What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plastic Injection Molding Manager position at Matikon America, Inc.?
The candidate must have experience with capacity planning and machine scheduling.
Position Summary:
The Molding Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing all molding activities to ensure products are produced in a safe effective manner while maintaining quality and delivery requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Oversee the Molding Department to ensure a clean safe work environment while maintaining established quality standards and procedures.
- Responsible for workforce scheduling and utilization.
- Responsible for keeping the Assembly Department supplied with molded parts.
- Recognizes and solves problems affecting production quality, and part availability.
- Communicates key metrics that drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Motivates and encourages workers to achieve maximum productivity.
- Plans and directs production activities and establishes priorities in keeping with effective and efficient operations.
- Leads daily and weekly Team Leader meetings addressing systemic issues and improvement plans, safety, quality, and delivery issues
- Leads continuous improvement activities.
- Schedules daily mold changes.
- Orders and manages molding supplies.
- Works together with Process Engineer to schedule tryouts.
- Works together with PCL Manager to schedule bank builds that satisfy engineering changes, mold maintenance, and machine maintenance.
- Works together with Tool Shop Manager scheduling both internal and external mold repair and mold maintenance.
- Supports the comprehensive, continuous improvement philosophy for all Matikon disciplines.
- Performs all job functions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the direction, coordination, and evaluation of the molding department.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems within the molding department
Preferred Education & Skills:
- 8-10 years of supervisory experience in an Injection Molding facility
- 8-10 years of Injection Molding experience
- Injection mold/tooling knowledge
- Ability to make immediate decisions
- Communication skills
- Multitask oriented, organized
- Computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office, and SAP
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $90,000 - $100,000
