About the position
As a Lead Machine Operator at Dart Container, you will apply your advanced machine operating expertise to perform a wide variety of machine operation duties while assisting in maintaining department efficiencies at maximum output levels. This role requires you to work closely with your supervisor and support all assigned personnel, materials, resources, and equipment requirements during your respective shift. It is essential that you spend approximately 85% of your time on the production floor, actively engaging in the operations and ensuring that all processes run smoothly. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include following and committing to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements. You will adhere to practices and processes that ensure the production of safe products compliant with appropriate laws and regulations, as well as meeting the company’s quality standards. As a lead, you will provide support over machine operations within the plant, which may span multiple departments, production lines, processes, and technologies. You will be responsible for auditing the floor as required by Leader Standard Work, monitoring productivity metrics, verifying adherence to procedures and standard work, correcting deficiencies, and escalating issues to your supervisor as necessary. Coordination with your supervisor to review and maintain schedules will be crucial to ensure that resources are available to meet production schedules. You will also communicate with oncoming shifts about any problems or issues that may arise, working collaboratively with other departments to maintain or improve communications. In addition to these responsibilities, you will perform processes in SAP as required, track and maintain appropriate documentation, create and deliver required reports, and actively support Operational Excellence initiatives. You will complete root cause analysis and recommend solutions, evaluate experimental procedures, and suggest changes for improved efficiency. Your role may also involve setting up, starting, adjusting, testing, calibrating, operating, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and properly shutting down process equipment. You will conduct quality checks, correct deficiencies, and initiate quality audits as necessary, ensuring that all products and materials in the department meet quality standards and appropriate inventory levels are maintained. Familiarity with general preventive maintenance on equipment is also required, as you will need to notify and collaborate with the maintenance department as necessary.
Responsibilities
- Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements
- Adhere to practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meeting company quality standards
- Provide lead support over machine operations within the plant that may span multiple departments, production lines, processes and/or technologies
- Audit the floor as required by Leader Standard Work, monitor productivity metrics, verify adherence to procedures and standard work, correct deficiencies and escalate to supervisor as necessary
- Coordinate with supervisor to review and maintain schedules to ensure resources are available to meet schedule
- Communicate with oncoming shifts about any problems or issues that are occurring
- Notify supervisor immediately and recommend solutions if there are issues that will prevent achievement of efficiency goals
- Perform processes in SAP as required
- Track and maintain appropriate documentation
- Create, compile, and deliver required reports
- Perform routine duties in support of shift requirements
- Actively support Operational Excellence and effectively participate in lean initiatives
- Complete root cause analysis and recommend solutions
- Recommend work procedures, evaluate experimental procedures, and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency and adaptability to setup and production
- Apply advanced, complex troubleshooting
- Set up, start, adjust, test, calibrate, operate, diagnose, troubleshoot and properly shut down process equipment
- Conduct quality checks, correct deficiencies, and initiate quality audits as necessary
- Check all products and/or materials in the department to ensure quality product is being produced and appropriate inventory levels are being maintained
- Perform general preventive maintenance on equipment and collaborate with maintenance department as required
Requirements
- At least two (2) years' related machine operating experience working in a fast-paced work environment
- High School Diploma or GED
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Previous plant software experience required; SAP experience preferred
- Knowledge operating specialized machines such as thermoforming, injection molding, extrusion, press, etc.
- Advanced mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret blueprints
- Organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities
- Ability to utilize and train employees on technology, processes and procedures
- Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa
- Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues
Nice-to-haves
- Associate or Bachelor degree
- Prior training experience
- Previous experience in a Lead role
- Previous powered industrial truck experience
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with company matching contributions
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Short-term disability
- Tuition assistance
- Product discounts
