Production Lead

Production Lead 

Summary:  

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, the Production Lead is responsible for overseeing the fabrication and assembly workflow and schedule, supervising and training production staff, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment while successfully meeting workflow demands. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.  

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by instructing and monitoring production employees’ work practices and conformance with procedures and company policies. Ensure all documentation is filled in consistently and accurately.
• Provide guidance to production staff to achieve daily production targets and customer delivery requirements. 
• Collaborate with Production Supervisor to establish work schedules, place team members and determine staffing needs.
• Maintain regular communication with Production Supervisor to report any deviations to daily plans or concerns related to safety, quality, machines, processes, materials, etc.
• Perform basic equipment and process failure analysis and act accordingly. 
• Actively participate in a variety of daily meetings and facilitate daily shift start meetings.
• Perform quality checks during shifts to assure compliance with quality standards throughout all production operations. 
• Ensure adequate levels of materials and/or consumables are available and order supplies as needed.
• Be involved with all levels of training for production staff, including conducting training and reviewing weekly progress. Assist Production Supervisor with evaluating training progress and completion. 
• Participate in continuous improvement projects, including 5S and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• As part of the AROW Global team you will need to understand the AROW Business System policy and objectives and how you affect conformance to them.

Qualifications: 

• High school degree or equivalent; technical degree desired.
• Three to five years of manufacturing experience with 1-2 years in a leadership role.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; knowledge of IFS is preferred.

• Strong leadership skills with an entrepreneurial mindset to contribute to excellence in manufacturing.
• Ability to drive a forklift or complete training to obtain forklift license.
• Basic reading and comprehension skills. 
• Proficiency with computers.
• Understanding of production schedules and demand and delivery.

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 use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, talk, or hear. 

AROW is an Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Employer and complies with Federal and State/Provincial regulations at all U.S. and Canadian locations.  

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.