Lead, Digital Imaging - 1st Shift, Dayton

4over; Huber Heights (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

4over - Dayton location is seeking a Lead, Digital Imaging for the 1st shift. The role manages production scheduling for Digital & G4M presses, enforces preventive maintenance, and monitors performance metrics to ensure high-quality output. The position leads training and mentoring of the production crew while maintaining safety and efficiency.

The schedule is 1st shift, typically 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM with overtime as needed. Salary ranges from $25.00 to $28.00 hourly, commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production scheduling for Digital & G4M press operations.
• Develop and enforce preventive maintenance programs to maximize uptime.
• Monitor KPIs such as press speeds, waste, make-ready times, and color accuracy.
• Provide technical expertise in color management and equipment troubleshooting.
• Train and mentor operators across multi-shift teams.

Job description

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Lead, Digital Imaging - 1st Shift, Dayton

Digital Imaging Regular Full Time DIRECT Huber Heights, OH, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $25.00 To $28.00 Hourly

At 4over, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds. Providing our employees with job training and opportunities for growth, development, and advancement. We take pride in fostering a safe environment for all employees in our climate-controlled plants.

Summary:

The Digital and G4M Department Lead is responsible for driving performance, reliability, and consistency across both departments. This role leads production scheduling execution, enforces preventative maintenance programs, and monitors key press performance metrics to ensure optimal efficiency and print quality. This position serves as the technical expert for various equipment operations (HP/Rollem/Canon and various others), leads continuous improvement initiatives, and standardizes best practices across all shifts. This role requires strong mechanical knowledge and includes leading, training, and mentoring the production crew(s) while maintaining a safe and organized work environment.

This position operates primarily on 1st shift and delivers indirect leadership to 2nd and 3rd shift Press Leads, while providing operational support as a backup press operator to maintain production continuity.

Schedule:1st shift, Monday - Friday, eight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs. Primary schedule will be 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM, or similar. Training may occur other times.

Salary Range: $25.00-28.00 hourly. Compensation commensurate with experience.

At time, we are not engaging with agencies or third-party recruiters. Thank you for understanding.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and execute daily production scheduling for Digital & G4M press operations, dynamically adjusting priorities to meet changing production demands and deadlines
• Collaborate cross-functionally with management, production coordination, press, and post-press finishing teams to optimize workflow and throughput
• Develop, implement, and enforce preventive maintenance (PM) programs for various equipment sets, ensuring adherence to manufacturer standards and maximizing equipment uptime
• Monitor and evaluate maintenance effectiveness, partnering with internal maintenance teams, strategic manufacturing and OEM support to reduce downtime and improve reliability
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), including press speeds, waste levels, make-ready times, and color accuracy, to drive operational efficiency
• Identify performance gaps and implement data-driven improvements to enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and consistency across all shifts
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, process optimization, and increased production efficiency
• Standardize best practices for equipment setup, operation, and color management to ensure repeatable, high-quality output
• Utilize advanced automation and quality control technologies, including HP Print OS and others
• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment issues spanning mechanical, environmental, and print quality factors, implementing both immediate fixes and long-term corrective actions
• Provide technical expertise in color management and equipment troubleshooting to support high-quality production standards
• Train and mentor operators on equipment, processes, and best practices, fostering skill development and operational consistency
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and training materials to support workforce capability and compliance
• Provide leadership and direction to multi-shift teams, including 2nd and 3rd shift press leads and crews, ensuring alignment on performance, quality, and production goals
• Communicate production priorities, operational updates, and performance expectations effectively across all shifts
• Support production operations by operating presses as needed to cover planned or unplanned staffing gaps while maintaining safety and quality standards
• Complete and process all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Regularly perform general housekeeping duties in your work area(s)
• Adhere to all safety policies and protocols and maintain a safe working environment
• Assist in cultivating an interdependent safety culture by reporting workplace hazards, related injuries, illnesses and or/near misses to management immediately
• Attend all department/company meetings
• Wear all assigned Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required
• Other duties as assigned

For an extensive list of responsibilities, duties and physical demands/work environment please refer to the attached Job Description.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCES:

• 3-5 years of