Shift Supervisor - MMI Engineered Solutions

MMI Engineered Solutions is looking for a leader to join our team as a Shift Supervisor! If you have leadership experience in a manufacturing environment and are looking for an opportunity to grow, MMI is the place to be! MMI Engineered Solutions provides world-class engineering solutions for advanced composites and engineered resins across multiple industries. We engineer innovative ideas for today's complex design and manufacturing issues.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401K Plan with matching
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Attendance Bonus Program
• Advancement within the company

Essential Functions

• Work in a safe manner and follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Follow all processes and make a recommendation for improvement.
• Review operation process to ensure continuous cost improvement.
• Interact with other positions (process engineer, material handler, operator, etc.) to ensure the efficient use of people during the manufacturing process.
• Lean Manufacturing. 5S and Workplace organization (standardized work centers) process.
• Schedule attainment by achieving production schedule.
• Define success on each responsible shift (i.e. understand earned hour's needs, achieve required earned hours, understand and achieve required mold sets per schedule).
• Coordinate with Mold Setters and Material Handler shift schedule and timing of mold changes.
• Flex labor as needed per what is actually happening on the mfg. floor (i.e. flex labor down if the job(s) cannot be run).
• Provide support and direction to molding setters, Press Operators, and other production shift employees.
• Setup Production Job Including but not limited too.
  • Print the work order and review for assembly secondary operations.
  • Pull quality books, first article, visual boards, and trim samples. Ensure proper setup at the work center.
  • After a new tool is set, move the work order to the number one position in IQMS.
  • Ensure the first piece is dimensionally correct and matches the first article.
  • Print labels for the work order.
• Verify all employees are following established processes and procedures in compliance with established the Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
• Review Quality Book with Operator including quality alerts, job-specific training, packaging requirements, cycle time standards, and any other job-specific training requirements.
• Ensure operator has all the required tools and safety equipment to run a job.
• Provide daily production reporting and be able to communicate any issues impacting cost, quality or output.
• Assume the active leadership role in the area of safety in the workplace and use these principals to ensure that the workforce is operating in a safe productive manner and give pertinent recommendations related to the appropriate areas.
• Identify, troubleshoot, record and correct setup documentation, equipment problems, environmental and safety concerns, and nonconforming material.
• Identify and correct nonconforming conditions and implement corrective actions in accordance with Company Policies.
• Oversee the setup and operation of injection molding equipment.
• Oversee the setup and operation of auxiliary equipment commonly used in injection molding (i.e. robot pickers, water heaters, conveyors, separators, water chilling systems, bulk resin dispensing equipment, hopper dryers, etc.).
• Ensure the maintenance of the production area to ensure the plant is being run in a neat and orderly manner.
• Maintain work-related records in a neat, timely and complete manner.
• Apply appropriate process control and statistical techniques to daily work as needed to ensure optimum product quality and productivity.
• Other responsibilities assigned by the Director of Operations.

Qualifications:

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Three (3) to five (5) years of supervisory experience in an injection molding plant environment preferred. (5 years is preferred)
• Demonstrated accuracy in working with numbers (math & basic algebra) procedures and forms.
• Successful problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Solid working knowledge of injection molding, from raw material to finished goods with a thorough understanding of the effects of heat, pressure, and time on the process and end product.
• Ability to communicate an understanding of mechanical principals (vacuum, pressure, force, temperature, fluid flow, heat transfer, etc. to employees and customers.
• Solid and demonstrated ability to use computers in a networked Environment including Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.) Experience with IQMS a plus.
• Superior supervisory skills with demonstrated experience in motivating and coaching employees.
• A history of providing regular and effective performance feedback to direct reports as well as effectively addressing employee needs, disciplinary actions and training.

MMI Engineered Solutions is an equal opportunity employer

All MMI Engineered Solutions employees complete a pre-employment background check and drug screen. MMI Engineered Solutions is an alcohol and drug free workplace.