Molding Supervisor

Summary: Responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of the molding department and core departments in a gray and ductile iron foundry including ensuring that production of company products meet quality, cost, productivity and safety goals; additional responsibilities include training and supervision of staff; safety and OSHA compliance, housekeeping and material flow.

Education and/or Work Experience Needed: Some college preferred. 1-3 years of foundry experience required. Supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge/Special Skills/Abilities Needed:

- Requires superior interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with clients, public, employees, staff, management etc.

- Must possess superior organizational skills and be able to prioritize and work simultaneously on several projects.

- Ability to effectively coach, monitor and discipline employees.

- Ability to operate within a team atmosphere.

- Ability to initiate, coordinate and enforce operational personnel policies and procedures.

- Strong basic mathematics and computer skills.

- Ability to communicate in Spanish is preferred.

Nature & Scope-Principal Areas of Responsibilities The list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

- Manage equipment and hourly personnel in the Molding and Core departments to meet or exceed productivity, cost and scrap goals, while maintaining a safe environment.

- Assign and instruct the workforce in such a way as to maintain a high level of quality production while following all process procedures as explained in process control instructions; take steps to address scrap and other process problems.

Manage all aspects of molding and pattern storage to meet or exceed productivity, cost and scrap goals.

- Supervise, train, coach and review performance of employees on a regular basis; perform probationary reviews; communicate job expectations; Assure that employees are adhering to all company policies and procedures.

- Monitor operations on a constant basis to assure equipment is in proper working condition, employees are following procedures, and work areas are kept in clean and safe conditions.

- Assure that all employees understand and abide by all company safety regulations and policies, including promptly investigating accidents and near misses, completing appropriate reports and taking action to eliminate potential safety hazards

- Maintain company policies and enforce all company contract regulations by following procedures as written.

- Participate in weekly scheduling of production to meet on-time shipments.

- Participate in scrap meetings and scrap reduction efforts.

- Maintain Shopvue system for timekeeping

- Initiate work orders for maintenance of equipment.

- Recommend ideas for reducing costs.

- Identify areas for improvement.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct Reports: Molders and Core Makers

Essential Functions:

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or touch, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach above shoulders, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and use foot/feet to operate machine. The employee is occasionally required to lift items up to 100 pounds in order to review castings. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

This position description is intended for the purpose of position evaluation and salary positioning and is not a contract setting forth the full scope of employment. The employer retains the right to deviate from the description at its discretion, without notice.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.