Training Lead I - Continental Shift PM

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition TeamMichigan City, IN
Onsite

About The Position

This position aids the supervisor in providing a safe work environment for line associates while producing a quality product for our customers using cost saving practices and efficiencies with minimal waste. The role involves overseeing pre-op and/or tear down, coordinating line set-up, reviewing production issues, and working with other departments to prevent downtime. The Training Lead I also leads continuous improvement plant-wide, assigns personnel to work stations, provides training, and recommends corrective actions. Responsibilities include ensuring specification compliance, maintaining documentation for line operations (lot tracking, waste, quality checks, etc.), and possessing basic math skills for data entry. The ability to read and interpret various production documents is essential. 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 also required.

Requirements

  • Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Regularly required to stand and operate tools or controls.
  • Occasionally required to sit, walk, stoop or crouch.
  • May occasionally move up to 25 pounds with a hoist, pallet-jack or cart, and regularly lift up to 15 pounds of boxes of product, bales of cartons, or rolls of film.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Basic math skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Bilingual capability is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Oversees 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • health/dental/vision insurance
  • flex spending accounts
  • short & long-term disability
  • paid holidays and vacation
  • bonuses opportunities (referral, production, etc.)
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