Night Shift Superintendent

Company Overview: Coplas Inc. an affiliate of Tiercon Corp. is an automotive supplier committed to the design, manufacture and assembly of quality exterior trim and assembled systems used as original equipment in the automotive market. Headquartered in Sterling Heights Michigan, Coplas employs approximately 60 employees. Coplas is seeking knowledgeable, self-directed, experienced and hardworking individuals interested in the automotive industry as a straight Night Shift Superintendent. Job Summary & Reporting Structure: Reporting to the Molding Manager, the Night Shift Superintendent is responsible for overseeing the night shift operations and personnel in production, quality and maintenance to ensure that all customer schedules are met within the established safety, quality and production targets. In addition, the Night Shift Superintendent will resolve any concerns or problems of personnel and ensure all employees adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the ISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 Quality System The Night Shift Superintendent will be responsible to safely guide and lead both Union and Non-Union team members. The Supervisor provides direction, solve problems, communicate changes and escalates issues as appropriate. The Night Shift Superintendent also oversees and performs the role of Molding Set Up Technician. As the Set-Up Technician they will be responsible to change molds based on the schedule. This involves operating the injection molding machine, part removal robots, degating robots and the overhead cranes. The Night Shift Superintendent will attend to basic to intermediate level machine and tool maintenance needs to optimize safe and efficient operations. Clear and concise communication to day shift maintenance personnel is required. Responsibilities: Practice and promote all aspects of the Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality System, policies and legal obligations. Ensure all employees adhere to the Tiercon policies and procedures including health and safety program. Oversee the daily operations of the production line, ensuring customers' production schedules are met within the required quality specifications at the established production targets. Manage production personnel, resolving concerns, reviewing performance, and maintaining morale, discipline and employee training in accordance with the Company and ISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 procedures. Comply with all health, safety and environmental regulations, ensuring a safe work environment at all times through the enforcement and promotion of the Company's health and safety practices, ensuring workplace inspections are conducted and that potential hazards are acted upon immediately and accident levels minimized. Ensure effective communication at shift change through overlap at beginning and end of shift. Promote and implement continuous improvement and a quality attitude in all production areas. Advise the Molding Manager of all production, personnel or equipment problems Daily start-up and shut off equipment and machinery; review and organize production schedule; organize personnel, ensuring all positions are filled; tend to equipment breakdowns; and monitor production supplies; Manage time and attendance daily. Lead the daily safety, quality and delivery meetings for the shift Complete production reporting with daily production numbers, counts produced per machine, scrap reporting and downtime. Shift reporting of any issuing involving production, safety issues or staffing levels Diagnose and resolve any issues with injection molding machines, including replacing parts and quality inspections Assist supervisors with safety incident investigation, corrective actions and reporting Liaise with union representatives to promote strong employee and labour relations Ensure all personnel adhere to all procedures and policies, all processes are monitored, and all product is labeled, stored and handled as outlined in the QISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 Quality system and the Company Safety policies. Participate in quality audits, FMEA's, PPAP's or other reviews as requested. Promote continuous improvement in all areas Other duties as assigned ISO9001:2015 AND IATF 16949 duties as required Maintenance Requirements: Troubleshooting, PM, Repair to injection molding machines To maintain, repair: Industrial plastic processing equipment, machine water service system ( chillers & tower), compressed air system. Troubleshoot and assess mechanical and electrical equipment problems; make recommendations for repairs and implement where feasible. Design and fabricate various projects, ie guards, platforms to resolve safety concerns Create and/or execute scheduled equipment PM per the Preventative Maintenance Management System (Megamation). Qualifications: Minimum: High school diploma with equivalent work experience Preferred: Post-secondary Education in a related field: Trades, technical college, etc. Demonstrated experience in training others, supervision, mechanical aptitude, effective communication Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring other supervisors Demonstrated experience managing complex performance and discipline issues Manufacturing experience-Automotive preferred Demonstrated Injection mold process experience, Scientific mold training an asset Experience with Preventative Maintenance systems (Megamation an asset) Hands on experience with industrial equipment: hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, controls, robotics: preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repair Equivalent work experience: Minimum 5 years experience as a Supervisor in an Automotive Environment leading other supervisors Minimum 5 years experience of hands on injection molding experience. Coplas Inc. is proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer. At Coplas we are committed to ensuring the workplace is free from discrimination. Coplas welcomes and encourages applications from everyone including persons with disabilities. During our hiring process, we will notify job applicants that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected job applicant requests accommodation, Coplas will consult with the individual and provide or arrange for the appropriate accommodation taking into account the applicant's disability-related needs. Please contact Tiercon Human Resources at hr@tiercon.com.