Production Lead

Impact ES–Vancouver•North Vancouver, BC

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of their assigned production area, maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency, and acting as a communication link between various teams and management. This role involves scheduling, training, supply ordering, process improvement, and adherence to safety and quality protocols. The Production Lead also plays a key role in waste reduction and auditing Lean projects.

Requirements

Knowledge of IPC-A-610
Production experience
Qualified to operate or do all facets associated with the area
Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills
Average computer skills

Nice To Haves

IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 certified
2 years of prior manufacturing supervisory experience or 2 years of manufacturing experience
2 year degree
Excellent computer skills
Be able to find the QMS documentation for your area and job.
Know where the IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 are located.
Describe the work instructions required for your area and job.

Responsibilities

Pass communications between the area, other functional areas/production lines, engineers, and supervisors.
Communicate with CFTs as required to maintain excellence in meeting customer's expectations.
Communicate between shifts pertaining to daily issues and daily priorities.
Communicate all quality data, trends, and issues.
Work as required to meet production objectives.
Reinforce producing the highest level of quality possible.
Schedule daily builds consistent with the priorities set by the schedule.
Help train crew to exceed the customer's expectations.
Order shop supplies for the area via approval of the budget manager.
Ensure production achieves the highest level of quality.
Update QMS procedures and work instructions as needed to match current process.
Ensure all machine maintenance is up to date.
Provide feedback to the supervisor regarding performance evaluations.
In the absence of direct supervision, maintain work flow, minimize loitering and talking, and complete all assigned tasks in a timely manner.
Be a positive resource for the area to ask questions; provide the necessary research and due diligence to discover the correct answers; and, communicate the question and answer to not only the one who asked the question, but rather to everyone in the area.
Continually look for ways to improve processes.
Be a role model by following and reinforcing Safety, ESD, ITAR and QMS protocols.
Audit Lean projects weekly to ensure stability and sustainability. Give feedback to individuals to encourage improvement.
Pursue relentless reduction of waste.