Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide and maintain a safe working environment for all employees, including auditing, addressing unsafe behaviors and conditions, timely reporting safety incidents, enforcing safety-related policies and procedures, and conducting any needed training.

2. Help coordinate outbound shipments.

3. Ensure deliveries are scheduled and completed based on available and anticipated inventory and order promise dates.

4. Address and communicate quality issues to internal team and external customers.

5. Ensure raw materials are received and accurately placed into inventory.

6. Ensure warehouse and materials are well-organized.

7. Confer with plant personnel and other departments to review activities and operating reports to determine changes in schedules.

8. Maintain a high degree of plant floor visibility throughout the shift.

9. Facilitate and execute continuous improvement activities.

10. Conduct annual performance reviews.

11. Other duties as assigned.

Performance Measures and Outcomes

• Safety metrics
• On-time shipments
• Finished goods inventory
• Customer complaints
• Dead stock

Additional Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

1. Safety sensitive position - ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner

2. Ability to handle the stress of working with others

3. Ability to be available outside of normal work hours

4. Ability to assess employee performance and coach and develop others

5. Ability to lead by example

6. Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles

7. Ability to use and influence organizational policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing practices

8. Knowledge of the processes, tools, and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle

9.Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods

10. Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory requirements associated with safety and protection of the employees, environment and site

Education/Certification:

Level required:

High school diploma or equivalent

Level desired:

Associate's degree

Work Experience

Required:

3-5 years of relevant work experience

2 years of experience formal leadership position

Desired:

2 years of experience in plastics or fabrication environment

Travel Requirements

5% - 10% travel

This role may require regular travel between two company locations situated approximately 10 miles from each other. Employees must be able to work at either location based on business needs.