Production Lead

Terex Corporation•Ocala, FL

About The Position

E-ONE manufactures custom and commercial fire trucks and is part of Terex Corporation. The Production Lead is a working lead supporting a designated production area, line segment, or cell to meet production requirements and scheduled index times. The role uses lean tools such as visual management, continuous improvement, and standard work to monitor and improve processes, provide technical or hands-on assistance, and recommend additional labor to the Production Supervisor when needed. The Production Lead helps coordinate work so products are completed and indexed to the next cell on schedule. The position works with production documents and technical materials, monitors cell productivity and takt time, communicates performance and staffing variances to the supervisor, helps resolve issues, coordinates continuous-improvement activities, and supports the training and orientation of team members. Other production and technical duties may be assigned. The role requires following safety and quality practices, maintaining a clean and safe work area, working flexibly in other areas, and contributing to teamwork, continuous improvement, and production goals. Physical requirements include frequently exerting up to 40 pounds of force and constantly exerting up to 20 pounds, along with climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, and walking. The job also requires visual acuity for operating machinery and vehicles and involves potential exposure to moving mechanical parts, vehicles, electrical current, scaffolding or heights, high heat, and chemicals.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must meet all requirements of Fabricator Level II or equivalent.
Work experience within the last five years in the area of interest.
Demonstrated behavior of high-quality work and high productivity.
Must not have received a written corrective action in the last 12 months.
Ability to understand task playbooks and takt-time requirements.
Ability to read and work from shop orders, technical specifications, manuals, schematics, prints, and related production documents.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities and meet the visual acuity requirements of the role.
Ability and willingness to work in other areas as needed and to work additional hours when necessary.

Responsibilities

Assist the Production Supervisor in directing and planning activities so products are completed and indexed into the next cell on schedule.
Monitor cell productivity and task completion against takt time; provide technical or hands-on assistance to meet scheduled index times.
Report each cell’s performance against scheduled takt time, including whether the product indexed, whether it was complete, and any delay in minutes.
Communicate staffing variances between required and actual manpower to the Production Supervisor.
Work from shop orders, playbooks, red books, change orders, technical specifications, manuals, schematics, prints, instructions, and other order-related documents.
Follow standard work and complete required documentation, including playbooks, visual-management materials, red books, and training materials.
Conduct start-up meetings when the Production Supervisor is absent.
Work with the Production Supervisor and other departments to identify and resolve issues; locate tools, materials, or information to help employees meet work objectives.
Initiate long-term countermeasures to eliminate the root causes of issues.
Champion and coordinate continuous-improvement activities for work areas.
Assist with training and orienting new and transferred team members.
Perform other technical-level duties and production operations as required to maintain workflow or meet production requirements.
Follow safety rules, promote safe operating conditions, report hazardous conditions, use appropriate PPE and defect-free equipment, and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Check work for conformance to process-control instructions, specifications, and quality standards; identify and segregate nonconforming product and assist with corrective and preventive actions.
Work in other areas as needed, adjust breaks to workflow requirements, and work additional hours when necessary.
Participate in meetings, training programs, task forces, kaizen events, and Lean certification and Minor Kaizen programs.
Support visual management and 5S, help identify and address root causes of problems, and suggest improvements to quality, processes, safety, and profitability.
Lead the team and support strategies to grow market share, increase profitability, and meet long-term business goals.
Work constructively with others, address conflicts, and help achieve results in daily production work and improvement projects.