DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: Job Overview This position provides leadership, direction, and coordination of team members in a manufacturing area with responsibilities for safety, quality, and productivity. This role actively participates and supports a work environment that is focused on lean and continuous improvement activities. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned at anytime.

Duties and Responsibilities * Consistently models a positive attitude and demonstrates a "can do" mindset * Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) * Supports training for all team members providing them with the skills to do their jobs * Exhibits strong team development and performance management skills * Demonstrates a strong commitment toward results - execution, attention to details * Is passionate about safety, 5S, continuous improvement and lean * Able to function in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams * Conduct small and large team meetings to communicate plant performance to the KPI's * Train or facilitate the training of new employees in all aspects of their job function * Administer policies and procedures * Liaison between cross-functional and supporting teams and team members * Communicate and support strict adherence to quality standards * Ensure quality goals and objectives are met on a daily basis * Ensure efficient location of materials * Monitor scrap for undue waste * Prepare reject tags as required and manage this process per policy * Monitor and improve the management of inventory * Is an active leader and coach to team members by focusing on an environment for them in which to be successful * Passionate about improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost * Ability to identify root cause, implement corrective action where gaps to the goals exist - strong problem solving skills * Responsible for supporting new and current team member activities - hiring, performance, management, transfers, promotions and disciplinary processes * Schedule work assignment to maximize production efficiency * Develop and monitor staffing plans to execute the schedule on time at the planned rate or better

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities * Advanced skills in MS Office * Excellent organizing and leadership skills * Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities * Self-motivated with a results-driven approach * Exposure to lean manufacturing

Education and Experience * Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) in related field or equivalent work experience preferred * Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience, with demonstrated leadership skills * Plastic molding experience in a leadership role preferred

Working Conditions This job is in a typical manufacturing environment, to include: * Ovens * Forklifts * Torches * Rotating tools * Etc.

Physical Requirements * This individual will be walking and standing the majority of the time as it requires a continuous presence on the manufacturing floor.

Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity