1st Shift Production Lead — Lean & Quality

Vertiv Corporation; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Lincoln, Nebraska seeks a Production Supervisor on 1st Shift to manage the production floor, ensure safety, train staff, and help optimize line performance. You will inspect products, set up machines, assign tasks, and monitor quality against specs while coordinating with engineers and managers.

This role emphasizes leadership, problem solving, and adherence to ISO/Lean practices in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years' Supervisory experience.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Knowledge of ISO and Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma
• MS Office and ERP systems experience
• Ability to develop and coach a diverse team

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the production floor and warehouse operate in a safe manner.
• Ensure proper staffing for the number of machines or production lines running i.e. shutting machines or lines down, sending employees home when necessary due to lack of work.
• Conduct evaluations and mid-term assessments on assigned personnel.
• Responsible for ensuring that product quality meets specifications and criteria set forth by quality spec sheets and management expectations.
• Communicate any concerns or changes in current processes to all employees.
• Set production quotas and give feedback in relation to performance to those expectations.
• Make production related decisions, which includes planning work cell/product transition assignment of tasks, material/equipment handling and allocation of resources.
• Review pertinent information with the supervisor coming on to relieve your shift - participate in shift change meetings.
• Assure necessary adjustments to machines or production lines are made to maintain product quality.
• Eliminate overtime unless approved by the Production Manager.
• Prepare operators for shift startup.
• Support operators as necessary to keep product moving through the work cell.
• Follow instructions assigned by the engineers & managers.
• Accurately report production information to managers.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Assist in identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
• Supervise Warehouse personnel conducting pick/pull process for assembly line support.
• Perform duties as backup during absence of Production Manager.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Knowledge of ISO/Lean/Six Sigma

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Vertiv Lincoln, Nebraska seeks a Production Supervisor on 1st Shift to manage the production floor, ensure safety, train staff, and help optimize line performance. You will inspect products, set up machines, assign tasks, and monitor quality against specs while coordinating with engineers and managers.

This role emphasizes leadership, problem solving, and adherence to ISO/Lean practices in a manufacturing environment.