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