Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
Direct, monitor, and coordinate all day-to-day production floor activities and functions of a captive injection molding plant operating 24 hours, 7 days/week.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Monitor and adhere to all company and governmental policies, laws, and regulations;
- Organizational development through employment, training, employee relations, and progressive discipline;
- Provide for employee safety and health with administration of all company and governmental safety standards and practices;
- Maintain quality standards through quality programs/procedures, GMP, and IMS standards, and food safety requirements, policies, and procedures;
- Assist in the hiring and training of production personnel;
- Coordinate the day-to-day production related operations;
- Adhere to annual and long term operational/labor objectives;
- Communicate plant maintenance issues to appropriate designates to aid in the efficient operations of the facility;
- Recommend/implement engineering changes to processes and standards;
- Coordinate with Scheduling department on production schedule;
- Monitor, track, & report all production of closures with the addition of scrap produced;
- Assist in customer complaint resolution, reduction, and prevention;
- Communicate all critical information and delegate appropriately to Production Supervisors.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for enforcing all Food Safety related policies and standards;
- Responsible for following and enforcing all Safety Rules, policies procedures and work instructions;
- Active participation in continuous improvement efforts for productivity, scrap, and quality ;
- Active participation in Safety program for the plant;
- Review direct reports annually on job performance;
- Other duties, as assigned by Plant Manager
Requirements
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience;
- Prior manufacturing or supervisory experience;
- Computer literate and good communication and interpersonal skills.
EXPERIENCE:
- 2-5 years manufacturing management experience;
- Knowledge of injection molding processes;
- Knowledge of facility and equipment maintenance.