Shift 1 (United States of America) Position Summary: The Group Leader/production supervisor is responsible for supervising hourly employees in a manufacturing environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. Responsible for the management functions of a fast-paced high technology lean based machining operation. Accountable for the efficient use of people and resources to achieve financial and operational goals for the department. Work You'll Do: Resolve employee issues through problem resolution, recommend employment decisions, ensure effective employee relations and provide employee coaching and development. Maintains day to day responsibilities of work scheduling, quality, track absenteeism and timekeeping and interfacing with other supervisors and managers as needed to meet the production schedule. Ensures that Lean principles are being applied with the right goal in mind: To sustainably maximize the delivery of value to the customer. Empowers others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Evaluates the quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of his/her own function to help arrive at a decision. Creating platforms to drive optimization and continuously improve 4 core areas of quality, safety, delivery, cost, and employee engagement. Develops and implements manufacturing methods, quality standards, and perform cost analysis to promote efficient staff and facility utilization. Ownership of training and technical development of employees including performance reviews, frequent feedback, and setting of goals and objectives. Identifies and directs implementation of improvement opportunities by securing relevant information, asking effective questions, and developing solutions. Resolves problems relating to materials, operations, quality or other factors that may result in production delays. Interacts with applicable engineering staff on piece part design, process development and improvement. Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager. Manage department priorities and other duties/projects as assigned. Team: This position manages all employees of the department and/or shift and is responsible for the performance management and accountability of the employees within that department and/or shift. Basic Qualifications: 4-5 years of relative experience w/ high school diploma or equivalent, or combination of both education and experience. Demonstrated Leadership, Business and Financial understanding Ability to resolve conflicts and provide feedback Solid computer and presentation skills Knowledge and practical experience of lean manufacturing principles, MRP Constraint management, ISO, systematic problem solving, BBS Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field. Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred Lean Manufacturing background within a plant and operational managerial experience from a production / manufacturing setting preferred. #LI-AR3 #LI-ONSITE Who we are: Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control