Job Overview
The Injection Moulding Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day injection molding operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production of plastic components. This role leads production teams, monitors processes, troubleshoots molding issues, and ensures production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently met.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate daily injection molding operations across assigned shifts
- Lead, train, and motivate machine operators, technicians, and support staff
- Ensure molds, machines, and auxiliary equipment are set up and running efficiently
- Monitor process parameters and adjust as needed to maintain product quality and cycle times
- Troubleshoot molding defects, equipment issues, and production delays
- Ensure production schedules and output targets are met
- Enforce safety policies, housekeeping standards, and company procedures
- Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Production Planning teams
- Review production reports, scrap rates, downtime, and corrective actions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives (lean manufacturing, 5S, scrap reduction)
- Ensure proper documentation of processes, work instructions, and shift handovers
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree or certification preferred
- Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in injection molding operations
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of injection molding processes, materials, and tooling
- Experience with process troubleshooting, setup, and optimization
- Familiarity with quality standards, SPC, and production metrics
- Ability to read technical drawings and process documentation
Pay: $22.00-$25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
