Production Lead

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and enforce control plan.
• Maintain machine checks, process checks, and document checks frequently to meet spec verification.
• Complete a walkthrough of the production areas and common areas, focusing on safety, housekeeping, and 5S.
• Monitor hourly production vs. targets and apply countermeasures as necessary.
• Communicate ingredient inventories to ensure all materials are available.
• Review staffing needs for the shift such as absences, new employees and onboarding.
• Discuss quality issues: new, ongoing, and new quality alerts.
• Walk the area to check that team members have proper PPE, supplies, and tools.
• Work with production technicians, supervisor, co-workers and other departments to run a product smoothly.
• Analyze root causes of production issues and develop corrective actions.
• Facilitate line startup, start over, and changeover procedures.
• Monitor many tasks and processes that occur at the at the same time.
• Adapt, listen, assist, and be aware of your team.
• Handle multiple high-priority projects and assignments, work well with others in stressful situations, and meet deadlines as necessary
• Constantly maintain a smooth and efficient operation line.
• Work with technology to input specifications and monitor machine functions.
• Remove all out-of-spec product from the line, and prevent sub-standard product quality.
• Maintain machine checks such as roller, dimension, temperature, size, and weight to product specifications frequently.
• Follow and comply with all good manufacturing practices.
• Follow all safety rules, policies and procedures and regulations.
• Follow company policies and procedures as outlined in Employee Handbook.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 3 Years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• General software/technology experience (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Must be flexible with schedule, including start times and weekend work.
• Willing to acquire a wide variety of skills to assist the surrounding team and fully understand the processes.
• Motivate others, develop strong peer relationships, drive for results, managing & measuring work.
• Train, develop, and motivate team members on job performance, quality expectations, and standardized work.
• Able to problem solve, learn on the fly and make quality decision.
• Must be able to work in a team environment as well as work independently.

• work in a noisy environment for length of shift.
• Must frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Reach above shoulder height.
• Able to bend, twist, stand, climb stairs/ladders, push/pull, and walk for the length of shift.

Work Environment:

• Work in a noisy environment.
• Work in a small indoors area.
• Work in wet and/or humid conditions.
• Work in cold or hot environments.
• Work around machinery.