Pour End Lead - Manufacturing - $2,000 Sign On Bonus - SECOND Shift

Alene Candles•Milford, NH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is hiring a Pour End Lead to lead production line operators at its onsite manufacturing facility in Milford, New Hampshire. The role supports candle production by coordinating line operations, maintaining quality and safety standards, managing workflow, and helping meet daily production goals. The lead works with the Pour Technician to set up machines and equipment, keep lines operating properly, and address equipment or production issues. The position may also perform candle-maker duties to prevent production shutdowns. The regular schedule is Monday through Thursday, 1:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., with possible slight changes based on business needs. Overtime may be available during the busy season, which is anticipated to run through October. The facility closes for the final two weeks of the year for holidays and inventory, when full-time hours cannot be guaranteed. Pay is $24.00 per hour, including a $1.00 second-shift differential. A $2,000 sign-on bonus is paid in two installments: $1,000 in the first paycheck and $1,000 in the first paycheck after 90 days of service.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
1–2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Previous lead or supervisory experience.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
Ability to understand quality-control methods.
Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to read and understand Manufacturing Assembly Processes and deviations when necessary.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to organize and monitor workflow while meeting quality, efficiency, and daily goals.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds with assistance.
Ability to meet the physical demands of regularly standing, walking, handling or touching with the hands, reaching, talking, hearing, and smelling; occasional duties may include kneeling, crouching, sitting, climbing, or balancing.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the products manufactured in the factory.
Good communication skills for effective teamwork.
Ability to follow and execute instructions; accurate, patient, careful, responsible, quick, and alert.
Microsoft Office experience (0–1 year).

Responsibilities

Follow safety rules and regulations, quality-control methods, and 5S guidelines.
Maintain a neat, orderly, and clean production work area; report unsafe work areas and clear lines of obstacles and trash.
Observe production operations and promote changes, improvements, and sustained practices.
Detect and report improper operations, faulty equipment or tooling, defective materials, and unusual conditions to the material lead or supervisor.
Take daily attendance for the zone and provide the Assistant Supervisor with any inaccuracies.
Verify that employees have logged into ShopVue; start shop orders and report scrap for each shop order in ShopVue.
Perform candle-maker activities when assigned to assist or relieve an employee to avoid a shutdown.
Take weights and accurately enter information into the weights database.
Make necessary valve adjustments to ensure quality meets job standards.
Work with the Pour Technician to set up machines and equipment and ensure production lines are operating properly.
Maximize line efficiency with minimal direction and organize and monitor workflow to meet quality, efficiency, and daily goals.
Lead and direct production line operators, resolve personnel issues on the line, identify solutions, recommend actions, and report issues to the Assistant Supervisor.
Run all lines as required and rotate employees systematically for cross-training, safety, and ergonomic reasons.
Use hand tools and a hand jack as needed; operate various machines.
Identify issues and defects quickly, determine root causes, coordinate corrective action, and communicate equipment issues to maintenance and supervisors.
Write routine reports and communicate effectively with other departments and team members.
Ensure the assigned line meets daily goals and safety and quality standards.