Die Prep Shift Leader

Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products

Job Location:

Bowling Green - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Forging Die Prep Shift Lead
Classification: Non-Exempt
Department: Forging
Reports to: Forging Supervisor
Position: Night Shift
Purpose:
This position is responsible for ensuring SOP is being followed at all times by die setters and die cleaners. The shift lead will ensure that all dies are inspected addition compliance with the operating schedules must be maintained as this is critical to meeting customer demands.
General Duties:

Ensure all safety regulations are being followed at all times by die prep team members. Promotes safety always comes first.
Responsible for staging dies per schedule and according to SOP.
Identifying new opportunities to improve die prep process.
Identifying and assembling key team members for projects.
Determines performance of die setters and die quality and has direct accountability for that performance.
Input with product development.
Identifying new opportunities to impact business and operations goals positively
Ensure that the training of new hires/transfers to die prep is being properly done per SOP and following all safety regulations and KAAP rules.
Verify cleanliness of die holders after change overs. (Clamps bolts lifter plates T-nuts BKO blow holes)
Motivate employees to be the best they can be for KAAP.
Assign work according to designated priorities in order to maintain press schedule.
Maintain good working relationships with fellow shift leads foreman tooling team members and inspection personnel.
Promotes maintains and enforces safe and healthy working conditions for all employees in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
Prepare and ensure that daily press forging check sheets are correct per controlled documents and ready for die setters and production.
Ensure all die prep SOPs are followed and not deviated from.
Other duties as assigned by the die prep foreman / Forging Supervisor.

Skills:

Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules SOPs and schedules.
Working knowledge of basic computer skills such as Outlook for emails computer drives for forging check sheets and controlled documents.

Requirements:

Experience within die prep preferred or related die experience
Manufacturing shop floor experience required
Understanding of 6s concept

Required Experience:

Junior IC

Ensure all safety regulations are being followed at all times by die prep team members. Promotes safety always comes first.
Responsible for staging dies per schedule and according to SOP.
Identifying new opportunities to improve die prep process.
Identifying and assembling key team members for projects.
Determines performance of die setters and die quality and has direct accountability for that performance.
Input with product development.
Identifying new opportunities to impact business and operations goals positively
Ensure that the training of new hires/transfers to die prep is being properly done per SOP and following all safety regulations and KAAP rules.
Verify cleanliness of die holders after change overs. (Clamps bolts lifter plates T-nuts BKO blow holes)
Motivate employees to be the best they can be for KAAP.
Assign work according to designated priorities in order to maintain press schedule.
Maintain good working relationships with fellow shift leads foreman tooling team members and inspection personnel.
Promotes maintains and enforces safe and healthy working conditions for all employees in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
Prepare and ensure that daily press forging check sheets are correct per controlled documents and ready for die setters and production.
Ensure all die prep SOPs are followed and not deviated from.
Other duties as assigned by the die prep foreman / Forging Supervisor.

Skills:

Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules SOPs and schedules.
Working knowledge of basic computer skills such as Outlook for emails computer drives for forging check sheets and controlled documents.

Requirements: