What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Lead position at Leviton?
About Leviton
At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.
About The Role
This position is responsible for coordinating resources for the manufacture of scheduled production within established requirements for safety, quality, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
Comprehensive benefits include:
Leviton is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensure the legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 828.584.1611.
The future looks brighter than ever. Join our team now!
At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.
About The Role
This position is responsible for coordinating resources for the manufacture of scheduled production within established requirements for safety, quality, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Ensures assigned area is operating to set standards established by management
- Supports training requirements as directed
- Monitors material consumption and replacement as required
- Ensures changeover materials are ready before line is changed over
- Ensures proper identification of all materials
- Ensures all production and inventory transactions are reported
- Supports established bill of material and WIP inventory accuracy
- Plans, and assigns work for the production area(s)
- Updates production boards with changeover information
- Ensures that all equipment is running to established production standards
- Reports equipment malfunctions to technical staff
- Communicates with next shift, supervisors, managers, and any other related departments of changes, concerns, priorities, or problems
- Monitors work areas to ensure employees remain compliant with assigned break times
- Provides input to supervisors for documentation of counseling, recognition, or information in the Employee Note File
- Provides a communication interface between leadership and employees
- Assists production lines as needed to ensure order completion
- Assists with root cause analyses and 8D where applicable
- Supports department supervisor and manager as required
- Supports a positive team environment and good communications
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Ability to work independently in absence of direct supervision, exercising judgment, and initiative
- Ability to communicate in verbal and written English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook at a basic level
- Requires standing, walking, sitting, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, pushing, pulling, and feeling
- Requires eye/hand/foot coordination
- Requires the ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year of manufacturing experience, preferably in a lead role
- Up to 10% may be required
Comprehensive benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
- 401K plans with employer-matching contributions
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- Volunteer time off
Leviton is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensure the legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 828.584.1611.
The future looks brighter than ever. Join our team now!
