Lead Operator - Millroom 2nd shift

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee and guide manufacturing department personnel
• Oversee product quality and flow within a work area
• Establish and maintain a well-organized work area
• Monitor and support training of personnel
• Perform general work of an operator
• Implement and monitor safe work practices
• Responsible for quality and workmanship of product

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 2 years manufacturing experience
• Required Skills:
  • Ability to read and understand technical drawings, work orders, and written procedures
  • Ability to complete production forms, such as product travelers
  • Ability to inspect produced parts
  • Ability to accurately utilize measuring equipment such as calipers, thickness gages, weigh scales, and tape measures
  • Proficient in shop math
• Two years in a leadership position preferred
• Preferred experience with the manufacture of custom rubber mixing
  • Mixing, calendaring, refining, and extruding of rubber.
  • Experience in the operation of internal mixers, mills, extruders Millroom support equipment, mechanical inspection and test equipment.
  • Operation of a forklift
• Basic computer skills preferred

Respirator Use Requirement
Certain areas within the department may require the use of a respirator due to operational or environmental conditions. In accordance with safety regulations and proper respirator fit standards, employees assigned to these areas must be clean-shaven where the respirator seals to the face. This requirement ensures the effectiveness of the equipment and the safety of the operator.

Specific Tasks and Focus Areas:

• Oversee and guide manufacturing department personnel
  • Lead the shift start-up meeting
  • Execute Lean Daily Management System
  • Make daily work assignments
  • Compete daily production reporting in the manufacturing software system
  • Provide Supervisor with input on personnel performance
  • Review and approve daily labor and attendance reports
  • Review overtime and vacation requests for Supervisor approval
  • Ensure standard operating procedures are followed
• Oversee product quality and flow within a work area
  • Monitor quality of parts produced
  • Monitor daily production output
  • Resolve issues interfering with quality, productivity or schedule
  • Support production readiness
  • Conduct process audits
• Establish and maintain a well organized work area
  • Maintain work area for maximum efficiency
  • Utilize 5S techniques to maintain a clean and organized work area
  • Ensure measuring and test equipment is properly calibrated
  • Start-up & shut down equipment at the beginning and end of a shift
  • Generate maintenance requests
  • Generate requisitions for shop aids and when required materials
• Monitor and support training of personnel
  • Demonstrate the ability to accurately perform manufacturing methods during the training of personnel
  • Provide instruction on the operation of equipment
  • Provide instruction on the completion of work orders.
  • Generate skill versatility sheets
  • Monitor employee skills and make recommendations for training to the Supervisor
• Perform general work of an operator
  • See job description
• Implement and monitor safe work practices
  • Monitor work of personnel for safe practices
  • Review applicable MSDS with operators
  • Visually inspect equipment for safe operation
• Responsible for quality and workmanship of product
  • Ensure materials are readily available
  • Order materials as necessary, coordinate with stores
  • Identify and resolve product problems and issues, work with operators/engineering/quality to resolve
  • Identify and report equipment problems and issues
  • Perform visual and dimensional checks of product manufactured by operators