Shift Lead

Brambles•Disputanta, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. This role is responsible for assisting the Plant Leadership in managing total plant operations for an assigned shift and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of safety, service, quality and cost.

Requirements

Prior experience as supervisor or operations lead in a manufacturing environment preferred
Communication Skills
Delegation
Shift Planning
Inventory Control
Safety First Mindset
Adaptability
Computer Literacy
Data Literacy
Empathy
Experimentation
Mathematic Literacy
Scheduling
Taking Ownership
Teamwork
Understand Customers
Written Communication

Responsibilities

Lead by example within the assigned functional area, offering guidance and support to peers, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring smooth production operations.
Actively support production activities, stepping in during shifts or breaks to maintain workflow and operational continuity.
Collaborate with plant administration to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures, promoting consistency and operational compliance.
Assist Plant leadership in enforcing policies and procedures to maintain inventory accuracy and ensure operational efficiency.
Act as the subject matter expert for specialized areas, such as forklift operations, pallet sorting, or repair lines, providing expertise and ensuring best practices are followed.
Fulfill assigned production duties, ensuring quality and efficiency in line with plant performance goals.
Assists with supervising the work of all production employees – monitors production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods
Provide hands-on peer leadership to production staff to support training and development, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities
Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies and procedures
Enforces policies and procedures to drive inventory accuracy
Fills in for Operations Supervisor(s) as needed