Shift Lead

Easypak•Kalamazoo, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Shift Lead will be responsible for coordinating daily activities of production employees and machinery, training operators, performing new mold and material trials, managing shift changes, and elaborating shift reports. This role involves troubleshooting machinery, recommending improvements, assisting in training, and ensuring adherence to safety and food safety standards.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with other colleagues across all functions of the organization.
Experience working within a production environment
Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience as a Thermoforming Operator or has demonstrated prior equivalent experience and knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Training in SQF or other Food Safety environments a plus

Responsibilities

Follow established safety practices at all times – become SME on safety equipment and train others.
Assist management in coordinating daily activities of production employees and machinery.
Train Operators on the functions of machines and processes.
Perform new mold and material trials.
Manage shift changes and line priorities with management.
Cooperate with warehouse on requests for raw materials to run the lines.
Elaborate shift reports and close the shift controlling consumption of materials of the shift staying after shift change for the necessary time (estimated 30 min).
Lead and coordinate the workload of the shift employees to include work assignments that follow the production schedule.
Troubleshoot machinery, using knowledge of equipment to meet production schedules.
Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
Assist in training new employees and retraining of existing workforce as needed.
Review/Audit IQMS Pallet Labels for accuracy.
Request tool repairs and machine repairs, as necessary, to ensure tooling performs standard rates and yield.
Assist Operators with Quality decisions for out-of-spec product and placing product On-Hold.
Assign work to subordinates, trains, instructs, and assist them in overcoming problems encountered on their job.
Provide employee performance feedback to Supervisor on employee evaluations.
Report all safety hazards or violations to Management promptly and address immediately when required.
Report all injuries immediately to a first responder and management while filling out incident report.
Perform any other duties assigned by Management.
Must adhere to EasyPak’s Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety Standards and SQF Certification.