Master Tech Melt​/Rough Clean

Signicast - Brown Deer Facility, 9000 N 55th Street, Brown Deer, Wisconsin, United States of America

Posted Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM

Signicast is the industry’s leading investment casting manufacturer. Through the hard work and dedication of our employees, we satisfy our customer's needs by safely delivering a quality product on-time, at a competitive price. Working at Signicast means becoming part of a world-class company. With industry-leading Total Rewards package and the potential to grow your career with us. Signicast doesn’t just invest in you— we help you invest in a future!

The Manufacturing Team Lead is responsible for providing daily direction, support, and guidance to team members. You will guide the production flow of a cell and are responsible for the quality of the product produced and coordinate all the resources and activities within the cell, and must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. This position is working a 12-hour shift, 5:45 am- 6 pm.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded from time to time to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary.

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities. Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain all policies and programs to ensure a safe working environment. Complies with all safety and health guidelines, quality standard practices/procedures, and housekeeping standards.
• Preparing and updating daily production schedules and assigning daily preventative maintenance to Technicians.
• Utilize all resources (people & equipment) to eliminate backlogs and control production pace.
• Coordinating and monitoring the training of new Manufacturing Technicians and the cross-training of Manufacturing Technicians within the cell.
• Monitoring individual Manufacturing technicians productivity and scrap reports and quality of product to aid them in areas needing improvement and providing constructive feedback on their job performance and attitude.
• Building and maintaining morale, keeping Manufacturing Technicians motivated, and working together as a team.
• Assisting with production, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting quality and equipment problems.
• Providing information to the Supervisor regarding the Manufacturing Technician’s job performance (production, quality, and attitude) for disciplinary actions and performance reviews.
• Reviewing manufacturing schedules and production pace of plant, and scrap deviation and quality check reports of the cell.
• Writing and editing Standard Practices and Standard Procedures of the cell.
• Maintaining production and safety inventory.
• Assist in the training of any new hires.
• Dependable and reliable attendance is required.
• Back up for other areas if the continuous flow manufacturing process is interrupted to remove any backlogs. This could include working in the Wax Cell, Dip/Dewax, Melt Cell, or Finishing Cell.
• If certified on the forklift, operating a forklift, loading and unloading trucks, receiving and delivering incoming packages, and shipping packages UPS.
• Supervisory Responsibilities - None.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A high school diploma or HSED/GED Equivalent is preferred. Must possess good computer skills and be able to learn new skills as needed. 3-5 years of manufacturing floor experience, with at least 1-2 years in a leadership role.

Must be able to effectively communicate with other employees to share information, solve problems, and instruct or train lesser-skilled employees. Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as part drawings, shop orders, work plans, and short correspondence. Must be able to write standard reports and documentation.