Moulding Supervisor

Key Role & Responsibilities of Supervisors

• Ensuring Production performance areas which is Availability, Productivity, Quality to achieve OEE->80%
• Mould machine alignment & Reporting Machine running status.
• Ensure Quality index at shop floor for Moulding Operations.
• Man / Machine alignment Vs Target Output.
• Overlook Mould change according to the production sequence & change over plans.
• Polymer issue, control & pre-conditioning against Production plans assigned.
• Reporting Hourly shift Production report with Rejections & downtime details.
• Controlling rejections & machine Downtime.
• Keep track of online/offline rework status.
• Knowledge of material properties relevant to injection Molding processes &material grade.
• Provide training and support for mc operators with SMP &GMP standards and best practices.
• Assist in the validation of new injection Molding parts & processes.
• Ensure as Rework status is tracked and maintained according to the plan
• Ensure Rework is proper, and all flash/burr is removed.
• Ensure the rework surface is smooth, proper care must be taken on the functional surfaces.

Mould Handling alignments

• Mould Loading to be initiated & complied with verification of Mould readiness & to check that mould is loaded on the designated machine.
• Assigning the proper mould with required variant on the machine as per Plan & SMED Target of change over time.
• Mould functions, checks & related necessary safety precautions to be taken before starting the Mould to prevent damages & accidents.
• Proper checks are to be done after mould loading to prevent accidents

Quality alignment.

• Quality of parts produced must be checked every hour to prevent defects in running production
• Samples are to be taken hourly and inspected with respect to the benchmark samples.
• If any defects are found, then corrective steps are to be taken depending on the defect to encounter
• Mixing ratios of polymer & grinding to be ensured for the parts applicable with recycling.
• Fitment /critical dimensions if any to be verified as per Quality Plan sampling.

Machine running status:

• Machine status is to be checked hourly or depending on rounds to prevent unnecessary downtime.
• If a machine is not working or no job is assigned, then a suitable job is to be assigned to ensure maximum usage of the machine

Man / Machine alignment:

• Depending on the production target man-machine alignment is to be see on floor
• Ensure suitable task is to be given to the individual depending on the capability of the operator
• To ensure that all the manpower is being utilised at any given time
• To ensure that operators are working on the machine designated to them as per work SOP.

Overlook mould change according to the plan:

• Ensure that mould is mounted on the designated machine
• Ensure that the safety protocols are followed while changing of mould
• Ensure that the die issued for mounting is proper

Issue polymer for reloading of machine:

• Issuing correct polymer for machines from the local store.
• Ensure & check for weight of polymer issued against PO.
• Ensure that the safety protocols are being followed while reloading the polymer

Prepare a hourly shift report with downtime details:

• Checking & maintaining the quality of parts produced conforming to the benchmark
• Hourly check on all the parts being produced to ensure parts have no defect.
• Preparing proper formatted document stating the downtime reason if any and actions taken to resolve the problem.
• Ensure shift handover documents are prepared and given to the next supervisor to forma a precise communication channel

5S & machine/mould maintenance:

• Ensure 5s standards are being followed organising the work floor and for discipline in the production area.
• Monitor timely execution of daily maintenance of mc and mould from service to prevent unexpected breakdown.

Skills Required: Production management systems, Process control, Root cause analysis, floor collaboration, production documentation and compliance, Training and mentoring, communication skills, Knowledge of polymers, technical understanding of injection moulding processes, shift Decision-making, floor quality management & resolution, Corrective action implementation, Continuous improvement, Process improvement, Defect analysis, ISO standards knowledge,