The Plastic Production Manager is responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of plastic production department while overseeing manufacturing activities of the organization to optimize resource use, minimize costs and maintain quality standards while maximizing profitability and efficiencies with minimal cost and achieving company's overall business goals.
Duties and responsibilities
- Oversee and execute injection/blow molding processes, troubleshooting processing issues and improving cycle times
- Ensures molding process are current and documented
- Provide technical leadership for the production department, implementing process, material and equipment improvements
- Maintains inventory for the department
- Implement in-process controls to maintain product quality
- Plans the production schedule to meet customer promise date requirements, quality and production goals.
- Training employees, assigning and directing work; appraising performance in accordance with the organization's policies and SOP's.
- Plans production operations, establishes priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
- Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
- Inspects machines, equipment and work environment to ensure specific operational performance, optimum utilization and employee safety.
- Coordinate with different departments in the manufacturing plant.
- Cross- train workers for maximum production flow.
- Correct problems on the production line.
- Set and meet production goals
- Maintains ISO 9001 procedures and work instructions.
- Complies with job safety practices, policies, and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for safe performance of work assignment.
- Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
- Prepares reports as requested from management
- Coordinates with Human Resources Manager with company's Safety Committee and OSHA compliance. Attends meetings and makes recommendations as needed.
Competencies
- Proven experience to oversee and lead the company's molding production efforts
- 5- years' experience in an Injection/Blow Molding manufacturing environment required.
- Demonstrated Management skills.
- Provide leadership to department.
- Review countermeasure actions to determine improvement or problem resolution.
- Training and development of employees.
- Operate a computer – PC proficiency. Use MS Office Word and Excel
- Requires a high level of judgment, analytic ability and creativity, such as investigating moderately complex problems or situations, analyzing information
- Able to manage progress toward operational effectiveness; can implement preventative measures and establish clear accountability for actions
- Interpersonal Skills – the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
- Dependability –the individual is consistently at work and on time, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
- Adaptability- the individual adapts to changes in work environment with ability to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of staff.
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate using the English language.
Management Responsibility
Directly manages employees in the manufacturing areas of the plant. Carries out managerial responsibility in accordance with the organization's policies and SOP's. Responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning and directing work, performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Working conditions
May be requested to work off hours to meet deadlines. Occasional travel may be required. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
Physical requirements
The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/ cold, wet/ humid conditions. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access office productivity machinery.
Pay Starting: $80,000.00
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person