5S + Safety (6S) 

• Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. federal/country and regulatory requirements).
• Follow procedures established for each operation and keep work areas organized and clean at all times.
• Document and address any safety concerns and accidents in accordance with HR requirements.

Improvement: 

• Successfully completes manufacturing engineering project work on Value Improvement Process, Strategic Activity projects, or new product development.
• Oversee operations efficiency and standardization.
• Participate and/or lead problem-solving processes, whether due to increasing trends on complaints, defects, scrap, or low productivity, among others.
• May lead a group or team of employees in achieving organizational goals.
• Guide, coach, direct, and develop direct reports, and if applicable, drive those practices throughout their organization.
• Analyze and evaluate process improvements in order to reduce defects and scrap and/or improving yields.
• Participate and/or lead problem-solving processes, whether due to increasing trends on complaints, defects, scrap, or low productivity, among others.  

Manage and provide direction to the department. 

• Including safety, interviewing, hiring, and training employees, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving issues, which include unplanned and preventative maintenance.
• Hire, coach, mentor, and develop employees, utilizing the Halogen Performance Management and Development System.
• Complete Labor edit and payroll activity including enforcing attendance expectations for staff.
• To include performance reviews, monthly meetings where appropriate, attendance and career pathing.
• Assists manager in providing guidance and training to staff, developing subordinates to attain career goals, motivating individuals to achieve results, and recruiting and maintaining a high quality staff.
• Assists manager to plan resource needs and hiring for department.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

Plan attainment thru supervision and leadership of the department through resource allocation. 

• Assigning both employees and equipment based on work schedule.
• Attain schedule for deliveries bases on month plans submitted by operation manager.
• Plan, requisition, and manage people to attain costs for work being completed thru schedule execution.
• Works with manager to establish department goals, objectives, and budgets.
• Prioritizes and manages execution of multiple projects.
• Leads teams to the successful completion of project goals.
• May direct and control the activities and budget of one or more functional areas, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.
• Report accurate status of the projects to customers and management on a regular basis.
• Directly responsible for the production and quality of the product, as well as personnel.

Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving production/engineering issues. 

• Maintains and enhances cross-functional team relationships.
• Represents manufacturing engineering in new product development teams.
• Provide the cross functional leadership with updates and timely communication.
• Other duties as assigned 

Desired Profile:

• High School Diploma/GED Required
• Associates in Business Preferred
• 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in production planning and dealing with complexity
• Mold-making background and/or experience in a tool shop environment dealing with Injection Molds
• Injection mold build and toolmaking exp required
• Ability to coach and address employee relations in a positive manner
• Project management experience
• Process validation experience
• Production line support experience