About the role
Description
American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic injection molded products for the household & garage storage and commercial cleaning end-markets. We are searching for a Production Supervisor at the Tiffin, OH facility. This position will report to the Production Manager.
Job Responsibilities: Injection Molding
Utilize prior experience leading injection molding team, as well as working knowledge of processing plastics.
Troubleshoot and adjust molding parameters to maintain quality and maximum product output.
Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
General
Maintains safe and clean work environment.
Knowledge of production KPIs and communicate the KPIs to production staff.
Evaluate and provide timely feedback on employee performance; motivate and develop a cohesive production team; maintain production and attendance records.
Make timely decisions to maintain production output and quickly analyze situations and provide direction to production staff.
Recommend and implement process improvements to maximize productivity, reduce waste, improve quality, reduce costs, and provide a safe work environment.
Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards are being achieved.
Analyze and resolve processing issues.
Understand escalation process for when issues move from maintenance to engineering.
Understand schedules and priorities.
Interact well with all levels of the organization.
Safety
Report incident reports
Understand how to preform root cause investigation and corrective actions.
Waste Management and monitoring what is happening on the floor.
Effectively communicate with Process / Maintenance when an issue needs to be, so it does not become a safety issue, or give direction due to production demand.
Requirements
Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred
Minimum 3-5 years related experience, Plastic Injection knowledge is a MUST.
Hybrid Candidate – Willing to roll up sleeves and be on the floor as well as office management