Production Lead

SUMMARY

This position involves assuring quality work at all times, safe operations, and staff productivity; and job coach activities that support the participation of individuals of all abilities and backgrounds, including veterans and individuals with disabilities by providing them with direct assistance in training, case management support, and individual advocacy to accommodate and enhance their employment opportunities at the Basement Warehouse.

The Production Lead is responsible for guiding and supervising the line and assembly workers, and other support works in performing tasks assigned implementing quality work procedures, assuring completion of work goals, and delivery of products on a timely basis. This position is also expected at all times to safeguard tools and inventory and assuring that all health and safety procedures are followed by the VETS and Basement Warehouse employees. In job coaching, the Production Lead will also assist disabled individuals, many with special needs, by accommodating their physical limitations or learning disabilities. The Production Lead will assist the employees to understand their production goals and assist them in meeting these set goals. The Production Lead is obligated to report any significant events or incidents to the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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Assist in the assessment of all incoming jobs to determine if the Basement Warehouse disabled employees can perform the tasks required. This duty usually includes learning to work to be performed, physically performing the tasks, and using this experience to assess limitations that may apply to some disabled workers, and to teach the works how to perform the work safely and efficiently;

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Assist the supervisor by assuring the Basement Warehouse meets all operational and security standards set by the policies of the organization including securing premises, periodic checks of safety equipment and first aid kits, and assuring that all materials, parts, and equipment are safe and sanitary for use at the Basement Warehouse location;

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Assure all disabled personnel, other direct labor personnel, including those hired on temporary or part-time basis; to assure they understand and comply with the Standard Operating Procedures of the Basement Warehouse, and any directives emanating from the President, Vice President, or supervisor.

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Assist in the coordination of multiple fulfillment work projects that may occur simultaneously to assure direct work personnel understand the various jobs ongoing and the sequential work process that may require them to be temporarily reassigned or may require them to move to a new assembly line.

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This is a position that includes both direct work activity as well as supervisory responsibility for the production operations and related staffing. It is the responsibility of the Production Lead to encourage the development of these disabled individuals and other assigned staff through professional conduct and comportment.

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Engage in solution-oriented approaches, and interact with other team members, clients, and community representatives in a respectful manner, which includes communicating in a professional and productive demeanor, as well as ensuring that actions are supportive of others.

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Responsible for treating as confidential all information about clients, donors, team members and the AGIF-NVOP. Such information is to be disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.

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Responsible for being sensitive to the needs of program participants and must at all times treat clients with respect and professional care.

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This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

•Ability to prepare written instructions

•Ability to perform mathematical calculations in decimals and fractions

•Computer literacy with basic knowledge of Word and Excel programs

•Time management

•Task oriented

•Ability to coach others

•Attention to detail

•Exceptional attention and commitment to safety

•Project management

•Results driven 

TRAVEL 

Primarily local during business day although some out-of-area travel may be expected via airline or automobile based on the discretion of management. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

BENEFITS

•$500, company-provided, monthly allowance for:

•Dental insurance

•Health insurance

•Vision insurance

•Base 25K Life insurance (employer paid)

•Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for employee (employee, spouse, and child (ren) (employee paid)

•Short term & Long-term disability insurance (employee paid)

•Supplemental insurance

•Retirement Program

•6% Employer matching (after 1 year of employment; 100% vested)

•12 hours (monthly) of PTO (after completed probationary period)

•5% salary increase after completing probationary period

•Cell phone stipend (paid quarterly)

•14 paid holidays 

It is the policy of the Company to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training classification and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), disability, age, national origin and genetics. It’s also the policy of the Company to hire individuals solely upon the basis of their qualifications and ability to do the job to be filled. The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) is committed to assuring equal opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with disabilities to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which the individual is applying and for which the individual is employed. Additionally, it is the policy of the NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers. The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.