Production Team Lead | Swing Shift

Hamilton Medical, Inc.•Reno, NV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Hamilton Medical is seeking a Production Team Lead to oversee the manufacture and assembly of precision medical devices and consumables. This role is a combination of direct contribution (running equipment and assembly of devices) and indirect contribution (leadership of the crew to attain daily operational targets). This role ensures the key tasks, duties, and procedures are carried out efficiently and with strict adherence to safety and quality standards. The Team Lead also evaluates their team members’ skill and growth opportunities and facilitates training of staff to ensure that an adequate knowledge and skill base is maintained. This role has other support responsibilities, including review and disposition of non-conforming product, reduction of production yield losses, creation of standard work documentation and procedures, and daily reporting of build plan attainment and strategizing resource allocation and workflow to ensure daily and weekly plans are met. To be successful in this role, the Team Lead is expected to have strong leadership ability and excellent communication skills. They do well at directing, coaching, and motivating members of the team to be their best and achieve success. They also support and drive a culture of positivity, respect, and transparency. Other Production Team Lead responsibilities include: Regularly communicates with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and other branches of the company to ensure both short and long-term goals are met Serves as a role model for adherence to site Safety standards and product Quality standards. Drives adherence with staff and communicates with production manager as needed to resolve conflicts Responsible for opening/closing the Plant, daily end-of-shift reporting, handling of emergency response, etc. Key user of our ERP system to create (and close) Production Orders, Process NCM, and perform basic material transactions Regularly leads start-of-shift team huddles, communicate goals and expectations for the day, and serves as a liaison between departments Escalates issues to maintenance as needed to minimize downtime, and communicates with engineering to resolve repeat technical problems Monitors QMS (ETQ) to process NCRs and ensure department staff are up-to-date on their assigned trainings Over time, demonstrates mastery of manufacturing and assembly of our products according to our standards. Able to personally train operators and certify any process within the operation. Maintains department cross training matrix and provides staff training to ensure sufficient skill and knowledge coverage. Perform routine production duties and preventative maintenance Execute basic troubleshooting and recovery on our equipment as taught by engineering and maintenance Drives continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, increasing output, reducing scrap, and optimizing production processes. Requires excellent hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, high efficiency, and ability to follow process instructions Use of hand tools, tweezers, and other light machinery Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned Shift: Monday - Friday 3:30pm - 12:00am

Requirements

Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment to meet quality and quantity quotas.
Experience using diagrams or blueprints, and follow other written or verbal instructions.
Mechanically inclined with good dexterity - able to use both hands and power tools.
Able to quality check finished product and send unsatisfactory items to rework.
Proven experience with safe production practices.
Stable work history.
Basic math required for computing quantities and simple addition and subtraction for counting parts.
Requires excellent manual dexterity, ability to work with small components and hand tools, and a keen eye for detail and quality.
Must be able to read and follow detailed manufacturing instructions.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
Technical Certificate and/or LEAP or CTE Program Completion Preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee the manufacture and assembly of precision medical devices and consumables.
Directly contribute by running equipment and assembling devices.
Indirectly contribute by leading the crew to attain daily operational targets.
Ensure key tasks, duties, and procedures are carried out efficiently and with strict adherence to safety and quality standards.
Evaluate team members’ skill and growth opportunities and facilitate training.
Review and disposition of non-conforming product.
Reduce production yield losses.
Create standard work documentation and procedures.
Report daily build plan attainment.
Strategize resource allocation and workflow to ensure daily and weekly plans are met.
Direct, coach, and motivate team members.
Support and drive a culture of positivity, respect, and transparency.
Regularly communicate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, and other branches.
Serve as a role model for adherence to site Safety and product Quality standards.
Drive adherence with staff and communicate with production manager.
Responsible for opening/closing the Plant, daily end-of-shift reporting, handling of emergency response.
Use ERP system to create (and close) Production Orders, Process NCM, and perform basic material transactions.
Lead start-of-shift team huddles, communicate goals and expectations.
Serve as a liaison between departments.
Escalate issues to maintenance to minimize downtime.
Communicate with engineering to resolve repeat technical problems.
Monitor QMS (ETQ) to process NCRs and ensure department staff are up-to-date on their assigned trainings.
Demonstrate mastery of manufacturing and assembly of products.
Train operators and certify any process within the operation.
Maintain department cross training matrix and provide staff training.
Perform routine production duties and preventative maintenance.
Execute basic troubleshooting and recovery on equipment.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Use of hand tools, tweezers, and other light machinery.
Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.