Shift Lead

Overview:

Currently hiring for a 1st shift - Shift Lead 7 am - 3 pm that will direct and coordinate activities of production department(s) in processing materials or manufacturing products in an industrial organization by performing the following duties:

Responsibilities:

Ensures all phases of manufacturing are being performed effectively

Identifies and solves any problems with equipment or personnel

Maintains open communication with scheduling, quality, maintenance and warehouse to ensure production schedules are met

Trains employees on production floor

Complies with and enforces all company policies and procedures

Ensures consistent and maximum throughput while maintaining quality

Ensures that product loss and scrap are kept to a minimum

Keeps plant production area in ‘tour-ready’ condition at all times

Ensure compliance with plant safety rules

Ensure accident reporting and accident investigations are timely and thorough

Perform operational practices and observe work to ensure compliance with standards

Resolve worker concerns and/or submit unsettled complaints to Human Resources for action

Record production data as required

Work with support departments to develop and implement productivity improvements

Summarize and communicate shift activity

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High School/GED or equivalent. At least 1 year of experience.

Computer skills: must have basic computer skills.

Communication skills: both verbal and written a must.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common production reports and company documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or members of the work team. Ability to effectively present information to management or work teams

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Forklift Operation. Training and certification available

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Permanent