Production Lead - NIGHTS (B Shift)

Company: Central States Services LLC.
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:
--- Provides day-to-day leadership of assigned team.
--- Works with the operations supervisor to execute daily production plan, site initiatives, and company initiatives.
--- Supports initiatives to improve the customers' business.
--- Continually improves all aspects of the assigned area.
JOB DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
--- Follows and enforces all plant safety procedures and uses all applicable personal protective gear. Ensures safety goals are achieved and safety performance continually improves. Periodically performs Job Safety Analysis reviews. Observes and documents near miss/accident reports.
--- Ensures that the assigned area is to standard in terms of 5S and work instructions.
--- Develops team through constant On the Job Training and coaching.
--- Executes daily "huddles" with assigned team.
--- Drives and leads continuous improvement activities to improve team's performance in safety, quality, on time performance, and site key performance indicators (KPIs).
--- Executes visual methods in the daily operations within his/her department, including but not limited to safety, quality, on time performance to schedule, and site KPIs.
--- Ensures compliance to Central States and customer specific quality specifications. Ensures that all quality control checks are effectively completed.
--- Plans and schedules the team's activities to ensure on time performance to schedule.
--- Monitors the team's performance on hourly basis against KPIs. Works with the team to ensure deviations (good and bad) are understood and actions are in place to address these deviations. Uses the hourly tracking to make the proper adjustments to still maintain the end goals.
--- Uses hourly tracking to understand performance issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
--- Understands cost control and what financially impacts the team.
--- Ensures that Quality Control is being performed at each work center based on the QC standard, RMA corrective actions, and internal/external customer feedback.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
--- Oversees and leads a department team in all areas, including people management, scheduling, and training.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
--- High-school diploma or GED required.
--- Effective written and verbal skills.
--- Ability to read a tape measure, do basic mathematical calculations, and use a calculator.
--- Ability to learn production operations.
--- Ability to stand for long periods of time and to lift 55 pounds.
--- Ability to twist, bend, and reach to perform job duties.
--- Ability to work while being exposed to outside weather conditions.
--- Detailed and customer oriented.
--- Ability to learn internal Enterprise Resource Planning system.
--- Consistently exhibits and displays the company's values of "Own It. Can Do. Act in Love."
-Own It - Commitment to customer, the company, and each other
-Can Do - Pursuing continuous improvement
-Act in Love - Treating others with humility, respectfulness, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control
--- This is a safety sensitive position.

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