Lead Machine Operator Jobs

Job Purpose: This role is responsible for allocating wire cutting equipment and personnel to ensure production schedules and expectations are met. The Machine Operator Lead provides effective training to the wire cutting area and ensures safety, quality, and productivity standards are maintained at all times. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This position is required to assure compliance of Company operations to all applicable laws, regulations and standards, good business practices and company documented procedures (including but not limited to Quality Systems Regulations, ISO 9001 and 13485, government occupational health and environmental regulations and statutes). Employee Oversight Core Responsibility

• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues. Documentation and Training Core Responsibility
• Lean manufacturing and continual process improvement experience.
• Sense of urgency and self-motivation; ability to work independently with minimal direction from Production Manager. Qualifications: Minimum
• Operate multiple machines simultaneously.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Set up and operate any wire processing machine.
• Experience leading teams or projects strongly desired.
• Complete advanced maintenance and PM work on wire processing machines.
• Familiar with an ERP system. Preferred:
• Attend meetings to discuss job statuses and issues.
• Inspect cut wires to ensure wires and cables meet IPC standards.
• Ability to effectively use tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to gather, analyze and present data.
• Provide skill and job training for new employees on company processes, procedures, equipment, and documents.
• Oversee Level I, II, and III employees during machine set-up.
• Maintain a clean work environment by cleaning work station, equipment, and plant areas as assigned Quality Assurance Core Responsibility
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical problems.
• Familiar with ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 quality standards.
• Pick parts to jobs as required by job traveler.
• Ability to operate all wire processing machines.
• Experience with Komax brand wire processing machinery Job Posted by ApplicantPro
• Compete line clearance after jobs are complete.
• Experience operating automated machinery for wire and cable processing.
• Support and inspect work of all other Machine Operators as needed.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and process problems.
• Count and bundle cut wires per process sheet.
• Math skills including the ability to solve fractions, addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication problems.
• Communicate job related status or issues with Production, Quality, and Engineering supervisors or managers.
• Adhere to all safety regulations.
• Report or request changes to processes to better assembler safety, part quality, or cost savings Safety and Cleanliness Core Responsibility
• Develop and document new processes. Communications Core Responsibility
• Draft Nonconformance documents and quarantine products that are defective. Machine Operation Secondary Responsibility
• Effectively handles changing priorities with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Complete actions in ERP system to document inventory and process completion.
• Monitor job status and employee performance on active jobs.
• Identify and report any safety concerns.
• Knowledge of engineering principles.
• High school diploma or equivalent with 5 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience with machine set-up and operation.
• Complete training documentation for each job/employee.
• High mechanical aptitude.
• Read and interpret prints to ensure wire and cable is cut to customer specification
• Ability to motivate and effectively communicate with employees.
• Operate machines effectively to minimize scrap.
• Sort and remove defective parts or products.
• Record the necessary information to ensure accurate job documentation.
• Set-up applicators to meet IPC standards for crimping.
• Support production team with applicator set-up and troubleshooting. Other Duties as assigned Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Assign machine operators to jobs based on their skill sets and abilities.
• Exchange cutting blades, rollers, and guide tubes to match the wire being processed.
• Knowledge of wire harness and connector manufacturing process.
• Familiar with RoHS and non-RoHS materials.
• Verify correct documentation is present prior to start of jobs.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to set-up and operate all machines related to wire/cable processing.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor with the ability to communicate with personnel throughout all levels of the organization.
• Familiar with manufacturing documentation standards (BOM, ECO, revision control, drawing interpretation).
• Problem solving skills and the ability to collect and analyze information.
• Knowledge of wire cutting capabilities and techniques.
• Strong organizational skills.