Group Leader - 2nd Shift

Position Summary:
The Group Leader requires the use of considerable judgment and the making of broad decisions involving considerable initiative and ingenuity.

• Adjusts and prioritizes production schedule, when needed, to maximize production efficiency.
• Assists in training and orientation for new employees.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Communicates needed information to following shift.
• Communicates via email to provide information, answer questions, etc. to co-workers.
• Completes requisitions, traveling requisitions, and blanket orders for purchasing materials from external vendors, submits documents to purchasing agent, and coordinates the overall purchase process.
• Completes scrap reports and leaker rate reports daily.
• Confers with lab to determine that materials are within specifications.
• Ensures departmental records are complete and retained to include: scrap records and quality documents.
• Ensures the proper handling and labeling of hazardous materials, to include the separation of trash/refuse/recycling according to hazmat standards.
• Enters information into Excel spreadsheet in order to create Production Downtime Graph.
• Enters production information into computer daily - to include downtime, scrap, OEE data, etc.
• Handles materials and stages parts for employees within the department.
• Instructs personnel in the most efficient methods in carrying out their tasks within their assigned area.
• Maintains inventory in department to include safety equipment and production supplies.
• Observes and leads employees to include overseeing their work & production, and their adherence to rules & policies.
• Observes employees to ensure proper work and safety guidelines are being followed.
• Observes equipment to ensure correct product is running and equipment is running correctly.
• Operates machines within department when needed and ensures continuous production.
• Orders materials and supplies needed by the department from both internal providers and external vendors, completing required paperwork.
• Oversees housekeeping and adherence to 5S, cleaning machines and work area on a daily/scheduled basis.
• Oversees receiving area and red tag responsibilities for department.
• Participates and completes required trainings such as compliance, safety, etc.
• Participates in physical inventory.
• Participates in RCRA training.
• Participates in repair and maintenance of machines, to include required projects (such as building of furnaces, ladles, chutes, etc.) or shutdown maintenance projects.
• Performs quality checks to include materials, parts, processes, and machine parameters.
• Problem solves production issues to include down machines, lines, and quality & production problems, conferring with maintenance or management when needed.
• Provides needed information to employees within department, to include safety policies, production information, clocking procedures, and other organizational information.
• Reads information such as: company benefits, memos, training materials, specials, Oasis pack sheet, machine manuals, etc.
• Reads pack plan report to plan production schedule and determine in what order production should be completed.
• Responds to emergencies and completes or assists with required incident report.
• Sets up machines at beginning of shift.
• Sets up machines for changeovers when necessary.
• Suggests improvements in work methods and procedures by discussing ideas with operators, maintenance, supervisors and/or engineers.
• Tracks external and/or internal customer complaints, investigates when and by whom error was made.
• Troubleshoots work-related problems by investigating the entire production process, isolating the problem, determining the extent of the problem, shutting down the process if needed, and then determining how to fix it.
• Uses basic hand tools such as grinds, scaling gun, drills and wrenches.
• Uses basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to calculate correct order, order boxes, parts and calculate yields.
• Uses basic office equipment such as copier, telephone, calculator, etc.
• Uses computer to enter work orders and order in house parts.
• Uses computer to read specials and emails, to create build sheets, order parts, record production information, check status of available parts and determine errors.
• Uses conversion tables to maintain production equipment, machine and molding quality.
• Uses fork truck and pallet jacks to move materials, parts, finished product and scrap.
• Uses formulas to correctly mix castable.
• Uses MFG/PRO computer program to…