Production Lead

Terex Corporation•Ocala, FL

About The Position

The Production Lead guides a group of employees toward organizational goals and serves as a link between senior management and team members. The role supports team development and training, assigns tasks, resolves minor conflicts and operational roadblocks, provides day-to-day operational support, and mentors staff to improve productivity and morale. The Production Lead uses lean tools, including Visual Management, Continuous Improvement, and Standard Work, to monitor and improve processes, apply technical skills, and recommend additional manpower to the Production Supervisor when needed. The Production Lead translates company goals into daily tasks, monitors key performance indicators and cell progress against takt time, and helps ensure products are completed and indexed into the next cell as scheduled. The role may provide technical or hands-on labor to keep work on schedule, track manpower hours, support performance reviews and training, and communicate work status and issues to the Production Supervisor. The position reports directly to the Production Supervisor and may perform other Tech-level duties as required.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
Must meet all requirements of Level II or III in a skill set.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate expectations and summarize status and issues.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills to manage administrative duties, operational flows, and team needs.
Demonstrated high-quality work, high productivity, and an action-oriented approach.
Ability to adjust to shifting priorities while maintaining a positive attitude.
General computer skills.
Must not have received a written corrective action in the last 12 months.
Employee applicants must submit a completed application by the posting deadline.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel preferred.

Responsibilities

Translate broader company goals into actionable daily tasks, monitor KPIs, and adjust strategies to meet objectives.
Understand task playbooks and takt-time requirements to help plan and direct activities needed to complete and index products into the next cell.
Assign tasks based on team members’ strengths, expertise, and development goals, and monitor cell productivity against takt-time requirements.
Provide technical or hands-on assistance to keep work on schedule and meet index times.
Identify skill gaps, provide ongoing training, and conduct one-on-one meetings to support employee development.
Participate in annual and mid-year performance reviews and identify growth paths for team members.
Assist the Production Supervisor with training program development and maintenance, and orient new and transferred team members.
Monitor team efficiency and report each cell’s performance against takt time, including whether the product was indexed, whether it was complete, and any delay in minutes.
Communicate variances between planned manpower hours and actual hours through playbook audits.
Address minor operational roadblocks, mediate workplace conflicts, and promptly escalate issues requiring assistance.
Use shop orders, playbooks, red books, change orders, technical specifications, manuals, schematics, prints, instructions, and other order-related documents.
Provide regular project status updates to leadership, escalate roadblocks, translate goals into actionable tasks, and support daily team alignment.
Encourage transparent feedback, active listening, and cross-functional collaboration within a positive, open-door team environment.
Follow applicable Standard Work and complete required documentation, which may include playbooks, visual management, red books, and training materials.
Conduct start-up meetings in the Production Supervisor’s absence.
Work with the Production Supervisor and other departments as needed to identify and resolve issues; locate tools, materials, and information to support employees’ work objectives.
Initiate long aids to eliminate root causes of issues.
Champion and coordinate Continuous Improvement activities for assigned work areas.
Maintain 5S and overall cleanliness in assigned work areas.
Perform other Tech-level duties as required.