Production Team Lead (WCC)

Mold-Rite Plastics•Plattsburgh, NY

About The Position

The Work Cell Coach will oversee the day-to-day operation of their assigned Work Cell. The Work Cell Coach has overall responsibility for the operations of their Work Cell and may require escalation of issues to other supporting departments (i.e. Maintenance and Automation, Tool Room) or their Supervisor. This position will report directly to the Supervisor of their shift.

Requirements

Ability to challenge the status quo to facilitate continuous improvement
Ability to collaborate across roles and diverse groups, gather and share feedback
Ability to stay current in best practices and be a continuous learner
Ability to plan and manage routine maintenance
Strong communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strategic thinking skills
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, reports and memos.
Ability to write correspondence and reports.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations, to other supervisors and in small group settings to employees of his/her department.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage.
Ability to apply astute understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving employees.
Ability to determine problems if rate is not made on a specific machine.
Associates degree or relevant experience
Previous experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, military or industrial environment.

Responsibilities

Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors and participate and make suggestions for improvement.
Identify safety gaps and self-initiate corrective actions.
Strictly adhere to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts.
Understands, identifies and corrects safety hazards.
Create a work environment where risks are managed with an appropriate sense of urgency
Support and ensure compliance and execution of company vision
Perform cell walk at shift exchange with previous WCC
Ensure labor density plan is followed
Review machine downtime to ensure optimized labor assignments
Ensure machine/cell readiness for production
Approve start-up of prod
Inspect one shot/operator/day (with them) and then one shot/operator/day independently to ensure compliance and effectiveness and to ensure quality product is being produced within the cell
Perform Gemba walks every 2 hours-doc results on MDI
Ensure Operator AMs are being completed
Hold TPM meeting weekly and maintain Found vs. Fixed
Ensure proper shutdown of machines: End of run, no-op, and Holiday shutdown
Performance of assigned LPAs
Investigate Production Anomalies (pulls, DT, Red Screen, HrxHr, Labor variance, proactively reduce scrap)
Communicate/escalate operational issues with shift supervisor
Lead, support, and develop operator skill level in work cell for better performance
Ensure compliance plant initiatives ISO, TPM and GMP
Manage scrap waste stream and drive reduction within the cell
Assist with machine breakdowns and escalate to support groups
Safety Responsibilities: 1. Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions and behaviors, make suggestions for improvements, and actively participates in implementing solutions 2. Identifies safety gaps and self-initiates corrective actions 3. Strictly adheres to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts 4. Understands, identifies, and corrects safety hazards 5. Drives a culture which empowers employees to understand and embrace what they own
Food Safety Responsibilities: 1. Monitors and verifies activities to ensure that finished goods and raw materials are coming in and out of the facility meet consumer safety and quality standards. 2. Complies with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures 3. Reports any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured products to the location’s Food Safety Team Leader and submits an appropriate incident report