Production Lead I - 3rd Shift

NOW Health Group INC•Bloomingdale, IL

8d•$26 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead I leads a production team in planning and delegating daily work, meeting department goals, and responding to safety, quality, production, and personnel issues. The role coordinates training for new employees and continuously coaches and develops team members. The position works across the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale, in both Packaging and Processing, as business needs require. Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, the lead assigns tasks, monitors production, supports equipment operation and troubleshooting, makes work-duty and product-run decisions, and helps resolve issues with other leads, supervisors, and support teams. The role reviews production paperwork, supports quality and inventory processes, communicates supply needs, and contributes to procedures and continuous-improvement initiatives. It also promotes safe production and compliance with OSHA, food safety, cGMP, and company policies. The position requires work in manufacturing areas around moving mechanical parts, ingredients and mixes, dust and airborne particles, herbal aromas, food allergens, and moderately loud noise; some areas require hearing protection. Work also includes designated areas with strong magnetic fields that may pose a danger to people with pacemakers, prostheses, or implants such as defibrillators. Physical duties include prolonged standing and walking, operating equipment, and regularly lifting and moving loads up to 50 pounds, among other specified pushing, pulling, and grasping demands.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and one year of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food or pharmaceuticals.
Knowledge of work centers within the area of responsibility to support daily resource-allocation and scheduling decisions.
Solid knowledge of Packaging and/or Processing machine capabilities and manufacturing processes, and ability to troubleshoot machines.
Professional and effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to read and understand instructions, correspondence, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and SOPs.
Ability to accurately complete sanitation and production paperwork and present information in one-on-one and small-group settings.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; understand weights and measures; use digital and balancing scales; and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages.
Excellent problem-solving ability and commonsense reasoning to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
Ability to operate hand-operated electronic lifting equipment (Interthor).
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including off shifts and weekends, to support the business.
Ability to work at both the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale, in Packaging and Processing.
Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including prolonged standing and walking, using a computer, climbing stairs, handling and reaching, bending, squatting, kneeling, and lifting and moving materials.
Ability to work in the described manufacturing environment, including exposure to moving mechanical parts, ingredients and mixes, airborne particles, food allergens, noise, and designated strong-magnetic-field areas.

Nice To Haves

Additional post-secondary education.
Prior team leadership experience.
Experience operating blending/processing and packaging machines or equipment.
Knowledge of Lean principles.
Oracle proficiency.
Bilingual verbal and written skills in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Monitor shift performance and efficiency; correct or escalate issues to meet daily department goals and keep the supervisor informed of problem areas.
Recommend changes to equipment use and staffing to improve efficiency.
Work with other leads, supervisors, and support teams to resolve common issues and improve safety, product quality, production methods, and equipment performance.
Adjust employee work duties and make product-run decisions.
Communicate respectfully and professionally, using servant leadership principles and maintaining ethical conduct in difficult or confidential situations.
Train and orient production employees new to the department; explain job responsibilities and answer employee questions during scheduled shift hours.
Develop or assist with writing Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and One Point Lessons, following supervisor or manager direction and review.
Maintain the ability to operate production machinery proficiently.
Assign jobs and tasks and monitor the production process under the direction of the Production Supervisor.
Review and verify employee paperwork before submitting it to Quality Control; close production record reports and inform inventory control personnel of raw material discrepancies.
Inspect products for conformance to specifications and make deviation decisions when products are out of specification.
Interpret company policies, specifications, and job orders for employees; direct machine setup and adjustments.
Communicate with other departments to requisition supplies, products, and equipment needed to meet production schedules.
Complete required paperwork and written and electronic reports truthfully and legibly, using tools such as Excel, Word, and Oracle.
Participate in root cause analysis and plant continuous-improvement initiatives; recommend and help implement improvement ideas.
Follow OSHA, safety, food safety, and cGMP guidelines and monitor and coach the Production team to follow applicable policies.
Support a culture of safe production; participate in safety activities and teams, give and accept constructive safety feedback, report incidents and hazards, communicate safety concerns, and properly use, wear, and store required PPE.
Coach and lead team members on correct processes and procedures through daily touch points and paperwork review.
Collaborate with other departments on policy or procedure updates and validation, product dispositions, and hold and deviation investigations.
Investigate and escalate efficiency losses and work toward quality, safety, and efficiency goals.