SUMMARY
The Molding Excellence Manager owns injection molding output, process control, and molded component quality at Grandview across all four value streams in a 24/7 operation. This is a process and management role. The facility is looking for a scientific molder who leads with data and teaches his teams. The role is accountable for validated process windows, capable processes, and statistical discipline in place of shift-to-shift preference. Molding equipment maintenance, the injection mold tool room, and CNC machining are owned by the Molding Services & Tool Room Manager. This role is the internal customer of that center under a documented service level agreement. Molding OEE is split accordingly: Availability is owned by Molding Services & Tool Room; Performance and Quality are owned by this role. Both are reported together at Tier 2a.
LEADERS
Leaders are expected to create a safe work environment through implementation and commitment to the Safety & Health — Vision, Mission, Values, and the Safety Principles of Conduct. Promote safety by following company and site safety policies and procedures, responding to safety non-conformance by coaching to correct behaviors, and encouraging and supporting employees by attending employee safety meetings and recognizing safe behaviors.
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
All employees are expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Everyone is personally accountable for his/her own safety as well as that of their co-workers. Safety and health is a shared responsibility of everyone in the organization and a condition of employment. We value and expect engagement out of all employees. Co-workers share the responsibility for doing the right thing for the environment and carrying out the stewardship principles addressed in our Environmental Policy. We will provide the resources necessary to implement this policy, and management will conduct periodic reviews to ensure its ongoing effectiveness.
SCOPE
Value Streams
TS800, PreFresh, Mixor, Radar — all four; 24/7, three shifts
Direct Reports
Molding Supervisors (all shifts); Process Technicians and Process Engineers. Molding operators and material handlers report indirectly.
Does Not Own
Molding maintenance, the injection mold tool room, or CNC machining
OEE Ownership
Owns Performance and Quality. Availability is owned by Molding Services & Tool Room.
Service Level Agreement
Documented SLA with Molding Services & Tool Room covering prioritization, response, and escalation. Priority conflicts escalate to the Plant Manager with production impact data.
Tier Participation
Owns Tier 2a (8:00–8:20 AM); attends PLT sessions for assigned value streams; prepares and presents own section at Tier 3
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other duties may be assigned. Must follow all work rules and policies.
% Responsibility
30%Process Control & Scientific Molding: Establish and enforce documented, validated process windows for every mold, developed by scientific method — rheology studies, cavity pressure, gate seal, cooling and cycle optimization — not by shift preference or operator habit. Own process capability; run capability studies on critical characteristics and drive Cpk to target. A process that cannot be shown to be capable is not released. Maintain XmR control charts on designated critical process outputs, distinguish special cause from common cause, act on signals, and leave stable processes alone. Own design of experiments, process sheets, setup standards, and change control. Own color and resin performance in the process.
20%Production Output & Quality: Own daily and weekly molding output against plan across all four value streams and maintain molded component coverage to Assembly. Own the Performance and Quality components of Molding OEE and manage cycle time to standard and scrap separately. Own the Hour-by-Hour boards in molding — boards current, downtime reason codes…