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Production Lead

MRP Solutions
Plattsburgh, NY Intern
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/1/2026
The Work Cell Coach will oversee the day-to-day operation of their assigned Work Cell. The Work Cell Coach has overall responsibility for the operations of their Work Cell and may require escalation of issues to other supporting departments (i.e. Maintenance and Automation, Tool Room) or their Supervisor. This position will report directly to the Supervisor of their shift.

Responsibilities

Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors and participate and make suggestions for improvement.

Identify safety gaps and self-initiate corrective actions.

Strictly adhere to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts.

Understands, identifies and corrects safety hazards.

Create a work environment where risks are managed with an appropriate sense of urgency

Support and ensure compliance and execution of company vision

Perform cell walk at shift exchange with previous WCC

Ensure labor density plan is followed

Review machine downtime to ensure optimized labor assignments

Ensure machine/cell readiness for production

Approve start-up of prod

Inspect one shot/operator/day (with them) and then one shot/operator/day independently to ensure compliance and effectiveness and to ensure quality product is being produced within the cell

Perform Gemba walks every 2 hours-doc results on MDI

Ensure Operator AMs are being completed

Hold TPM meeting weekly and maintain Found vs. Fixed

Ensure proper shutdown of machines: End of run, no-op, and Holiday shutdown

Performance of assigned LPAs

Investigate Production Anomalies (pulls, DT, Red Screen, HrxHr, Labor variance, proactively reduce scrap)

Communicate/escalate operational issues with shift supervisor

Lead, support, and develop operator skill level in work cell for better performance

Ensure compliance plant initiatives ISO, TPM and GMP

Manage scrap waste stream and drive reduction within the cell

Assist with machine breakdowns and escalate to support groups

Required Skills/Attitudes

Ability to challenge the status quo to facilitate continuous improvement

Ability to collaborate across roles and diverse groups, gather and share feedback

Ability to stay current in best practices and be a continuous learner

Ability to plan and manage routine maintenance

Strong communication, presentation, planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strategic thinking skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, reports and memos.

Ability to write correspondence and reports.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations, to other supervisors and in small group settings to employees of his/her department.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage.

Ability to apply astute understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving employees.

Ability to determine problems if rate is not made on a specific machine.

Associates degree or relevant experience

Previous experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, military or industrial environment.

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