Job Title: Production Lead

Department: Manufacturing

Reports To: Production Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

SUMMARY

The Production Lead helps a group of production team members in manufacturing, assembling, and/or transporting materials and customer parts. This role monitors the production process to ensure quality products are safely produced on time and at cost.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assures adherence to safety policies, PPE requirements, and documentation reporting of incidents.
• Ensures Quality through attention to detail, audits, and good record keeping.
• Guides people, parts, and process flow to maximize efficiency, cost, and on time delivery.
• Understands and improves 5S.
• Leads productive communication meetings to review performance and information with the team.
• Helps create work schedules and determines work assignments to meet goals.
• Interprets and analyzes work orders, production schedules, specifications, equipment requirements, and other documentation in order to decide, communicate, and meet requirements.
• Excellent trainer and supports cross training.
• Ensure effective training and adherence to standards, work instructions, and expectations.
• Ability to flex beyond shift hours for setup, training, development, or other team support needs.
• Eager to learn and helps with special projects like new part or process evaluations.
• Forklift certification and/or company vehicle license as needed by area (preferred).
• Ability to document performance and dismiss people when warranted in the Supervisor absence.
• Collaborate with adjacent production leadership in other areas or shifts to achieve shared goals.
• Provide weekend coverage where needed to ensure the production schedule is completed.
• Maintains a production floor presence at all times and fulfills other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5 years of experience in a metal manufacturing environment, preferably at MC.

• Embraces a servant leader model, lives by example, establishes a positive culture, and serves the team above themselves while promoting high integrity, trust, and teamwork.

• Motivated by mentoring, teaching, and coaching all team members in their development.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with direct reports, peers, and management.
• General knowledge of all processes across the plant, expert for their area(s).

• Demonstrated interpersonal communication and leadership skills.

• Ability to multitask and great time management.
• Self-starter, independent, and productive.
• Excellent technical understanding of relevant machinery, processes etc.

• Ability to apply common understanding and carry out instructions in written, oral, or visual form.
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate resourcefulness.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to feel or handle; and talk or hear between 8-12 hours per day. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to twist, stoop, walk, and carry within the following parameters. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.
• Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, protective shoes/boots. Loose fitting clothes and jewelry are not permitted.

COMPENSATION:

The company offers excellent benefits, salary, and a bonus program.

WORK LOCATION:

Ability to commute/relocate to Grand Rapids, MI.

Version1 Aug. 15, 2022