Production Lead

Summary:
Monitor and coordinate activities of all workers under the authority of the shift supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Supervisory -
Utilize employees effectively and efficiently by ensuring that proper training and necessary instructions are given.

Monitor employees' daily production goals, assign tasks, and set expectations as needed.

Make observations/recommendations as necessary to supervisor

Ensure that quality standards are communicated to each employee. Provide clear instruction and tools necessary to complete job safely, efficiently and on time.

Facilitate clean-up upon completion of each job.

Facilitate preparation of finished product for final approval.

Interact positively to achieve agency objectives.

Coordinate efforts to ensure high productivity and quality; and to meet customer requirements.

Monitor productivity to identify and recommend improvements to control/reduce costs.

Ensure a safe, clean work environment for all employees.

Perform any miscellaneous duties assigned.

Lead specialized projects to achieve the desired goal and optimize the efficiency of the production effort.

Assist in providing line setup daily in accordance with staffing matrix requirements

Complete daily reports as needed to facilitate communication with company leadership

Respond to emails in an appropriate timeframe

Coordinate with maintenance to respond to areas of concern

Supervisory Responsibilities
Supports the supervision of employees in the Production Department. Assists the supervisor with responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees, assigning, and directing work. Can effectively cover the responsibilities of the supervisor during times of absence.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. The ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Navision; Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Word, Excel, and Outlook software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Forklift certification desired or willingness to obtain.

Other Skills and Abilities
Possess mechanical aptitude and line operations knowledge to be able to resolve minor issue. Ability to communicate maintenance on issues that employees cannot correct themselves. Flexibility regarding hours, duties, etc. Ability to speak Spanish is desired.

Other Qualifications
Knowledge of participants’ disabilities a plus.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 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 and depth perception.

Schedule: Ability to flex schedule, come in early, stay late as needed to help cover production in case of PTO and absence.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be continuously exposed to warm working environment during summer months.