Injection Molding Team Lead - 1st Shift - 10 Hours

Injection Molding Team Lead - 1st Shift - 10 Hours

Dalton, GA 30720

Position Type Full Time Job Shift 1st Shift Education Level High School

Techniplas South LLC is a global supplier of sophisticated plastic components and design-focused, multifunctional surfaces that are primarily for the automotive sector, as well as the industrial, consumer goods, medical and other markets. The company's products follow industry trends like weight reduction and vehicle electrification, innovative operating concepts, high-quality surface finishes, and an increasing focus on convenience and safety.

The Techniplas Group runs 25 sites worldwide with production, sales and / or technology hubs and employs just under 3,000 members of staff. The company serves customers and platforms around the world, focusing on technological expertise and collaboration with customers in the fields of design and engineering. Techniplas has long-term relationships with many of the world's leading automotive and industrial OEMs.

The Team Lead is responsible for supervising and motivating team members. As a team leader, you will be the contact point and liaison between team members and supervisor. You are responsible for acting proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration. Ultimately, you should lead by setting a good example and engaging the team to achieve goals.

• Ensure that scrap is being recorded in the Plex ERP system by operators.
• Make sure the Pace boards are updated hourly.
• Lead assigned team to meet or exceed safety, quality, delivery, and cost standards within your assigned work area(s).
• Serve as key contact for team members in daily work assignments.
• Serve as the key communication point for shift supervision and operations management.
• Fill in as needed to cover planned and unplanned absences, prioritizing based on operational needs.
• Communicate issues that hinder the achievement of safety, quality, delivery, costs, and/or morale goals.
• Operate all equipment per standard work practices within your assigned work area.
• Maintain a safe work environment in your assigned work area.
• Subject Matter Expert for all equipment and processes in your assigned work area.
• Trainer for your assigned work area. Train all employees based on work instructions and other requirements.
• Assist as needed in troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing production equipment in your assigned work area.
• Verify that all quality checks, including measurements and documentations, are being recorded in the SPC system per job specifications and standard work practices within your assigned work area.
• Actively participate and contribute to the team within your assigned work area.
• Perform all required duties and communicate information during the shift overlap procedure.
• Adhere to housekeeping Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in and around the work area, including 5S standards.
• Understand and comply with TS16949 requirements.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Perform routine daily production inspections, which may include Safe Launch Inspection, recording molding machine data, recording machine cycle times, collecting scrap information, advising the production supervisors of unsatisfactory quality levels, monitoring production operations, and alerting appropriate supervisors of potential quality problems.
• Level 1-containment activities and/or self-identified sorts that are deemed necessary.
• Complete sort rework, sort sheets, and identify material as appropriate.
• Follow rework instructions as appropriate, utilizing marked samples, operator instructions, and/or digital pictures.
• Recommend any necessary adjustments and changes to the production processes.
• Use gadgets such as micrometer screw gauges to measure products.
• Accept or reject finished products and discuss inspection results with the production team. Recommend strategies to improve product quality.
• Perform random inspections to assess product quality.
• Perform Dock Audit as required
• Willing and able to work overtime as required to support production.

Job Qualifications:

• An associate's Degree in an applicable technical field is required, or a combination of relevant experience and training.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a Tier I or Tier II automotive manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience with the types of processes encompassed by areas of responsibility (such as injection molding) preferred, or ability based upon other relevant experience.
• Manufacturing leadership is preferred.
• Meets or can develop all Essential Skills requirements for a team member within their areas of oversight within 3 months of position acceptance.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and thoroughness.
• Technical skills and ability to understand…