What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tech Center Supervisor (Process Engineering) position at Barnes Inc.?
Description
Barnes Molding Solutions is seeking a Tech Center Supervisor experienced in plastic injection molding. The role involves overseeing mold sampling, optimization, and validation, Supervising the application technology department, and ensuring safety and quality standards. Responsibilities include project management, conducting trials and tests, tool validation, and optimizing injection molds in collaboration with machine planning. The candidate must demonstrate strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a focus on continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and the efficient management of mold production processes.
Core Responsibilities :
- Ensuring and monitoring the maintenance of and compliance with all safety-relevant processes in the area of application technology and validation
- Lead both the technical and managerial aspects of the application technology department
- Plan and organize tool sampling and rework activities
- Prepare reports, track KPIs, and monitor performance against goals and discrepancies
- Carrying out project management tasks for development projects or customer-specific applications
- Define and execute trials and field tests for product validation, including material testing
- Ensuring and monitoring tool validation with process and optimization documentation (FOT / FAT / MLCR)
- Coordinate optimization and validation efforts for injection molds in relation to injection molding machine planning
- Ensuring and monitoring the timely preparation for shipment of SGF / SGM / peripherals and customer property (supplies)
- Provide consulting support in application technology
- Ensuring the commissioning of molds and complex systems worldwide, including documentation (SAT)
- Support with complaints processing and service cases
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives for SGF, systems, peripherals, and application technology implementation
- Implement and enhance validation processes and associated documentation
- Drive the evolution and alignment of the technical center to meet market demands, including cross-departmental adjustments
- Manage and supervise the technical center staff
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