1st Shift Leader - Metals

Mack Molding; Arlington (VT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mack Molding in Vermont is seeking a hands-on supervisor to coordinate employee activities and material flow to meet daily production schedules. This role requires strong leadership and practical manufacturing experience.

The position also emphasizes training, safety, quality, and effective communication across shifts, with backing up the supervisor as needed and ongoing adaptation to changing business needs.

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school.
• Previous similar experience in assembly or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
• Effective and supportive communication.
• Self-motivated and able to train and motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates employee activities and material movement to meet production schedule for shift.
• Ensures communication between departments and shifts is maintained and effective.
• Provides on-the-job training of employees as needed.
• Follows work instructions, safety procedures, and completes forms and reports.
• Works with key individuals to ensure compliance to Quality standards and ISO procedures.
• Assists in maintaining inventories, administrative tasks, and reporting accurate/timely.
• Provides back up to supervisor as needed.
• Assists in development of employee goals and provides input on performance evaluations.
• Assists employees with tasks and breaks as needed.
• Maintains safe, professional, and cooperative work environment.
• Maintains attendance and flexibility in job assignments, adaptable to changing business needs.
• Follows all company policies and ensures employees do the same.
• Meets minimum physical/mental requirements with or without accommodation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Training others

Education

One-year certificate (college or technical school)

Job description

Essential Functions:

1. Coordinates employee activities and material movement to meet production schedule for shift;
2. Ensures communication/information flow between departments and shifts maintained and effective;
3. Provides on the job training of employees as needed;
4. See, reads, and follows work instructions, safety procedures, and completes various forms and reports;
5. Works with key individuals to ensure compliance to Quality standards and ISO procedures;
6. Assists in maintaining accurate inventories, administrative tasks, and reporting accurate/timely;
7. Provides back up to supervisor as needed;
8. Assists in development of employee goals and provides input on performance evaluations;
9. Assists employees with tasks and breaks as needed;
10. Works with co-workers in a safe, professional, and cooperative manner;
11. Maintains good attendance, flexibility in job assignments, adaptable to changing business needs, and continually learns and applies new skills;
12. Follows all company policies, procedures and ensures employees do the same.
13. Meets minimum physical/mental requirements with or without reasonable accommodation;
14. Other duties as assigned.

Pre-Requisites/Minimum Qualifications:

One-year certificate from college or technical school; previous similar experience; previous or demonstrated proficiency at assembly or similar manufacturing work; demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and effective/supportive communication; must be self-motivated and able to train and motivate others.