Molding Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SunMed is a respected North American manufacturer and distributor of one of the most comprehensive portfolios of consumable medical devices for anesthesia and respiratory care. For more than 40 years, SunMed has expanded their product offering by adding reputable brands such as Salter Labs, Ventlab, Ethox Medical, and Westmed. The SunMed family of brands offers a product portfolio that spans the continuum of care from first responder to home care, with safety, patient comfort, and clinical performance in mind.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Molding Manager is responsible for ensuring the Tucson, AZ injection molding department meets the cost, quality, and on-time delivery requirements for molded components. The Molding Manager is responsible for defining objectives and providing leadership for the following positions: Process Engineers, Molding Scheduler, Molding Supervisors, Team Leaders, Mold Setters, Material Handlers, and Molding Operators.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

The specific minimum competencies needed to perform the essential duties of the job include knowledge, skills, abilities, level of education, and experience necessary for successful performance. These competencies are generally demonstrated through specific service, education, or training.

KNOWLEDGE Acquired through education, certifications, training, experience.

LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

• Injection molding experience; tool set-up, processing and trouble shooting
• Experience with injection molding tool design
• Experience processing PVC, polypropylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, and other traditional medical grade materials

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

TRAVEL Less than 5%

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

The core tasks, duties, and responsibilities that must be performed on the job.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assume leadership and responsibility for all Tucson, AZ injection molding operations.
• Support continuous improvement activities in the plant with a primary focus on cost, quality, and on-time delivery of molded components.
• Establish measurement processes and maintain procedures to measure Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop and maintain Lean Manufacturing initiatives to support Single Minute Die Exchanges (SMED).
• Coordinate and communicate schedule changes or department problems with other shift supervisors, planning, tooling and leadership.
• Prepares and reviews accident reports, shift reports, performance metrics, and other production-related paperwork
• Coordinate projects and production changes for any unforeseen issues.
• Oversee and ensure that all safety guidelines are being used and all department employees meet training requirements.
• Assists supervisors and molding technicians to improve quality and output of molded components.
• Coordinate with the tool room leader to ensure the molding tools are production ready as needed. Ensure molds are repaired, and preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner to support production demand.
• Make recommendations and coordinate maintenance to repair production equipment.
• Responsible for suggesting molding equipment, and for developing equipment specifications.
• Develops capital expense justifications and assists with budget development.
• Supervises molding operating parameters and related support equipment.
• Assist and make recommendations to Product Engineering with the development of product/process improvements.
• Make recommendations as to the technical feasibility for resolving product or process problems.
• Assists in training and development of department personnel.
• Manage the molding team to perform equipment and mold validations that deliver quality components, on budget, and on-time.
• Assist the team with root cause analysis, and corrective action solutions. Use appropriate quality tools to drive root cause analysis for molding problems.
• Develop, implement, and maintain SOPs for new and existing processes. Provide process training as required to technicians, operators, and support staff.
• Oversee the development of quotes and plans to qualify molding suppliers.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Support New Product Development projects as defined by company priorities.
• Perform other molding department duties as required by management.
• Identify and implement Value Improvement Projects (VIP).

Other Responsibilities

• Focus on achieving our Company mission
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness in daily work; look for ways to improve and promote quality & safety.
• Inspire the trust of others; treat people with respect and dignity and embrace the value of diversity.
• Use time efficiently; perform job accurately, thoroughly, and conserve Company resources to improve profits.
• Contribute to building and maintaining a positive team environment.
• Assure all policies and guidelines are implemented and followed.

90-Day Goals:

• Identify time consuming tool change problems and implement solutions for performing tool changes in less than 1 hour.
• Evaluate the team’s resources to determine if tools are needed to perform their job efficiently and effectively.
• Evaluate the state of primary and auxiliary injection molding equipment. Make improvement suggestions to support the capacity expansion of injection molding operations.
• Evaluate the tooling conditions and develop a list of tooling improvements. Establish a schedule to make tooling improvements and maintain production demand.
• Develop clear and concise molding production reports.
• Develop molding project reports that identify actions and provide completion dates

QUALITY POLICY

At SunMed, Quality is our promise. It is our commitment to customer satisfaction and our dedication to product excellence in an evolving global healthcare market. This promise is kept through a continuously improving and effective Quality Management System and compliance to Regulatory Requirements.