What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leadman position at Job Juncture?
Job Title: Leadman
Responsibilities
Supervisor’s Supervisor: President
Qualifications/Experience
ISO Compliance:
Responsibilities
- Ensure jobs move productively through the system to meet deadlines.
- Complete all required ISO documentation and forms.
- Promote efficient machining practices to reduce time on mold projects.
- Build accurate, high-quality molds.
- Submit mold progress reports by Monday at 9:00am (or the last working day prior to Monday if absent).
- Ensure all necessary mold components are available to meet project deadlines.
- Participate in AQP meetings for new projects to address all mold considerations.
- Have work orders for mold repair projects and use them as checklists.
- Notify relevant departments of changes in part geometry or mold design.
- Inform shift supervisor if additional hours or personnel are needed.
- Teach apprentices and set time frames for their tasks.
- Follow ISO Policies, Procedures, Work Instructions, and quality management system documentation.
Supervisor’s Supervisor: President
Qualifications/Experience
- Preferred: Journeyman Tool & Die or Mold Maker card
- Experience operating and programming CNC machines
- Strong Mathematics background, mechanical aptitude, print visualization skills
- Proficient in Computer and English, good work ethic, goal-oriented, clean, and organized
- Manual dexterity, lifting, pushing, and pulling 50 pounds, standing for extended periods
ISO Compliance:
- Use and complete all ISO documents.
- Ensure line-up sheets from the leadman are used.
- Fill out inspection reports on all work.
- Follow conforming and non-conforming material work instructions.
- Use the latest revision of documents in your area.
- Apply your best effort to support yourself, co-workers, and the company.
- Perform tasks safely without endangering yourself or others.
- Collaborate with CAM department on necessary operations for mold projects.
- Inform supervisors when jobs are ready for specialist areas.
- Provide EDM specialists with electrode information and ensure electrodes are polished, broached, flushed, and inspected.
- Identify electrodes with the shop order and electrode number.
- Monitor work quality and quantity by apprentices/machine specialists.
- Spend time daily with shift specialists and/or apprentices to ensure goals and priorities are understood.
- Measure cores and cavity profiles for accuracy before polishing.
- Familiarize yourself with the part's primary function and critical areas.
- Understand part tolerances, finish requirements, and engraving information.
- Set and strive to achieve daily goals.
- Ensure others involved in your project understand their tasks to maintain productivity.
- Minimize machine downtime by coordinating the next job with specialist areas.
- Review geometry with CAM department to reduce parting line surface.
- Monitor CNC program progress and address any issues.
- Plan and involve appropriate personnel to minimize setup times.
- Check material availability and submit requisitions for any required tooling.
- Inventory materials and ensure easy access.
- Upon project completion, return spare components to general inventory.
- Create a plan with support personnel to minimize setups and eliminate unnecessary additional setups.
- Teach apprentices and pass on practical knowledge.
- Prioritize daily tasks.
- Check for warp after roughing large stock amounts.
- Inspect cavities for parting line burrs after final grind.
- Provide machine specialists with finish ground cavity blocks and desired sizes.
- Document maintenance and accuracy inspections on machines.
- Check CNC machines for accuracy monthly.
- Keep oilers and coolant tanks full and clean.
- Organize hardware and tools.
- Train apprentices in efficient machining techniques.
- Distribute mold process sheets to machining centers.
- Provide setup sheets for CAM programs.
- Complete all ISO documents and mold progress reports.
- Participate in AQP meetings for new projects.
- Fill out line-up sheets detailing project requirements.
- Update the machine schedule and ensure the latest document revisions are used.
- Mark changes on primary prints.
- Return all customer prints to the foreman’s office.
- Organize and return mold design prints to the filing cabinet.
- Keep machines, tooling cabinets, and work areas clean and organized.
- Minimize the use of skids and carts.
- Create detailed sheets for saw cut, preheat treatments, and final sizes.
- Identify mold components by location.
- Fill out forms for ejector pins and pillars sizes.
- Leave stock on locks for bluing and finish the slides.
- Anticipate cavity steel movement during heat treatment and leave enough stock to grind.
- Use cavity process sheets as a preheat treat checklist.
