Mold Technician Supervisor

at ITW in Frankfort, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates seven major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents.

ITW Deltar Fasteners is a large division within the Automotive Segment and serves all the major OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners. Locations include: Frankfort, IL; Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI.

The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by:

+ Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.

+ Exchanging product, process and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.

+ Continually improving processes, material and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

The Mold Technician Supervisor – Deltar Fasteners Frankfort reports to the Manufacturing Manager and will be responsible for motivating positive and productive employee development, strong customer service skills, coupled with high energy experience to mentor and motivate a team to deliver quality product on time.

+ Direct supervision of multiple non-exempt technical employees including assisting with interviewing, hiring, and training of employees

+ Planning and directing work assignments of direct reports

+ Providing employees with productive communication regarding performance and solution-based communication for necessary improvement requirements

+ Responsible for manufacturing parts as specified per job or customer requirements

+ Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment utilizing 5S methodologies

+ Identifying potential safety risks and conducting regular risk assessments

+ Assigns job duties for all employees on their team

+ Assists with personnel functions such as maintaining records, performing employee evaluations, employee counseling, etc.

+ Month end metric reporting

+ Review of the previous shift events with the cell leaders and manufacturing manager

+ Support the production team in day-to-day problem-solving activities as needed

+ Conduct Root Cause Analysis when troubleshooting issues

+ Monitor daily production activities and work with the Manufacturing Manager to solve quality and performance problems

+ Refine current processes as needed to improve manufacturing performance

+ Coordinate with cell leaders and other departments, including quality, tooling, and maintenance

+ Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, especially quality and operational efficiency

+ Improve knowledge of the team by facilitating internal training activities for Mold Technicians

+ Become exposed to Design Review Process

+ Other tasks and duties as assigned

+ BS or BA degree (prefer technical field of study) preferred

+ 2 years production supervision experience

+ Proven competency in plastic injection molding, along with hands-on experience with raw materials, mold set-up, and troubleshooting skills for injection molding equipment

+ Excellent computer skills including Excel and Microsoft systems (e.g., Word, Outlook)

+ Excellent communication skills both written and verbal (English), good visual skills and reasoning ability

+ Team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the organization

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

_All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. _

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.