3rd Shift Production Group Leader

Essential Functions:

• Promotes and enforces safety throughout the plant through building a culture of safety (See Safety Responsibilities section below for specific information).
• Provides daily direction to the production team leaders and team members to ensure the manufacturing of quality products.
• Oversees the daily productivity of all work centers.
• Provides additional resources and manpower as needed at work centers.
• Controls the flow and schedule of work to meet customer deadlines.
• Fills in for other Group Leaders as needed – overtime required.
• Conducts face-to-face meetings with outgoing and incoming Group Leaders to pass. along relevant information about safety, quality, production, or maintenance concerns. May require overtime.
• Checks quality of product being produced at work centers and quality of raw materials, racks, and operations during the production process.
• Works closely with Production Manager to review and improve individual and team performance through continuous feedback to Team Leaders and Team Members.
• Works with Production Control team to manages Kanban levels during abnormal operations.
• Works with Maintenance to ensure production equipment is well maintained and serviced on a timely basis.
• Supports proactive problem solving and continuous improvement by actively engaging with team members and other functional groups.
• Provides new hire training for temporary and hourly employees.
• Maintains training matrix of team members in each work center.
• Prepares end of shift report on relevant KPIs, OEE, Scrap, and Downtime.
• Conducts shift communication meetings with team at the start of their shift.
• Maintains team member attendance records.
• Approves employee time off requests and manages team member payroll.
• Follows guidelines in employee handbook for progressive discipline.
• Keeps a positive attitude and encourage positive employee relations.

Safety Responsibilities:

• Gain knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation as well as plant safety rules to ensure Team Members perform their duties safely and in compliance with all rules and regulations.
• Ensure that all team members participate in pre-shift stretching.
• Take immediate action to address unsafe acts or conditions and report issues to maintenance team and management.
• Hold Team Members accountable for their health and safety responsibilities. Actively discourage shortcuts and enforce safety policies with fairness and consistency.
• Assist in accident investigations to identify the root cause in a timely manner and track corrective action for completion of countermeasures.
• Encourage and actively support team member involvement in the health and safety program including completion of Behavioral Based Safety audits.

Competencies:

• Safety Minded
• Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency
• Results Driven
• Initiative
• Team Oriented
• Maintains a great attendance record

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Frankfort, KY 40601 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Frankfort, KY 40601: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person