Technical Manager, Manufacturing Coordination (Molding)

Summit Polymers, Inc.•Portage, MI

About The Position

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU’LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality. JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Technical Manager, Manufacturing Coordination (Molding) FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Chief Technical Manager – Manufacturing Coordination SUMMARY Under general direction, this position is responsible for manufacturing coordination across molding departments of all SPI plants. Responsible for leading the molding champions team in the development and implementation of various molding department standards with the aim of improving the measured performance of the molding operations at SPI. Also assists plants in the specification, justification, procurement, and implementation of major capital projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Five years technical experience as a molding engineer and/or molding department manager in an automotive environment
Supervisory or managerial experience of engineers in an automotive environment
Current technical and hands on knowledge of molding operations
Injection mold processing skills preferred
Project management skills
Proficiency in Windows software – Excel, Word, & Power Point
Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills is essential
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing at all levels in the organization
Outstanding leadership, team building, coaching and decision making abilities
High energy level and the ability to lead and motivate others
A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (26 on the cognitive portion)

Nice To Haves

Wittmann molding robot programming experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership while engaging plant molding champions and other molding coordination team members to develop, implement and improve molding department standards including:
Molding room safety
Molding equipment – injection molding machines, molding robots, auxiliary equip
Molding floor plans – molding machine work-cell layouts, molding room floor plan
Infrastructure systems – process water, chilled water, electrical, compressed air
Setup reduction – mold change, end of arm tooling change, material change
Material handling systems – system design, equipment, material purging method
Training - mold technician training, supervisor training, molding engineer training
Achieve corporate and plant molding department performance targets
Metrics include safety, molding labor cost per standard hour, scrap percentage, purge percentage, molding setup times, etc.
Coordinate performance improvement plans at and provide extra support at “focus plants”
Achieve consistent and continually improving results across all plants
Lead regular molding champions meetings
Review molding room safety and operational performance across all plants
Coordinate presentation of new molding department standards, systems, etc.
Coordinate presentation of other significant molding related projects around company
On-site support of manufacturing plants
Audit plants to standards
Work with plant to develop action plans to address audit findings
Work with plant to develop action plans implement existing and new standards
Assist plants with developing, authorizing and implementing major capital projects, including budget and timeline development, and participation in project from concept to production
Assist with the development & training of Interns & EITs on the Manufacturing Coordination team
Participate in development of molding department innovation and new processes / technologies
Maintain relationship with key molding equipment manufacturers, in terms of pricing and service part and service tech availability
Other duties as assigned.