Production Lead - 1st Shift

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Kentwood, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Lead will oversee pre-op and/or tear down depending on the shift and coordinate line set-up. This role involves reviewing production issues, production schedule orders, and product specifications, and working with other departments to prevent downtime. The Lead will be responsible for training and directing 12-40 employees, leading continuous improvement plant-wide, assigning personnel to work stations, and providing associate training. They will also recommend corrective actions for non-compliance to their supervisor. The position requires excellent communication skills, approachability, and the ability to communicate with supervisors and line workers. Responsibilities include ensuring specification compliance, maintaining documentation and legible record keeping for the line (including lot tracking, waste, quality checks, product usage, production, and standards), basic math skills, data entry into computer programs, and attention to detail. The Lead must be able to read and interpret various documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production reports. This position is expected to cross-train in all lead areas related to production and packaging and requires working safely at all times, with 95% of the shift spent on the floor. A flexible schedule is required, 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 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.
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.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision yet be flexible and have the ability to work in a team environment.

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.
Ability to enter data into computer programs, and 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.
Cross train in all lead areas related to production and packaging.
Must work safely at all times.
On the floor 95% of shift.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
Other duties as assigned.