Group Lead

The Group Leader (Warehouse Supervisor) is responsible for supervising hourly employees in a warehouse/manufacturing environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. Responsible for the management functions of a fast-paced high technology lean based warehousing/supply chain operation. Accountable for the efficient use of people and resources to achieve financial and operational goals for the department.

Who we are:

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

Milacron is an operating company of Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand (www.Hillenbrand.com) is a global diversified industrial company with businesses that serve a wide variety of industries around the world. We pursue profitable growth and robust cash generation to drive increased value for our shareholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes industrial businesses such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville, a recognized leader in the death care industry in North America. Hillenbrand is publicly traded on the NYSE under "HI."

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Ensure effective employee relations.
  • Provides employee coaching and development.
  • Recommends employment decisions.
  • Resolve employee issues through problem resolution.
  • Track absenteeism and timekeeping.
• Maintains day to day responsibilities of work scheduling, quality, and interfacing with other supervisors and managers as needed to meet the production schedule.
• Ensures that Lean principles are being applied with the right goal in mind: To sustainably maximize the delivery of value to the customer.
• Empowers others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization.
• Evaluates the quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis.
• Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of his/her own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Creating platforms to drive optimization and continuously improve 4 core areas of quality, safety, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.
• Develops and implements manufacturing methods, quality standards, and perform cost analysis to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
• Ownership of training and technical development of employees including performance reviews, frequent feedback, and setting of goals and objectives.
• Identifies and directs implementation of improvement opportunities by securing relevant information, asking effective questions, and developing solutions.
• Resolves problems relating to materials, operations, quality or other factors that may result in production delays.
• Interacts with applicable engineering staff on piece part design, process development and improvement.
• Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas.
• Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager.
• Manage department priorities and other duties/projects as assigned.

 Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises direct reports and through influence.

Skills/Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or related field, or 4-5 years of relative experience in leading others w/ high school diploma or GED equivalent, or combination of both education and experience.
• Demonstrated Leadership, Business and Financial understanding.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and provide feedback
• Constraint management, ISO, systematic problem solving, BBS.
• Competencies:
  • Leadership                                                     
  • Performance Management
  • Problem Solving/Analysis                              
  • Results Driven
  • Flexibility and Time Management                  
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Ability to operate at multiple organizational levels
• Computer, Communication, and presentation skills
• Lean Manufacturing background within a plant and operational managerial experience from a production / manufacturing setting is preferred.
• Knowledge and practical experience of lean manufacturing principles, MRP is preferred.
• Working experience in a manufacturing or warehousing/supply chain/inventory environment is preferred.

Travel: N/A
 

Physical Demands:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 10lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

At Milacron / Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences everyone has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans