What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2nd Shift Production Lead position at Merit Brass Company?
Objectives:
Responsibilities
Requirements
- Lead and coordinate the activities of associates engaged in manufacturing processes of production
- Uphold the Merit Brass fundamentals, acting with a sense of urgency and upholding the core values as published
- Maintain a professional, ethical, and respectful attitude while exercising teamwork to achieve a published goal
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates a commitment to associate engagement, personal responsibility, and accountability for the associate’s safety & knowledge progression
- Meet with leadership daily to determine workflow; material movement, work assignments, reviewing previous daily, weekly, and monthly performance, both at the individual and departmental level
- Responsible for training, feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development of each associate
- Responsible for achieving current departmental KPI’s and working with leadership to determine future departmental goals as current ones become sustainable
- Serves as a resource and content expert to team members, providing them with guidance and being available to answer questions to clarify the work activities
- Relates all new or revised procedures and /or processes to team members to ensure the most up-to-date and current information is being used
- Review production entries (Calculate/Approve/Transfer) as needed
- Strives to achieve Merit Brass production metrics, including reduced errors, increased on-time delivery, accuracy, and serviceability (internal & external)
- Support Merit Brass by actively listening to any suggestions, concerns, or opportunities of associates
- Ensures work areas and production processes conform to safety requirements and are hazard-free
- Works with supervision to identify, establish, and modify department operational methods and procedures, with an effort to continuously improve our processes
- Expectation of performing set-up and changeovers within the department
- Willingness and ability to work overtime or modified schedule as needed
- Be the backup to the Supervisor when they are not available
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Demonstrate initiative in current role with analytical problem-solving abilities, and exhibit leadership traits
- Understanding that this role serves the needs of multiple customers: Operators, next operation, and other leadership within the company
- Ownership of the processes, and accountable for outputs of the department & project deadlines
- Ability to communicate at all levels and with all departments within the company (manufacturing, shipping/receiving, purchasing, sales, etc.)
- Be an agent of change by being agile and willing to adapt to a variety of different opportunities
- Knowledge of Merit Safety standard
- Knowledge of basic computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, and RF Scanning
- Able to stand, reach, bend, push, and pull bulky material for the entire shift and capable of lifting 50-70 lbs. frequently