Process Leader

Job Title: Process Leader

Department: Production

Reports To: Supervisor

Summary:

Assure that daily operations meet or exceed productivity indicators for manufacturing thermoplastic elastomer compounds and polyvinyl chloride compounds in accordance with environmental, health and safety, and quality, standards to meet customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Comply with all environmental, health, safety, and quality standards.
• Recommend continuous improvements ideas in all areas including production methods, equipment, operating procedures, working conditions, quality and environmental, health and safety.
• Plan, organize, assign and supervise work of process operators.
• Support and implement Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective employee relations and assist in resolving employee issues through problem resolution.
• Provide leadership to direct reports including training, coaching and development.
• Monitor departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provide regular verbal and written progress reports to Supervisor.
• Assist with maintenance related activities.
• Maintain proper inventory levels.
• Create and maintain reports and documentation as required including, but not limited to, attendance, training, and ISO related records.
• Initiate corrective actions as needed for direct reports.
• Initiate or suggest ideas for employee motivation.
• Perform process operator and shipping and receiving activities as needed.
• Ensure work areas are clean and well organized (5S).
• Other duties as assigned
• Employee must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions:

(a). can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes;

(b). perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading or speaking with others;

(c). respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years manufacturing experience preferred, supervisory experience preferred
• Compounding experience a plus
• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical principles
• Leadership ability
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to become First Aid and CPR certified
• Ability to cope with multiple priorities
• Basic computer skills, Excel, Word, Outlook
• Strong focus on follow-up and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Willing to work flexible schedule.

Reporting to this position:

Process Operators

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• Constantly required to sit/stand, walk, talk and hear.
• Frequently required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: Plant and Office

• Exposure to changes in temperature, dust, fumes and chemicals.
• Exposure to moderately loud noise while in the plant.
• Exposure to low noise levels while in the office.
• Personal protective equipment required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce.