About the role
Job Description
Title: Manufacturing Lead – Fasteners and Cold Heading
Reports to: Plant Manager
Job Purpose: Ultimately responsible for the day-to-day departmental operations in the bolt and cold heading departments including running and monitoring automated lines and ensuring compliance with all quality and safety.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
* Lead set up and changeover activity on machinery and perform duties of Cold Heading Operator and Automatic Press Operator as described in HR-JD-COLD HD OP and HR-JD-AUTO LINE OP_REV B. * Support and monitor production activity to ensure operators are following standard work instructions and are meeting quality specifications * Audit compliance with standard work instructions and process control plans to ensure production of good parts. * Maintain and audit production information within the company's ERP system * Maintain production related documents and logs to ensure availability and accuracy. * Monitor production activity to ensure it is aligned with customer demand and corporate inventory goals. * Review un-planned scrap with employees to identify root cause and implement effective countermeasures. * Oversee the professional development and periodic evaluation of direct reports. * Champion continuous improvement activity throughout the cold heading and fastener processes * Champion the area’s safety program and coordinate statutory training and compliance. * Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care * Ensure operational activities and management of equipment and materials are executed in a manner consistent with good stewardship * Execute all responsibilities according to lawful and ethical standards as established by company policies and procedures * Perform other duties as required or assigned
Qualifications
* High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience * Possesses an outstanding work ethic and willingness to continue learning. * 10 years minimum verifiable experience setting up and operating multi die progressive headers * Able to operate basic shop equipment such as surface grinder, lathe, hydraulic press, etc. * Ability to perform standard shop computations (math) * Ability to read schematics (blue prints) and engineering drawings * Ability to perform basic maintenance of equipment * Ability to use material handling equipment, including forklifts * Able to lift up to 70lbs * Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel) required * Perform inspection: visual and manual using some or all of the following - comparators, calipers, micrometers, thread gauges, etc..
Additional Information
Phoenix Stamping Group, LLC offers a drug-free work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.