Lead Production Associate Board Department - 3rd Shift ONLY

Whelen Engineering; Chester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Production Associate, where you will perform complex assembly operations and lead production teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply advanced skills and techniques while fostering a collaborative environment. You will be responsible for training and guiding team members, ensuring quality and efficiency in production processes. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are eager to contribute to a team-oriented culture, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the challenge of leading your peers while delivering exceptional results in a supportive workplace that values your expertise.

Qualifications

• Requires high school education with relevant experience.
• Advanced skills in assembly and leadership are essential.

Responsibilities

• Leads production teams and performs complex assembly tasks.
• Trains and orients new employees while ensuring quality standards.

Skills

Complex assembly operations

Leadership

Color vision

Electrical test equipment

Reading blueprints

Manual dexterity

Computer literacy

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma

AA/AS/Technical School

Tools

Electrical test equipment

Computer software

Job description

Lead Production Associate Board Department - 3rd Shift ONLY

Department: Board Assembly (117)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chester, CT

Description

Job Title: Lead Assembler - Board Dept

Department: Board Department

Schedule: Monday – Friday 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM

Facility location: Chester, CT

Summary: Performs complex assembly operations and leads production teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision, performs substantially varied and complex tasks
• Applies advanced skills to perform functions of the position within assigned area
• Adapts new procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment to meet the more complex requirements of the position
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned tasks and goals
• Serves as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues, and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels
• Orients, trains, assigns, and checks the work of other employees
• Must be able to distinguish colors
• Must be able to use simple electrical test equipment and follow written test procedures
• Knowledge of production procedures
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports
• Simple computer literacy
• Ability to work well under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines while maintaining a cooperative working relationship with employees and supervisor
• Ability to help motivate and encourage employees to reach their goals
• May help assist in performance management
• May assume supervisor/manager’s duties in their absence

Scope

• Has advanced and specialized expertise, typically developed through a combination of job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience
• Completes assignments and facilitates the work activities of others; may coordinate work beyond own area
• Proposes improvements to processes
• Acts as a lead, coordinating the work of others but is not a supervisor
• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices

Education and Experience

• High School w/2+ years’ experience or AA/AS/Technical School w/1-3 years’ experience

Physical demands and abilities

• Able to lift up to 35 pounds
• Regularly performs repetitive tasks
• Able to stand for entire shift
• Regularly possesses manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All Employees Shall

• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
• Attend scheduled EH&S training program
• Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans
• Recommend improved EH&S practices

Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook.”

This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion. Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.

Whelen Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender,