Production Lead

Amphenol•Liberty Lake, WA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead provides day-to-day leadership and coordination for assigned light assembly work areas, with primary accountability for quality execution, operator training, material readiness, and production support. The Production Lead ensures operators have the training, materials, documentation, and support needed to complete work accurately, safely, and on schedule. The position serves as a key resource between operators and the department supervisor by reinforcing standard work, verifying quality requirements, supporting new employee onboarding, tracking operator time and workflow status, and helping resolve barriers that may impact production output.

Requirements

Previous experience in a manufacturing or operations environment required.
Ability to read and interpret work orders, drawings, bills of material, production documentation, quality requirements, and written procedures required.
Basic English speaking/writing and reading skills required.
Experience using computers, email, and internet required.

Nice To Haves

Training in lean manufacturing, quality systems, leadership, or related topics preferred.
Prior lead, trainer, or informal leadership experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Experience tracking production activity, labor time, job status, or material needs preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience working with an ERP system strongly preferred
Experience with Microsoft Excel is preferred

Responsibilities

Leads assigned work areas by coordinating daily priorities, workflow, materials, documentation, and operator support under the direction of the department supervisor.
Manages daily schedule and assigns employees to jobs or workstations to maximize efficiency and meet the schedule.
Communicates daily expectations, changes in priority, production status, and material needs to operators, supervisors, and supporting departments as appropriate.
Reviews work orders, drawings, and production documentation to ensure operators understand the build process and quality expectations.
Works with Manufacturing Engineering to answer process questions and clarifying work instructions.
Trains new employees and cross-trains existing employees on assembly processes, quality requirements, safety expectations, production documentation, etc.
Verifies training effectiveness and notifies the supervisor when additional support or retraining may be needed.
Provides coaching and constructive feedback to reinforce safe work practices, quality standards, productivity expectations, and professional communication within the work area.
Performs and documents in-process checks, first-piece inspections, and other quality verification activities.
Escalates quality issues promptly to the supervisor, Quality, and/ or Engineering.
Tracks operator time and job status accurately using ERP system
Maintains accurate training, quality, production, and administrative records in accordance with department requirements.
Monitors material availability and coordinates with inventory, warehouse, purchasing, and planning to obtain materials and tools to keep work moving.
Works with Manufacturing Engineering to identify and implement process improvements
Maintains a clean, well-organized and safe work area incorporating 5S manufacturing techniques.
May operate a forklift, pallet jack, hand truck, or other material handling equipment as needed.
Regular and predictable attendance is required.