Date Posted: 7/11/2025 12:49:33 PM
City, State: Oakland, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Salary (USD): $70,000 - $95,000
Description
Position Details:
Title: Injection Molding Supervisor
Location: Oakland, California
Travel: none
Compensation: $70,000-$95,000/yr. plus 7.9% base salary bonus
Benefits: Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, educational matching gift program, perks, and discounts.
• All the benefits you would expect from a global leader such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits.
Position Description:
Technical Operation production team leader that ensures all technical molding, automation, and production assistant team members are trained, motivated, and prepared to successfully meet all daily production demands
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Consistently maintains a positive attitude, volunteers for additional assignments and assists other team members as needed.
• Develops new injection molding and automation processes and directs the process team in developing or improving new processing methods.
• Leads a team of molding, automation, and production assistant technicians in a fast-paced production environment.
• Verifies the existing mold / automation setups are correct and provides positive feedback to Tech Ops team members.
• Troubleshoots and maintains new and production approved molds / automation equipment's.
• Recommends, develops, assigns or implements production process improvements.
• Mentors and guides team members to improve molded component quality / automation equipment's and performance
• Creates and maintains molding / automation process setup datasheets, work instructions, protocols, and other process documentation.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe work environment utilizing 5S processes and other lean methodologies.
• Develops and performs formal individual and group injection molding / automation training sessions.
• Works various shifts and occasional weekends to support the tech ops department as needed
• Monitors machine performance and maintain optimal production standards at all times.
• Troubleshoots and eliminates various molded part defects / automation repairs, utilizing formal root cause analysis techniques.
• Directs all production scheduling duties for all tech op technicians.
• Develops processes for new molds / new automations using scientific molding/ automation practices.
• Other duties may be assigned.
What You Need to Succeed:
• Quality/Quantity - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; proactively looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; volunteers readily and generates suggestions for improving work.
• Interpersonal Skills - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
• Oral/Written Communication - Listens and gets clarification. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming. Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Safety and Security - Promotes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance/Dependability - Is consistently at work and on time. Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Administrative - Is competent navigating and using Microsoft office suite. Capable of becoming proficient with SAP and File Maker databases.
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