Production Lead III - 1st Shift

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team • Bolingbrook, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead III is responsible for overseeing pre-op and/or tear down depending on the shift, coordinating line set-ups, and reviewing production issues, schedules, and product specifications. This role works with other departments to prevent downtime and leads continuous improvement initiatives plant-wide. The Lead assigns personnel to work stations, provides direction and training, and recommends corrective actions. They are responsible for specification compliance, documentation, and legible record-keeping, including lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, and production standards. The position requires basic math skills, data entry capabilities, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret various production-related documents. This role is expected to cross-train in all lead areas related to production and packaging and must work safely at all times, spending approximately 95% of the shift on the floor. A flexible schedule is required, along with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• 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.
• 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: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related work experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to enter data into computer programs.
• Attention to detail.

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 read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production reports.
• 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