Production Group Leader

Optimal Staffing
  • Romulus, MI
    Today

    Job Description

    The Group Leader is responsible for leading daily team activities, coordinating workflow, supporting employee development, and ensuring that safety, quality, productivity, and delivery expectations are met.

    • This role serves as a key link between team members and department leadership.
    • Lead, coach, and support team members in achieving daily performance goals.
    • Assign work, balance resources, and coordinate schedules based on operational needs.
    • Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment.
    • Monitor work processes and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards.
    • Maintain quality expectations and address issues promptly through problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
    • Track key performance indicators, communicate results, and escalate concerns when appropriate.
    • Conduct shift-start meetings, communicate priorities, and provide updates to leadership.
    • Train and mentor employees on processes, equipment, safety requirements, and standard work.
    • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and strengthen team performance.
    • Document attendance, production, quality, safety, and other required information accurately.
    • Collaborate with maintenance, quality, engineering, human resources, and other support teams as needed.
    • Resolve routine employee and operational issues fairly, consistently, and professionally.
    • Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of approved process changes.
    • Manufacturing Data and Safety Systems
      Leading the Union Experience
      Production Process and Equipment Knowledge

    Education

    HSD REQUIRED
    MINIMUM OF 2YEARS OF EXP

    Use of AI Technology:

    Unless expressly authorized in the interview/skill set validation instructions, candidates may not use AI tools or other third-party assistance during an interview or assessment to generate or provide substantive answers to interview questions. Candidates should answer organically in their own words, drawing on their own knowledge, skills, and experience. Failure to adhere to these expectations may result in the candidate being removed from consideration.



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRomulus, MI

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Human Resourcesunmatched
    • Interviewing Skillsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Project Trackingunmatched
    • Quality Engineeringunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Safety Systemsunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Staff Developmentunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched

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