Lead - Night Shift

Flex•Buffalo Grove, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is hiring a Production Lead for its night shift in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The role provides leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees and reports to the Associate Production Supervisor. The shift runs from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on a rotating schedule. The Production Lead coaches and trains employees, coordinates department staffing needs, supports process development and cost-improvement projects, and assists with budget planning and expense management. The role communicates production plans and issues, coordinates responses to material shortages and equipment problems, reports downtime, tracks time for new product introduction, pre-production, and rework, and maintains communication across shifts. It also monitors quality indicators and is the primary contact for responding when scrap occurs in a process step. The position offers a base pay range of $21.61 to $29.18 per hour. Applications are accepted from October 16, 2026, until November 30, 2026, or until the position is filled; the posting may close earlier due to application volume.

Requirements

High school diploma, associate’s degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
2–4 years of related experience.
Ability to adapt and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Provide on-the-job coaching and training to individuals.
Initiate and participate in process development and cost-improvement projects.
Coordinate people-resource requirements for the department.
Assist with department budget planning and manage department expenses.
Communicate the daily plan and production or customer service issues.
Highlight material shortages and coordinate with Expediter/Purchasing regarding part shortages.
Report and alert resources about downtime.
Interface with Test Support/Maintenance regarding equipment problems.
Track time for NPI, pre-production, and rework.
Communicate with the opposite shift to ensure information flows between shifts.
Update department communication boards.
Follow quality indicators and stop and alert when predefined indicators are below target.
Serve as the primary contact for responding to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.