Production Leader, Insert Molding

Cook Group•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Production Leader leads a group of 50 or fewer employees within one or more production departments. The role organizes the group’s work, ensures appropriate materials, tools, and written instructions are available, monitors compliance with company policies and procedures, and provides input to a supervisor about employee performance and productivity-related problems. The position supports production and administrative operations, troubleshoots products while following quality-system guidelines, and schedules and facilitates product manufacturing. It also performs secondary operations needed to complete components, documents work according to procedures, participates in meetings focused on current and future business practices and continuous improvement, and maintains an organized workstation consistent 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

Lead a group of 50 or fewer employees within production department(s).
Organize the group’s work and ensure proper materials, tools, and written instructions are available.
Monitor employees’ compliance with company policies and procedures.
Provide input to the supervisor regarding employee performance and assist in identifying and resolving problems that affect productivity.
Support 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 as directed, including physical processing and adherence to quality-system guidelines, procedures, specifications, and drawings.
Document work activities in accordance with 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 to defined specifications, such as capping, skiving, and clipping.
Maintain the work environment and workstation according to stated standards and applicable 6S standards, including organizing, removing unnecessary items, cleaning, and sustaining assigned work areas.