Position Summary: Will manage and lead a team of Pliant team members. Motivate team members and assess performance on a daily basis. Provide help to leadership, including aspects of hiring and training, and keep leadership updated on team performance. Communicate concerns and policies among leadership and team members. Work closely with the Shift Manager to plan and execute daily production activities including but not limited to: quality, packaging and secondary operations to meet or exceed customer expectations for quality parts delivered on time. Responsible for maintaining high efficiency in their area, scheduling and covering breaks, 5S excellence, and accurate control of inventory and part/machine status in Plex. Responsible for providing thorough hand-offs to the oncoming shift each day, working closely with their counterparts on the other shifts. The “go-to” person in their area of responsibility, working closely with production associates assigned to their area, ensuring they have the tools and training to be excellent in their work. This is a player/coach position. The expectation is that individuals in this role will work production and provide services, training, and positive reinforcement to ensure others in their area can work effectively and efficiently.
Responsible for packing and labeling product, loading/unloading multiple production machines and operating assembly equipment to assemble products and/or packaging according to customer and company provided specifications.
Preferred Education, Experience, and Personal Traits:
· High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED).
· Leadership certificate or completion of some leadership classes.
· 1 - 3 years manufacturing experience (plastics and automotive experience)
· Proficient with Microsoft Applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
· Leadership experience and strong relationship building
· Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical activities to non-technical personnel.
· Experience with group communication and problem solving methods.
· Familiar with automated equipment operation.
· Demonstrated ability to follow conveynance rates with specified cycle times.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:
· Perform all work functions in adherence to safety, quality and production policies.
· Demonstrate, communicate, and coach team members on Pliant’s core values, culture, and vision.
· Provides encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks.
· Assists management with new team member training.
· Answers team member questions, helps with team member problems, and oversees team member work for quality and guideline compliance.
· Develops strategies to promote team member adherence to company regulations and performance goals.
· Conducts stand-up meetings to update members at start of shift.
· Load and unload automatic and semi-automatic equipment with material and product.
· Perform hand or mechanical assembly and packaging.
· Understand schedules, Plex, dispatch list, and work instructions to meet production needs.
· Back-up to the Shift Manager: able to run a shift independently for a day or week, able to create the schedule team members, perform daily meeting rhythms and metric reporting, and addressing “hot list items.”
· Perform SPC/SQC quality verifications as necessary by work instructions. Assist with first piece sign-offs.
· Verify team are hitting rate for jobs they are assigned and follow-up with members as needed
· Inspect product per CDB (Central Data Book).
· Perform regular layered process, internal, 5S, standardized work, and performance audits.
· Verify product quality, contain and hold product if appropriate.
· Complete quarterly Operator Excellence Audits
· Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
· Adhere to SPN/Quality alerts as required.
· Must be willing to pack any products; be willing to float whenever and wherever needed.
· Identify product through all operations.
· Transfer WIP/FG to designated areas.
· Ability to identify proper material recycle codes.
· Ability to build and trouble shoot master labels.
· Ability to comfortably use the paging system.
· Ability to use a pallet jack.
· Abillity to work in a team atmosphere and assist those around you on short notice.
· Perform hourly process and Quality checks as required.
· Routinely lift up to 55 pounds worth of weight.
· Package product per instructions.
· Record production within Plex database.
· Know where to obtain material from dryers and how to properly load it into machine.
· Help on the floor wherever needed (team player) – willing to do whatever and whenever is asked.
· Locate and prepare packaging.
· Empty runner barrels.
· Perform label audits on packaging.
· Assist in 1st piece sign offs and SPCs
· Cover operator breaks in a timely fashion
· Ability to wash pins and help the packers wash them throughout the shift.
· Walk through every cell every 30 minutues to ensure everything is caught up in each area.
· Willing to participate in required training as needed to further development in the role (seminars, books, etc.).
· Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as assigned by the supervisor.
Work Environment: Light industrial factory environment, moderate noise, occasional light dust, and occasional plastic fumes.
Assembly machines, insert molding presses, hand tools, scales, forklift, full use and range of movements of wrists, hands,
arms and eyes.
Core Values: Respectful, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. All Pliant team members are required to model these core values in all areas of communication and performance on a consistent basis.
Pay: $22.00 - $29.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Prescription drug insurance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
