, Insert Molding

Cook Group•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Production Leader leads a group of 50 or fewer employees within production department(s). The role organizes the group’s work and ensures that appropriate materials, tools, and written instructions are available. It monitors employee compliance with company policies and procedures, provides input to a supervisor about employee performance, and assists the supervisor in identifying and resolving productivity problems. The position supports operations and administrative responsibilities as directed by leadership. It troubleshoots products, schedules and facilitates manufacturing, performs physical product processing and secondary operations, and documents work activities while following quality-system guidelines, procedures, specifications, and drawings. The Production Leader also participates in meetings focused on current and future business practices and continuous improvement, and maintains assigned work areas in accordance with applicable 6S standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 1 year of CPT Production work experience and/or prior leadership experience.
Understanding of manufacturing instructions, product blueprints, and inspection procedures.
Mechanical aptitude.
Communication and interpersonal skills.
Processing ability.
Leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Organize the group’s work and ensure proper materials, tools, and written instructions are available.
Monitor the group’s compliance with company policies and procedures.
Provide input to the supervisor regarding employee performance and help identify and resolve problems affecting productivity.
Assist with operations and administrative responsibilities as directed by leadership.
Troubleshoot products in strict adherence to quality-system guidelines, procedures, specifications, and drawings.
Schedule and facilitate product manufacturing, including physical processing, in accordance with leadership directives and quality-system requirements.
Document work activities according to stated procedures.
Attend meetings as needed to discuss current and future business practices and continuous improvement, including SQDC, GEMBA, and Business Unit meetings.
Perform secondary operations to complete components according to specifications, such as capping, skiving, and clipping.
Maintain a work environment and workstation consistent with stated standards and applicable 6S requirements, including organizing, removing unneeded items, cleaning, and sustaining assigned work areas.