Production Team Lead - Second Shift

Job Summary: The Production Team Lead is responsible to back up the Production Supervisor and provides coaching and mentoring for production shift employees while efficiently overseeing and maintaining operations and a safe working environment in manufacturing.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support the shift Supervisor by monitoring manufacturing personnel and machines while maintaining compliance with ISO 13485 standards.

• Provide direction and leadership to production employees and their subordinates in support of plant operations, goals, and objectives.

• Works with Supervisor(s) and Lead Trainers to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to ensure products are manufactured to specific BOM requirements, production processes, while meeting or exceeding all quality standards.

• Follow documented policies and procedures as designated by the Puritan’s Quality System

• Performs daily periodic quality assurance checks throughout the production process.

• Engage in coaching and mentoring during the production process to ensure that standard procedures are followed and to improve employee performance.

• Reports problems or concerns with quality, processes, equipment, materials, and labor to Production Supervisor

• Schedules and provides work assignments for all production personnel and production support activities.

• Assists with company safety programs, records accident reports and documents any safety violations to their supervisor and manager.

• Identifies training needs of subordinates through observations and achievement.

• Provide inputs to supervisor for performance evaluations of staff.

• Ensure production schedules and efficiency goals are achieved.

• May perform other or specific duties as directed by the Production Supervisor.

Key Skills Required:

• Knowledge of ISO 13485

• Fundamental knowledge and experience in production and manufacturing process improvement techniques

• Interpersonal, problem-solving skills and the ability and willingness to resolve conflict.

• Strong team building skills, including the ability to coach and develop work teams

• Positive attitude with the ability to motivate and empower others

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to identify training needs of production staff through observations and experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)

• Understanding of continuous improvement methodology

• Capacity to detect, analyze and solve problems or issues in a timely manner.

Education and Experience:
 • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Physical Requirements: • Occasionally lift 50 lbs. and regularly lift to 30lbs, handle tasks involving frequent bending, twisting, lifting, squatting, walking, and standing. • Must be able and willing to work in a fast-paced environment. • Must be able to use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects. • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Note: 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. Work requires operation of a computer.