Production Lead (3rd Shift)

Crescent•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

The Production Lead is responsible for leading a high-performing, reliable production floor that meets customer, company, and employee needs. The role operates according to the Crescent Way—Purpose, Process, and People—and its culture of Doing It Right, Doing It Safe, and Doing It Well. The Production Lead coordinates production runs and resources, supports team training and performance, promotes safety, maintains quality and inventory accuracy, ensures timely and accurate operating-system data, and helps meet production targets. The role reports production-floor and staff status to the Production Supervisor to prevent communication gaps and assists the Supervisor in developing a self-sufficient team. The position operates in a fast-paced environment with continual changes in schedules, volumes, staffing, and shift requirements. It requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
3–5 years of practical production experience, including leading teams to work safely, deliver customer services efficiently, and meet quality standards.
Strong communication skills.
Consistently demonstrate leadership qualities.
Ability to understand, record, and communicate material and product information.
Experience using Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and/or Six Sigma principles in a production environment.
Ability to champion the Crescent culture of Doing It Right, Doing It Safe, and Doing It Well, and follow written and understood procedures and policies.
Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Able to solve practical problems, anticipate needs, manage an up-tempo pace, shift focus, generate ideas, and prioritize tasks accurately.
Able to train and instruct others systematically, follow structure while suggesting ideas, remain resilient, work with urgency, and follow up on task completion.
At least 18 years of age.
Able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without accommodation.
A U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. on an unrestricted basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading hourly production associates.
Regulatory cGMP experience.
Lean manufacturing and continual process improvement experience.
Experience driving quality results in a dynamic, fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

Read and understand the Crescent Safety Playbook and help maintain a safe work environment where employees can grow and develop.
Engage production-floor employees in Safety Observations to identify and remove risks.
Encourage recruitment, train employees for competence, contribute to fair performance and potential evaluations, and recognize employees’ contributions.
Encourage participation in Focus Groups or Voice of Our People sessions.
Maximize shift production capacity and output by leading production runs and allocating resources.
Adhere to quality standards and ensure customer quality requirements are understood and built into each process.
Assist with investigations to identify and correct the root causes of product escapes.
Monitor Line Lead processes to support inventory accuracy.
Ensure the integrity and timeliness of operating-system data and reports, including Pack Manager, Kronos, and Quick Base.
Understand customer requirements, including the quality and inventory standards for each job or project.
Align and optimize staffing to meet production targets and ensure materials and supplies are used correctly.
Provide direction to the team, report production-floor and staff status to the Production Supervisor, and make personnel changes when needed.
Train and mentor Line Leaders and Line Workers to meet production, quality, and safety standards and reach their potential.
Lead production activities so people and equipment operate safely and customer products are handled according to current processes.
Deliver finished products that meet customer specifications and assist the Supervisor in developing a self-sufficient team.