Production Lead - 3rd Shift

Jetson Specialty Marketing•Hamburg, PA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

A Lettershop Lead Associate for JSM will be responsible for performing and overseeing all the necessary tasks to have a successful shift by facilitating optimum production output and fostering company policies and procedures. An individual in this role will be required to work as part of a team to uphold operational standards, identify developmental needs of others and implement solutions, cultivate constructive & supportive relationships. This role involves providing resources, knowledge, feedback, and a suitable work environment for team members to excel. The Lead Associate will confer with supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments, give starting turnover to the next shift, and communicate via log book and face-to-face. They will establish working relationships with other departments and advise supervisors and management on workforce status, contacting them or Human Resources for associate concerns. The Lead Associate will provide assistance to Lettershop Machine Operators by staffing machines, driving productivity, ensuring materials and job instructions are available, responding to machine lights to resolve issues, ensure material flow, address quality concerns, cover breaks, and ensure finished pallets are removed. The role also involves ensuring quality control procedures are followed, production goals are met, resolving material issues, reporting unsafe conditions, supporting the Supervisor, leading Saturday overtime days, locating and pulling RTMs for Client Services, ensuring machines have necessary documentation (job instructions, tray tags, pallet flags), printing these as needed, ensuring machines are stocked for the next shift, welcoming new employees, and promoting company values and culture.

Requirements

Two or more years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience as a Working Lead Associate.
Able to manage operators in a fast-paced environment.
Highest degree of personal integrity.
Reliability and dependability.
Top quality standards for own work.
Solid verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to adapt easily in rapidly growing operations.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Production and Processing —raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing efficiency.
Mechanical Knowledge - print machines and tools.

Responsibilities

Perform and oversee all the necessary tasks to have a successful shift.
Facilitate optimum production output.
Foster company policies and procedures.
Work as part of a team to uphold operational standards.
Identify developmental needs of others and implement solutions.
Cultivate constructive & supportive relationships.
Provide the resources, knowledge, feedback and work environment for team members to excel.
Confer with supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments.
Give starting turnover to next shift supervisor/lead/manager.
Communicate by the log book and face to face.
Establish working relationships with other departments.
Advise supervisors and management on status of and changes to workforce.
Contact Supervisor and/or Manager and/or Human Resources in the event of concerns from or with associates.
Provide assistance to Lettershop Machine Operators.
Staff machines and running per the priorities.
Drive productivity.
Make sure that materials and job instructions are at the machine and pulling materials for the next job.
Respond to red lights and working with technicians to resolve issues.
Respond to green lights to ensure Material Handlers are bringing materials to machines in a timely manner.
Respond to yellow lights to answer questions, concerns about quality issues, and to cover restroom breaks.
Respond to all lights to ensure Material Handlers are taking finished pallets away.
Ensure that quality control procedures are being followed and production goals are met.
Help to resolve material issues and providing reports on bad materials.
Help to ensure the work environment is safe, and report unsafe issues to management.
Support the Supervisor by communicating and performing tasks that are requested.
Lead the shift on Saturday overtime days.
Locate and pull RTM’s for Client Services.
Make sure all machines have job instructions, tray tags, and pallet flags.
Print tray tags and pallet flags as needed, as well as job instructions.
Ensure that machines are stocked and all is in order for the next shift.
Ensure that new employees are welcomed and feel comfortable on the job.
Promote company values and culture.
Performs other duties as may be assigned.