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Operations Line Lead

QPS Employment Group
Rockford, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/18/2025
Position Title: Machine Operator - Line Lead

Wage: $18.00 - $22.32 per hour

Shift: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 12 Hour Days or Nights

Hours: 6:45am - 3:00pm (Monday - Friday) or 2:45pm - 11:00pm (Monday - Friday), 8:45pm - 7:00am (Monday - Thursday), 6:45am - 7:00pm (Friday - Sunday) or 6:45pm - 7:00am (Friday - Sunday)

Lead from the front in a fast-paced production environment-driving team performance, ensuring quality, and keeping operations running smoothly and efficiently. As the go-to person on the line, you'll coordinate workflow, solve problems in real time, and play a key role in delivering high-quality products on time, every time.

Machine Operator - Line Lead Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Operate and maintain machine accordance with batch record, safety and quality standards
- Ensure process optimization through routine mechanical adjustments
- Conduct daily line huddle communication meeting, requiring review of all shift to shift communication, information acquired during the Shift meeting and VCB (Visual Control Board) results
- Provide directions to other line members by ensuring the crew has signed the roster, assigning crew members to the appropriate positions
- Review jackets and ensure proper components and resources are at the line
- Escalate quality, service and equipment performance issues to supervision
- Communicate production needs to the necessary support departments to include but not limited to warehouse, quality, maintenance, and business unit
- Update all line required information including hourly run charts and all areas of the VCBs
- Interact with team to ensure machine performs optimally
- Order components when necessary
- Answer questions and resolve issues for associates on the line
- Complete paperwork to include scrap calculations, recovery and production rates, batch record entries
- Lead and perform lot in and lot out, line clearance, and deep clean functions (Safeguards in place)
- Actively participates in Gemba and/or Safety Gemba as applicable on their line

Machine Operator - Line Lead Requirements:
- Good communication skills
- Able to move and/or transport up to 50 pounds
- Able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
- Able to work overtime or weekends as needed
- Knowledge of and adherence to company, cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), and GCP (Good Clinical Practices) policies, procedures and rules
- Excellent attendance

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About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.

Why Work with QPS?
-Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
-Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process

 

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