Coating Leader

The Leader is responsible for planning and coordinating employee work activities within the designated work center or area to ensure safe, quality, and on-time production/delivery to support company goals. Leaders also perform administrative tasks related to their position to ensure accurate and timely electronic or paper recording and documentation of information, effective utilization of assigned employees, and to assist the Production Supervisor with performance management and other activities.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates Schneller values and shares the organizational commitment to ensuring quality products and processes.
• Responsible for appropriate set-up, adjustment, and operation of designated equipment or area of the equipment to achieve quality and on-time results.
• Plans, assigns, coordinates, and monitors work within the assigned area, adjusting as necessary to ensure safety, quality/aesthetics, and productivity are maximized while meeting on-time performance requirements. This includes coordination and communication with supervision and other work centers and employees.
• Ensures compliance to company policies, procedures, and standards regarding safety, quality, and production by training, instructing, and monitoring team members and ensures the quality of product before further processing, performing quality checks as appropriate during the process, providing any required samples.
• Works with team members to improve performance, safety, and quality and provides feedback to Production Supervisor regarding performance concerns as appropriate and for performance evaluation process.
• Promotes a positive work environment by setting an appropriate example.
• Looks for ways to continually improve processes, makes recommendations, and assists with the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participates in and may lead employee work center communication meetings.
• Completes electronic or paper documentation on an accurate and timely basis, including but not limited to, material transactions, timesheets, NCR, ECR, daily logs, and work order travelers as required by the position.
• Reports any maintenance requirements to Maintenance Department and Production Supervisor through established process.
• Reports any deviation from a Process Engineering Guideline or needed change in processing specifications to Process Engineering Department and Production Supervisor
• Maintains a clean and organized work area and equipment to ensure a quality product and a safe and efficient work environment, resolving or reporting any safety issues.
• May be required to safely and effectively operate auxiliary equipment associated with in their area of the work center, including the occasional operation of a powered industrial truck (forklift).
• Maintains inventory for each specified machine.
• Performs other assignments as required by Management.

Meets attendance requirements for position

Coating Leader (SQJ023) – as noted above under Essential Responsibilities, plus:

• Coordinates with compound and scheduling in order to maximize throughput, create efficient workflow, and meet on-time delivery requirements.
• Based on knowledge of raw materials and products, determines which raw materials can be substituted in order to maximize efficiency.
• Inspection of final product after applying adhesive.
• Know and understand setting the head gap with feeler gauges

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or equivalent with ability to read and comprehend related documentation and perform basic math functions required by the position.
• Ability to safely and effectively operate material handling equipment, including powered industrial trucks (forklift) and other equipment 8-10 hours per day.
• Ability to operate various production equipment safely and effectively and/or auxiliary equipment as required by specific work center.
• Good communication and team orientation skills to work with a diverse group of people effectively, with the ability to provide training, direction, and oversight in a clear and diplomatic fashion.
• Ability to follow and provide verbal and written directions, as well as work effectively on an independent basis to support production activities.
• Ability to understand and apply related business procedures and policies, including quality, production, OSHA, EPA, and others.
• Functional ability to use computers and associated business software to perform job functions, such as data entry, retrieving information, generating basic documents, locating information, etc.
• Ability to learn and perform safely, effectively, and efficiently to Schneller production business processes, work instructions, work order travelers, non-conformance reports, written policies, and procedures.
• Moderate (Advanced for Digital Print Leader) skills to operate a computer and work with ERP and other business software to record transactions, obtain production-related information, and/or perform other activities required by the position.
• Mechanical skills required to operate equipment effectively, including set-up, adjustment and troubleshooting to meet quality requirements.
• Sense of urgency, focus, and flexibility to maintain and shift priorities as necessary to meet on-time performance requirements.
• To conform with US export regulations and ITAR 120.15 and EAR Part 772, incumbents for this role must be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to perform the following physical demands with or without accommodation:

(Physical requirements may vary dependent upon work center/assignment but could include (and not be limited to) any/all of the following.)

• Must be able to safely operate a powered industrial truck (forklift) and/or manufacturing equipment 8-10 hours per day, or stand in place for 8-10 hours per day - C
• Must be able to lift up 50 pounds throughout the scheduled workday - F
• Position may require person to sit infrequently to perform repetitive motions to use a personal computer and other office equipment, as well as walk around an industrial environment. – C
• Ability to drive company vehicle if necessary.
• Other physical requirements:
  • Bending – F, Climbing – F, Fine Motor Skills – F, Grasping/Squeezing – F
• Position requires annual eye examination with written documentation of adequate vision to detect minute flaws in material with or without corrective lenses, including successful completion of Farnsworth Munsell Color Vision Testing.