Job Description

The Production Leader provides leadership and directly supervises and coordinates the activities of manufacturing production, warehouse, shipping, and maintenance workers.  The Production Leader ensures that work is processed through their department safely, efficiently and within quality standards.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities: 

Comply with all safety and environmental policies and contribute to the company’s Zero Harm commitment

Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals

Maintain operations data such as productivity and material usage and report result to management.

Confer with management and other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments

Work directly with employees to resolve work related issues, quality issues, productivity issues and conduct training

Maintain proper reporting of time and attendance within the timekeeping database

Actively participates in continuous improvement and corrective action activities 

Perform housekeeping, 5-S, and other duties as assigned

Skills & Competencies: 

Good computer skills 

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of material

The ability to communicate verbally and in written form as well as listen and take time to understand issues that arise

The ability to tell when a process may go wrong or is designed incorrectly and act to correct

The ability to discern the most favorable course of action when considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions within their department

The ability to motivate, develop and direct employees as they work, developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with fellow employees

The ability to multi-task and be involved with several aspects of departmental processes at any given time

Able to fully understand and use all equipment and tools in department