Manufacturing Lead, POC (UV Print)

800flowerscareers; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

800flowerscareers is seeking a Manufacturing Lead to guide a production team on 1st shift, ensuring quality and meeting customer specs. The role includes hands-on leadership, coordinating tasks, and stepping in for supervisors as needed.

You will help set up production lines, monitor performance, and maintain a safe, efficient work environment. English is required; bilingual skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year working in manufacturing.
• English is Required; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and a sense of urgency.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Prioritization and organizational skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Competent in computers and office software.
• Ability to multitask.
• Patience and calmness in stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, guide, and motivate staff to perform at their best.
• Demonstrate job instructions to new and temporary staff, adhering to departmental expectations when not performing these duties.
• Evaluate incoming orders and set up the production line accordingly.
• Collaborate and communicate within the department, extending communication to multiple departments within the organization.
• Foster an environment of positive morale and high-performance expectations.
• Regroup associates within assigned areas to maximize team members' strengths.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members.
• Identify and report/resolve production line problems promptly.
• Maintain a fully operational, safe, and tidy work environment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Prioritization

Organization

Computer literacy

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary:

As a Manufacturing Lead, you play a crucial role as a lead figure in the department, bridging information from supervisors and upper management to your team. Operating in larger departments and acting as a lead/delegator on the production floor, your focus is on ensuring product quality, meeting customer specifications, and consistently achieving efficiency and productivity targets. In addition to providing hands-on direction to associates, you coordinate tasks, demonstrate job instructions to new hires, and occasionally step in for Assistant Supervisors and Supervisors.

1st Shift Between: 6:30 AM-3:00 PM

Peak Schedule Varies

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor, guide, and motivate staff to perform at their best.
• Demonstrate job instructions to new and temporary staff, adhering to departmental expectations when not performing these duties.
• Evaluate incoming orders and set up the production line accordingly.
• Collaborate and communicate within the department, extending communication to multiple departments within the organization.
• Foster an environment of positive morale and high-performance expectations.
• Regroup associates within assigned areas to maximize team members' strengths.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members.
• Identify and report/resolve production line problems promptly.
• Maintain a fully operational, safe, and tidy work environment.

Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail and a sense of urgency.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Prioritization and organizational skills.
• Competent in computers and office software.
• Ability to multitask.
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Capability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year working in manufacturing.
• English is Required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.

The expected hourly pay range for this position is $17.50 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.