Production Lead

Ellsworth Adhesives•Village of Germantown, WI

About The Position

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common? Ellsworth Adhesives specs in materials in each of those products! Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals, equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has a 2nd shift Production Lead opportunity (2pm-10pm) open. This role reports into our KitPackers Division located in Germantown, WI. Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team! KitPackers is a GROWING industry leading packager of high-end adhesives for the aerospace, defense, technology, and automotive industries. Come work for us and enjoy a PTO allotment on your first day, great benefits [https://careers.ellsworth.com/benefits/], competitive pay, and a generous quarterly gainsharing (performance bonus) plan, as well as promotion opportunities within the department and the Ellsworth organization. Come join our growing team! You will coordinate and monitor packaging employees and production status while also providing training to production employees.

Requirements

3 years of production experience required
High school diploma or equivalency
Forklift certification is required
Ability to work 2nd shift (2-10pm)
Basic computer skills (MS Office, emails etc.)
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to meet and lead others to achieve production, quality and safety standards, including 5S
Lift and move up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

Acts as a primary resource for staff to properly process Bills of Materials and signs off on the required quality documents
Trains production teams on machines, techniques, product mixing and/or materials
Stages plastics and materials at workstations
Assists Manufacturing/Packaging Engineers in developing new work instructions and provides group training on instructions as necessary.
Performs daily and weekly scale checks and train Filling Machine Operators IIIs to perform these functions
Reviews production records to ensure complete and accurate
Leads and participates in 5S and LEAN activities for the department
Provide backup coverage for Production Supervisors