Production Lead

Grede•Reedsburg, WI

13d

About The Position

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that is dedicated to modern innovation, consistency, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for collaboration, customer service, and operational excellence. We reward our committed team members with advancement opportunities and a variety of incentives to recognize their efforts. From comprehensive benefits packages to paid time off, we strive to invest in you. If you're looking for an exciting career with an industry-leading company that prioritizes your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you. The Production Lead assists the production supervisor with daily production activities. They are required to start 30 minutes prior and stay 30 minutes after their assigned shifts scheduled hours to ensure accurate and adequate shift communication. Assists with the management of personnel within assigned production cells. Helps manage information and material (raw material, component part & tooling) flow in assigned production areas. Must take necessary action to minimize delay time and maximize production.

Requirements

One year certificate from college or technical school; six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Experience as a machine operator preferred.
Training in general safety, foreign object damage awareness, and quality system awareness is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a machine operator preferred.
Training in general safety, foreign object damage awareness, and quality system awareness is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in supervision with directing the daily activities of production personnel to ensure quality, timeliness, and safe completion of work.
Participates in production planning, as necessary.
Aids in the setup and implementation of new jobs when required.
Performs job setups or instructs and guides other personnel in the performance of setups.
Assists machine operators with machine adjustments, tooling changes, and quality checks.
Performs Tool Life Management studies and adjusts TLM targets. Diagnoses and troubleshoots tooling problems and recommends improvements. machining and tooling projects involving new product engineering development and experimental work.
Recognizes and reports errors in programming and operations. Collaborates with programming personnel to correct such errors.
Requires knowledge of SPC procedures and applications. Able to train others in SPC applications.
Assumes full responsibility for operations of assigned department in the absence of the department supervisor.
Performs miscellaneous work assignments as directed.
Must maintain a good attendance record.