Production Lead - 1st Shift

Makers Pride•Kentwood, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead will oversee pre-op and/or tear down depending on the shift, coordinate line set-up, and review production issues, schedule orders, and product specifications. This role involves working with other departments to prevent downtime, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and assigning personnel to workstations. The lead will also provide training, recommend corrective actions, and ensure specification compliance. Responsibilities include documentation and record-keeping for the production line, such as lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, and standards. The position requires basic math skills, data entry capabilities, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret various production-related documents. This role is expected to cross-train in all lead areas related to production and packaging and requires working safely at all times, with approximately 95% of the shift spent on the floor. A flexible schedule is necessary, along with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership abilities.
Excellent communication skills and is very approachable.
Ability to communicate with supervisors and line workers.
Basic math skills.
Ability to enter data into computer programs.
Attention to detail.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production reports such as product usage, packaging, lot tracking, labor tracking, waste control, daily worksheets, and any forms deemed necessary by the Production Manager and Production Supervisor.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision yet be flexible and have the ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
English Language Proficiency: Must be able to read, write, and speak English clearly to understand work instructions, safety guidelines, document issues, and communicate effectively with team members and leadership.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related work experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Regularly required to stand and operate tools or controls.
Occasionally required to sit, walk, stoop or crouch.
May occasionally move up to 25 pounds with a hoist, pallet-jack or cart.
Regularly lift up to 15 pounds of boxes of product, bales of cartons, or rolls of film.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual capability is a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversee pre-op and/or tear down depending on shift.
Coordinate lines set-up.
Reviews production issues, production schedule orders and product specifications.
Works with other departments to prevent downtime.
Responsible for training and directing 12-40 employees.
Leads continuous improvement plant wide.
Assigns personnel to work stations and gives direction.
Provides associate training as needed.
Recommends corrective actions for non-compliance to supervisor.
Responsible for specification compliance.
Responsible for documentation and legible record keeping for line, including, but not limited to, lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, production and standards.
Must work safely at all times.
On the floor 95% of shift.
Cross train in all lead areas related to production and packaging.