Injection Molding Supervisor

DMS’ Purpose:

We are creating a culture of service.  We empower others to grow, rise and give back – accelerating positive change in the world. We lead with the heart to bring out the best in you – which brings out the best in us. We do well so we can do good.

Serve Others, Enrich Lives, Rise Together and Give Back

Job Overview: The Injection Molding Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the injection molding operations.  The supervisor will assist the manager to develop the capabilities of employees to work towards a lean production system.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that employees in assigned department(s) comply with all health, safety and regulatory Rules.
• Responsible for time and attendance, completing performance/competency evaluations, competency/training logs, providing feedback, motivation and disciplinary actions for employees in assigned department(s).
• Coach, mentor, train and motivate staff.
• Provide continuous improvement of production efficiencies, scrap and quality levels production. 
• Understand the philosophy and technical aspects of lean manufacturing.
• Develop lean culture within the manufacturing environment and lead the departments in Kaizen and lean thinking initiatives.
• Conducts team meetings and maintain necessary documents.
• Promote team activities and participation.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Reviews previous team’s production to determine the requirements for his team.
• Coordinates the daily work activities such as; set-up, mold changes, color changes, material requirements, receiving materials, quantity requirements, job start-up and
• job shut-down, etc.
• Develops and Maintains Team leader routines with weekly reviews of completed routines
• Ensure 5S is respected
• Ensure Plant KPI’s are met
• Ensure the shift runs to required RTO
• Work with Team Lead to ensure polyvalence level is maintained to requirements for all operators
• Sign off on all 1st pieces
• Develop and assist team leaders with KPI Gap board
• Assist and coach line QRCi with team leaders
• Standardized work reviews with team leaders
• Assist Team Lead in preparing following days top 5 sheet.

Requirements:

• Be able to manage crew of 20-25 people (union)
• Manufacturing experience in plastic injection molding preferred
• Team player with leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Self-disciplined.
• Good mechanical and computer skills.
• Ability to work cross functionally with other teams.

Traits/Values:

• Trustworthiness – Being honest, dependable, and earning the confidence of others.
• Excellence – consistently being the best you can be.
• Responsible – being reliable and trustworthy.
• Accountability – being obligated and willing to accept responsibility for one’s actions.
• Dignity – behaving in accord with DMS basic principles.
• Respect – treating others as you would have them treat you.
• Root Cause Analysis and Decision making.

Our Values:

Gratitude * Integrity * Fun * Teamwork * Excellence * Diversity &

Respect * Innovation * Commitment * Humility