Internal Posting-Lead-MHT-3rd Shift
About The Position
The Lead motivates and mentors associates to achieve high standards in safety, quality, and production. The role champions a safe, fair, welcoming, and non-discriminatory culture while communicating company practices, goals, and policies. It is a fast-paced position in which priorities and tasks may change, and flexibility, self-motivation, and adaptability are important. The Lead coordinates production activities, supports associates through coaching and communication, and works with off-shift teams and support groups to remove roadblocks. The position also helps address housekeeping, scrap, downtime, quality, and performance concerns, and completes required work-instruction certifications for the assigned area.
Requirements
- High school graduate/HSE or equivalent manufacturing experience.
- Ability to obtain a forklift license.
- Ability to become certified in all lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures for the respective area.
- Ability to become certified in all jobs in the respective area.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and stressful situations.
- Positive attitude and willingness to work with others.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Thorough knowledge of computer functions and strong computer operations skills, including the ability to use the applicable inventory system (such as Great Plains, E21, Bentley, or MES).
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write correspondence.
Nice To Haves
- Previous production experience in a leadership-type position.
Responsibilities
- Promote a safe, secure, and welcoming environment and serve as a leader in the safety culture.
- Build and maintain relationships with associates, off-shift teams, and support groups through listening and communication to help remove roadblocks.
- Coach associates promptly on safety, quality, performance, and behavioral concerns; provide feedback and follow up with the supervisor.
- Participate actively in daily huddles.
- Monitor and coordinate production activities, including labor, breaks, production schedules, and rotation schedules.
- Understand the production schedule, communicate changes, and initiate adjustments as needed.
- Address housekeeping and scrap reduction, and troubleshoot downtime, quality, and performance concerns.
- Ensure scrap and return-to-vendor (RTV) product is documented and removed from the area physically and electronically.
- Complete Work Instruction certification for all respective areas.
- Perform other duties as assigned or defined by the area.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans.
- 401(k) program with a company contribution.
- Product discounts.
- Flexible time-off benefits.
- Adoption benefits.
- Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
