Injection Molding Production Lead- C Shift/Overnight
About The Position
The Production Lead coordinates and oversees the daily production activities of assigned staff to help meet production goals efficiently while maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment. The role is split approximately equally between supervising production personnel and carrying out daily operational tasks. It includes monitoring schedules and workflows, maintaining safety and quality standards, supporting staff, troubleshooting production issues, and participating in continuous improvement. This is an hourly C-shift position at the Arlington site, scheduled Monday through Friday from 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with some required weekend overtime. The stated pay range is $18.66–$22.00 per hour depending on experience, plus a $1.00-per-hour shift differential for each hour worked on C shift. The position is eligible for an annual raise following a performance review.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least three years of hands-on frontline leadership experience.
- Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness.
- Computer and software skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to learn ERP systems such as Epicor.
- Fluent spoken and written English, including effective written communication.
- Self-motivation, time-management, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to speak effectively in front of groups of coworkers and vendors.
- Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; interpret graphs; and calculate figures and amounts.
- Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, and diagrammed instructions, and solve problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
- Demonstrated customer problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and learn and perform primary functions of positions within the department.
- Ability to manage operational and personnel stress.
- Ability to meet physical demands including walking, bending, pushing, pulling, extended periods of sitting at a desk using a computer and headset, and occasional lifting and carrying of items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Vision and hearing must be within or correctable to within the normal range.
- Must work at the Arlington site and be able to report to work on time regularly during the stated business hours.
Nice To Haves
- Frontline leadership experience in an injection or blow molding manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and supervise the daily activities of assigned production staff.
- Ensure production goals and objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner.
- Monitor production performance, identify improvement opportunities, and take corrective action as needed.
- Ensure production processes comply with established safety and quality standards.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
- Train and mentor production staff in equipment use and processes.
- Monitor production schedules and workflows, including managing the production schedule throughout the day.
- Enforce company policies and procedures consistently and fairly, and report policy non-compliance to the Operations Manager.
- Monitor inventory levels and ensure proper stock rotation.
- Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Manage and audit personnel standard work, breaks, lunches, PPE compliance, and shift startup and end-of-day activities.
- Ensure routine quality checks and validations are completed accurately and on time.
- Lead shift startup, changeover, and pass-down meetings.
- Perform machine startups, shutdowns, and restarts.
- Manage work-order lifecycles in Epicor and shop-floor workflow.
- Audit housekeeping and 5S throughout the shift.
- Monitor quality defect rates and maintain defect awareness.
- Own and participate in improvement projects.
- Track daily overall efficiency and effectiveness, capture production data, and submit end-of-day shift reports to managers.
- Work in an operator capacity when not performing indirect floor work, including quality checks, data gathering, work-order management, restocking, housekeeping, loading or unloading trucks where applicable, machine operation, and troubleshooting.
Benefits
- A $1.00-per-hour shift differential for every hour worked during C shift.
- Eligibility for an annual raise based on a performance review.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
