Manufacturing Operations Lead — Production & Training

AFL; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium 8% for night shift

401K company match up to 4%

Professional development and tuition

Excellent medical, dental, vision, and

Life insurance

Job summary

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable and supports major telecom customers worldwide. The Manufacturing Utility Operator will oversee daily activities, support line operators, and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

This role involves changeovers, training new operators, and addressing production disruptions. Assigned to night or day shifts on a 3-2-2 schedule, this position emphasizes teamwork, process improvement, and adherence to AFL’s environmental, health & safety

Qualifications

• Self-starter with integrity and self-confidence, who can work with limited supervision.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks while dealing with shifting priorities.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and teamwork skills; comfortable engaging others as necessary to complete assignments.
• Ability to follow strict test procedures and maintain objective attitude towards testing results.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to schedule and monitor work activity.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization and with customers.
• Ability to apply basic math and numeric reasoning to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Assess daily production schedules and plan to ensure uninterrupted flow as well as fulfillment of customer delivery requirements.
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of team members.
• Ensure WIP, tooling, and other needed items are staged for the next run at each line.
• Provide the necessary support, training, and troubleshooting to ensure an effective team.
• Cover for unplanned operator absences.
• Develop training documents and facilitate training; assist in trouble shooting issues.
• Troubleshoot and intervene as needed to address and resolve disruptions as quickly as possible in order to maintain product flow.
• Establish appropriate channels of feedback to inform upstream departments of defects.
• Review/update completed nonconforming reports for accuracy and publish KPI metrics as assigned daily.
• Lead and/or participate in improvements activities
• Responsible for 5s activities for assigned area.
• Monitor performance and provide feedback to Manager.
• Adhere to and promote the environmental, health & safety policies of AFL.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Skills

Self-starter with integrity

Coordinate multiple tasks

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Time management

Strong communication

Mathematical reasoning

Education

High School diploma / GED

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable and supports major telecom customers worldwide. The Manufacturing Utility Operator will oversee daily activities, support line operators, and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

This role involves changeovers, training new operators, and addressing production disruptions. Assigned to night or day shifts on a 3-2-2 schedule, this position emphasizes teamwork, process improvement, and adherence to AFL’s environmental, health & safety