1st Shift Production Line Leader

Alene Candles; New Albany, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alene Candles is seeking a Production Lead to supervise and coordinate production line staff, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time completion. You will drive 5S practices, monitor efficiency, and report data to leadership.

Role requires 1 year of related experience and ability to lead diverse teams on multiple candle production lines. The position emphasizes cross-training, equipment setup with the Pour Technician, and timely material retrieval to sustain output.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of related experience.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of products manufactured including health and safety regulations.
• Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
• Ability to follow and execute instructions.
• Good communication skills and the ability to be accurate, patient, and responsible.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work environment by communicating safety requirements, auditing, tracking, providing feedback and corrective actions to employees and management.
• Follow 5S guidelines
• Maintain clean work environment, report all unsafe work areas, and clear all lines of obstacles and trash
• Expectations are to constantly observe and promote changes and improvements
• Performs activities of candle maker when assigned to assist or relieve on an individual basis to avoid shutdown.
• Ability to take weights & enter information accurately into QA weight database
• Make necessary valve adjustments when required
• Data entry into computer system, logging pallets, conducting in process inspections.
• Working with the Pour Technician to set up machines and equipment; communicate with Pour Technician to assure timely and accurate retrieval of necessary materials to maintain production levels.
• Read / understand MAP as well as deviations if necessary. Organize and monitor work flow while achieving quality, efficiency & daily goals.
• Ability to lead & direct all production line operators as well as resolve personnel issues on line
• Flexibility to run ALL lines as required (A-J)
• Knowledge of wax types & characteristics
• Ability to identify issues quickly, identify root cause, and implement solutions as needed. Coordinate corrective action with minimal supervision
• Work well with multiple departments
• Ensure all people throughout line are rotated systematically for cross training purposes as well as safety and ergonomic reasons
• Knowledge and ability to operate various machines. Ability to utilize hand jack when necessary. Use and knowledge of all hand tools as needed
• Communicate equipment issues to maintenance & supervisors

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory

Communication

Safety

5S

Continuous improvement

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Leads are responsible production line employees; this includes staffing, training, achieving efficiency standards, insuring a quality product is produced, and achieving scheduled completion dates. You will track downtime and corrective actions coordinated with the Manufacturing Supervisor. You will work with the Assistant Supervisor to insure training is achieved, work orders are communicated, setup are completed, and the right tooling and fixtures are on line for the appropriate jobs. You will be required to collect and report on key production data as defined by the Manufacturing Supervisor. You will be responsible for 5S and continuous improvement activities on their respective lines and will provide support for department and site 5S and continuous improvement efforts.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work environment by communicating safety requirements, auditing, tracking, providing feedback and corrective actions to employees and management. Maximize line efficiency with minimal direction.
• Follow 5S guidelines
• Maintain clean work environment, report all unsafe work areas, and clear all lines of obstacles and trash
• Expectations are to constantly observe and promote changes and improvements
• Performs activities of candle maker when assigned to assist or relieve on an individual basis to avoid shutdown.
• Ability to take weights & enter information accurately into QA weight database
• Make necessary valve adjustments when required
• Data entry into computer system, logging pallets, conducting in process inspections.
• Working with the Pour Technician to set up machines and equipment; communicate with Pour Technician to assure timely and accurate retrieval of necessary materials to maintain production levels.
• Read / understand MAP as well as deviations if necessary. Organize and monitor work flow while achieving quality, efficiency & daily goals.
• Ability to lead & direct all production line operators as well as resolve personnel issues on line
• Flexibility to run ALL lines as required (A-J)
• Knowledge of wax types & characteristics
• Ability to identify issues quickly, identify root cause, and implement solutions as needed. Coordinate corrective action with minimal supervision
• Work well with multiple departments
• Ensure all people throughout line are rotated systematically for cross training purposes as well as safety and ergonomic reasons
• Knowledge and ability to operate various machines. Ability to utilize hand jack when necessary. Use and knowledge of all hand tools as needed
• Communicate equipment issues to maintenance & supervisors

Education required

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

Range of Experience:

• 1 year of related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous supervisory experience highly preferred
• Knowledge of products manufactured including health and safety regulations
• Ability to use various machines and practical skills
• Ability to follow and execute instructions
• Good communication skills and the ability to be accurate, patient, and responsible

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or touch; reach, talk, hear and smell. The employee may be required to, kneel, crouch, sit, climb or balance. The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and aromas. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the physical demands and work environment.

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