Drill Lead

Basic Purpose and Objective

Under direction from management and according to established policy and procedures the Drill Lead oversees the day-to-day set-up production performance quality productivity and adherence to company policies and procedures of the team members in the area/shift while maintaining a safe work addition this role is also an individual contributor to each of these elements on a daily basis.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assign work and deploy operators in each area to maximize the productivity and piece output while holding and monitoring quality standards of the product; this activity coordinated with 1st shift for continuity of production.
• Assure First run inspection and periodic quality checks are performed following a 2-pan or 3-pan system for self and others as needed.
• Serves as a single point of contact to assist other operators in their set-up run times inspection trouble shooting and other tasks to execute the daily production plan.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment including cleaning lubricating adding fluids check air pressure and oil levels belts cleaning solutions blast media among other mechanical items as needed.
• Train and develop team members in manufacturing disciplines within the area of responsibility.
• With direction from management it executes the work allocation to all machines and operators in order to execute the daily production targets; and make adjustments as needed to overcome issues impeding these targets.
• In cooperation with other shifts the Drill Lead will deploy resources as needed to each work center to assure the daily weekly and monthly production and sales targets are achieved.
• In cooperation with OSP evaluate and priority the daily thru cleaning and blast areas in support of production goals.
• Maintains housekeeping in the department including 5S principles.
• Assist in the monitoring and maintaining of tooling inventory levels based on production forecasts.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards by following blueprints or work instructions.
• Reads blueprint or job order for product specification such as dimensions tolerance number or parts to be checked.
• Performs record keeping data entry housekeeping and follows safety regulations.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• As an individual contributor the Drill Lead will also:
• Operates and/or setup drilling machines such as single or multiple spindle drill presses to drill ream countersink spot face or tap holes in work pieces according to specifications.
• Starts and operates machine operation to detect out-of-tolerance machining and adjust controls and machine as required.
• Sets up and operates machine on trial run to check accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
• Identifies disassembles and determines corrective action required to repair work or broken parts.
• Checks tooling and reworks as needed to keep machine running.
• Lays out parts for successive and continuous machining operations.
• May be tasked to re-sharpen dull drill bits and reamers.

Skills and Formal Training Requirements/Experience

• Able to read comprehend and execute directions from mechanical drawings.
• Able to measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as rulers calipers gauges or micrometers.