Lead

Flex•Buffalo Grove, IL

18d•$21 - $28

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Lead located in Buffalo Grove, IL . Reporting to the Associate Operations Supervisor , the Production Lead role involve being responsible for providing leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees What a typical day looks like:

Requirements

High School Diploma, Associate’s Degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
2-4 years of related experience - medical devices.
Ability to adapt and multitask in a fast-paced environment
Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

Provide on the job coaching and training of individuals.
Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
Update department communication boards.
Follow quality indicators.
Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.