Production Lead III - 1st Shift

Makers Pride • Bolingbrook, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead III will oversee pre-operation and/or tear down depending on the shift. This role involves coordinating line setups, reviewing production issues, production schedule orders, and product specifications. The Lead will work with other departments to prevent downtime and lead continuous improvement initiatives plant-wide. Responsibilities include assigning personnel to workstations, providing direction and training, and recommending corrective actions for non-compliance. The position requires excellent communication skills, approachability, and the ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and line workers. The role is responsible for specification compliance, documentation, and legible record-keeping for the line, including lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, production, and standards. Basic math skills, data entry into computer programs, and attention to detail are essential. The ability to read and interpret various documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and production reports is also required. This position is expected to cross-train in all lead areas related to production and packaging. The employee must work safely at all times and be on the floor 95% of the shift. A flexible schedule is required, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Very approachable.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors and line workers.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to enter data into computer programs.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production reports such as product usage, packaging, lot tracking, labor tracking, waste control, daily worksheets, and any forms deemed necessary by the Production Manager and Production Supervisor.
• Regularly required to stand and operate tools or controls.
• Occasionally required to sit, walk, stoop or crouch.
• Ascending or descending stairs may be required in some facilities.
• May occasionally move up to 25 pounds with a hoist, pallet-jack or cart.
• Regularly lift up to 15 pounds of boxes of product, bales of cartons, or rolls of film.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• Three to six months related work experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual capability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pre-op and/or tear down depending on shift.
• Coordinate lines set-up.
• Reviews production issues, production schedule orders and product specifications.
• Works with other departments to prevent downtime.
• Leads continuous improvement plant wide.
• Assigns personnel to work stations and gives direction.
• Provides associate training as needed.
• Recommends corrective actions for non-compliance to supervisor.
• Responsible for specification compliance.
• Responsible for documentation and legible record keeping for line, including, but not limited to, lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, production and standards.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision yet be flexible and have the ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Cross train in all lead areas related to production and packaging.
• Work safely at all times.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonuses opportunities (referral, production, etc.)
• health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the 90th day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED