Production Lead, Machine Room (Night Shift)

The Bernard Group•Chanhassen, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bernard Group is a 100% employee-owned visual merchandising company seeking a Production Lead for their Machine Room team. This role involves mentoring and coaching employees in areas like bindery, fabricating, cutting, or kitting. The Production Lead will train new and existing employees on efficient machine set-up and process flow, acting as a subject matter expert on new equipment. While this is a working lead role requiring the completion of job ticket tasks, it does not include management responsibilities such as hiring or performance reviews. The lead will provide feedback to the manager on team member skill development. This position is responsible for the final quality check before shipment and serves as a liaison with CSRs and managers to ensure customer requirements are met.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Be able to conform to shifting priorities.
Have high level communication skills.
Be reliable and trustworthy.
Have problem solving abilities.
Be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time and perform long hours of work operating equipment.
Be able to lift print media and substrate weighing up to 50 pounds.
Be able to possess color vision in order to check color quality of printed materials & read a ruler to a 1/16th of inch.
Be able to apply manual dexterity and visual acuity for cutting equipment and computer keyboarding use and to review detailed reports, instructions, print materials, and information.
Be able to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
Strong interpersonal skills including, demonstrated listening skills and the ability to present ideas and thoughts concisely and effectively both internally and outside the organization.
Willing to admit when you make a mistake.
Fiercely loyal to both our customers and teams.
Trustworthy, reliable, and easy to get along with.
Enthusiastic and eager to take on new challenges.
Adaptable and willing to wear whatever hat gets the job done.

Nice To Haves

Preferred 3 years experience in CNC routing
OSHA 10 Hour certification a plus

Responsibilities

Work closely with the supervisor in prioritizing and directing department work flow.
Support a safe environment, driving towards 0 OSHA recordables & maintain high quality standards.
Ensure assembly integrity through continuous monitoring of departmental processes.
Effectively communicate with the fabrication team to ensure production schedule aligns with customer needs.
Maintain appropriate levels of supplies to meet production requirements.
Monitor issues and receipts for work orders.
Establish open lines of communication with the production floor.
Represent corporate policy and communicate to employees as required.
Ensure training and skills matrix are in compliance with training policy & work to further develop team’s skill.
Work toward continuous improvement by monitoring efficiency & productivity & implement improvements.
Drive improvements in material flow, including cell design and material delivery.
Interact with other support departments as required, driving out costs where possible.
Complete and quality check each job according to ticket specifications, producing quality work.
Learn existing equipment and train and learn on new equipment.
Troubleshoot production problems to ensure productivity and quality standards are met.
Put away stock on shelves, break down boxes and clean up after shift.
Troubleshoot and remedy programming issues as needed to ensure minimal downtime on the machines.
Conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytics and problem solving.
Perform miscellaneous projects and complete various tasks as requested by management.