Manufacturing Lead
Spectrum Plastics GroupMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Posted March 12, 2026
60000 - 90000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Spectrum Plastics Group, now part of DuPont, leverages over six decades of expertise in precision extrusion, specialty injection molding, blown‑film extrusion, and advanced conversion processes to produce high‑performance polymer components. The company specializes in medical device manufacturing—including balloon catheters, complex assemblies, and laser‑processed parts—while also serving other demanding industries. With 19 facilities spanning more than one million square feet across six countries, Spectrum delivers end‑to‑end solutions, from additive manufacturing and laser processing to final assembly, ensuring rapid response, rigorous quality, and continuous innovation. Its global footprint and integrated capabilities make it a trusted partner for customers seeking reliable, technically sophisticated polymer solutions.
Job Description
Manufacturing Lead oversees operators, schedules work, solves problems, and trains employees while promoting a culture of safety and quality.
Requirements
- Actively promotes and drives a culture of safety
- Assign work to achieve maximum efficiency of workload
- Monitor and train operators to meet quality standards
- Proficient use of the scan gun is required
- Maintains an in-depth understanding of all production processes
- Assigns work, both planned for and emergency jobs, to staff
- Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with employees
- Trains employees for procedural compliance
- Operates injection molding machines
- Orders supplies needed for the department
- Identifies continuous improvement ideas
- Completes daily inventory monitoring
- Prints labels as needed
- Ensures line clearance is completed
- Verifies and scans documents into IQMS
- Provides feedback and assists other operators
- Resolves issues using sound judgment
- Notifies the production supervisor/manager of issues
- Interfaces with other departments as necessary
