Manufacturing Crew Lead

Balchem Corporation•Marshfield, WI

About The Position

The Manufacturing Crew Lead supervises production activities and helps ensure employees follow safety procedures, product quality standards, and plant sanitation requirements. The role oversees production in mixing, drying, and packaging, and assists with shipping and receiving and dry blending. It directly supervises four crew members and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. The Crew Lead monitors dryer safety and performance, checks products against specifications, assigns and monitors production tasks, records production activities, and works with Quality Assurance and production employees to meet customer expectations. The position also supports employee training, sanitation programs, equipment readiness, production-line maintenance, and continuous improvement. The schedule is a rotating 12-hour shift from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Requirements

High school education.
At least 6 months of industrial experience.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Ability to respond promptly to customer needs and handle conflict constructively while maintaining confidentiality.
Clear verbal communication and listening skills, including the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to write clearly and informatively and prepare routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities, build team spirit and morale, and support group commitments to goals.
Ability to build commitment, overcome resistance, delegate appropriately, set expectations, and monitor delegated work.
Ability to motivate others and develop subordinates’ skills and growth.
Attention to quality, accuracy, thoroughness, productivity, and timely completion of work.
Ability to understand business implications of decisions and to work with integrity and ethically.
Ability to follow policies and procedures, complete administrative tasks correctly and on time, and support organizational goals and values.
Ability to adapt to workplace changes, delays, and unexpected events and to exercise sound judgment.
Ability to treat others with respect and consideration regardless of status or position.
Ability to observe safety and security procedures and report potentially unsafe conditions.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of word-processing and spreadsheet software.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 60 pounds.

Responsibilities

Oversee dryer safety and performance, monitor dryer condition, and determine when cleaning is needed for safety.
Examine products to determine whether they meet specifications.
Assist in maintaining production records in each work area and record shop-floor production activities and results in the online computer.
Interpret company policies for workers and enforce safety regulations.
Supervise production in mixing, drying, and packaging to support safety, quality, and efficiency.
Assist in supervising shipping and receiving and dry blending production to support safety, quality, and efficiency.
Assign and monitor crew members’ production tasks to meet or exceed production rates and online test standards.
Assist in maintaining employee time records, including call-in reports and short-notice time-off requests.
Instruct employee owners on safety programs, GMPs, SOPs, and the HAACP Program, and help ensure these are followed.
Report maintenance issues promptly and follow up to help keep equipment in working order.
Work with Quality Assurance and production crew members to ensure product quality and compliance with online tests and SOPs.
Monitor and audit plant sanitation, help maintain the Master Sanitation Schedule, and ensure SSOPs and cleaning procedures are followed.
Keep crew members informed about chemical safety, personal protective practices, and other safety procedures.
Work with crew members on product development and improvements to daily operations.
Assist with investigating policy violations and applying disciplinary action consistently under company policies.
Establish or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, product quality, working conditions, or equipment use.
Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in resolving them.
Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers and achieve work goals.
Coordinate activities with other supervisors.
Set up machines and equipment and perform production-line activities.
Assist with maintenance duties on production lines.
Directly supervise four crew members, including assisting with interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining crew members, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.