2nd Shift - Production Lead

Ravagon Manufacturing•Montgomery, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead is responsible for maintaining and meeting all production goals as well as productivity, to obtain complete customer satisfaction through production value, and employee effectiveness. This role supports the Supervisor with production functions to meet daily department requirements, directs and assists production operators, and ensures accuracy and efficiency of daily work orders.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; 1 year or more related experience and/or training; or comparable combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and understand documents such as work orders, packaging requests, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine correspondence.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
Ability to maintain machinery necessary to perform a specialized task.
Ability to operate hand tools and mechanical equipment.
Must be able to work closely with co-workers as a team.
Must be able to accept direction.
Ability to operator a fork truck.
Must be able to lift 55 lbs repeatedly.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in packaging operations and equipment.
Knowledgeable of some shipping and receiving operations.

Responsibilities

Support Supervisor with the Production functions in order to meet the daily department requirements.
Read and follow the Production project schedule.
Direct and assist the production operators with the completion of daily projects.
Approve daily work orders for accuracy and efficiencies.
Complete the check in/out of bulk truck drivers and other inbounds.
Retrieve samples from top and bottom of the railcars following the safety procedures in place.
Inspect product to identify and remove any contaminations.
Assist with the departments training and completion of training records.
Record seal numbers from railcars when needed.
Assist technical support in production development.
Assist and oversee the departments sanitation and housekeeping.
Complete and oversee the material movement as indicated in the documented procedure.
Assist with shipping and receiving operations including checking orders, picking and staging orders, loading trucks and tracking/recording product movement.