2nd-Shift Production Lead - Efficiency & Team Builder

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.); Wayland Township (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.) is looking for a dedicated supervisor to manage 2nd shift direct labor personnel, ensuring optimal use of skills and man hours to meet production and quality goals. You will train staff, verify process documentation, and maintain adherence to schedules and safety policies.

You will lead a high-performing team, address issues, and coordinate with management on staffing levels, process improvements, and inventory control to sustain production flow.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, procedures, and production/quality standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple internal departments to ensure delivery of quality product on time.
• May require in-depth ability to read, interpret and explain blueprints, engineering drawings, job orders and specifications based on location.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with and motivate a diverse group of employees.
• Advanced ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of personnel and production problems.
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with office productivity software and business control software.
• Ability to work in a busy, fast-paced production environment, often under time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Schedules all direct labor personnel on daily work activities ensuring optimal utilization of skills and man hours to meet timely production and quality standards.
• Trains employees and completes training records.
• Ensures employees are complying with manufacturing process documentation.
• Maintains schedule adherence and works with management on proper staffing levels to meet schedules.
• Leads high-performing team: interviewing, hiring, training, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Maintains proper quality standards on all products being produced on shift.
• Distributes supplies, takes inventory, and initiates reorder as needed.
• Advises operations management of process improvement ideas, production issues, maintenance items, safety matters, and other information.
• Follows acceptable employee relation practices and company policies.
• Ensures employees maintain and practice proper safety requirements including good housekeeping and wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
• All other duties assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing equipment

Procedures

Production standards

Cross-department teamwork

Blueprint reading

Engineering drawings

Job orders

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Computer skills

Office software

Fast-paced work

Tools

Job description

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.) is looking for a dedicated supervisor to manage 2nd shift direct labor personnel, ensuring optimal use of skills and man hours to meet production and quality goals. You will train staff, verify process documentation, and maintain adherence to schedules and safety policies.

You will lead a high-performing team, address issues, and coordinate with management on staffing levels, process improvements, and inventory control to sustain production flow.