Production Area Lead

Mativ; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ seeks aProduction Lead to manage production teams, ensure safety, and uphold quality in a dynamic manufacturing environment. The role links management with shop floor operations and drives continuous improvement in workflows and documentation.

The ideal candidate will have 1–2 years of lead experience, strong GMP/data integrity knowledge, and excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish. This position emphasizes teamwork and adherence to procedures in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• At least a high school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• Solid understanding of GMP requirements and data integrity principles.
• 1–2 years of lead/supervisor experience in production environments.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach production teams; assign tasks and monitor performance.
• Oversee daily operations to meet production goals and adjust as needed.
• Maintain production logs, prepare reports, and manage administrative tasks.
• Coordinate with QA, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams.
• Enforce safety regulations and keep a clean work environment.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions.
• Train new workers and ensure understanding of procedures.
• Inspect products and enforce quality standards.
• Document operations activities including Design History Records, Batch Records, and Deviations.

Skills

Team leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

GMP & data integrity

Lead/supervisor experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

FLSA Class: Non-Exempt

Description:

A Production Lead is responsible for managing production teams, maintaining efficient workflows, enforcing safety protocols, and ensuring products meet quality specifications. They act as a link between management and production staff.

responsibilities:

The key responsibilities are:

• Team Leadership: Assign tasks, monitor performance, coach employees
• Daily Operations Oversight : Ensure production goals are met; adjust operations as needed.
• Administrative Tasks : Maintain production logs, prepare reports, manage
• Coordination : Work well with QA, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams
• Safety Compliance : Enforce safety regulations and maintain a clean work environment
• Problem-Solving : Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions.
• Training & Development : Train new workers and ensure understanding of procedures.
• Quality Assurance : Inspect products, enforce quality standards.
• Responsible for the documentation of the Operations Department including but not limited to;
• Design History Records review and updates
• Batch Record Review
• Preventative Maintenance forms review
• DCA's
• NC
• Deviations

qualifications:

Required

• High school diploma or GED
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Solid understanding of GMP requirements and data integrity principles
• 1-2 years of lead/supervisor experience in production environments
• Excellentwriting and verbal communications skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Preferred

• Background in contract manufacturing or fast-paced production environments

Competency

• Detailoriented with good organizational skills.
• Good communicationand interaction skills.
• Able to follow written work instructions.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends as scheduled
• ProblemSolving and decision-making.
• Must be able to speak,writeand read English. Bilingual skills are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to read,understandand apply the information containedontechnical documentation, procedures, drawings, and understand basic geometric tolerances.
• Must be capable of performing job-related tasks, associated withuseof a mechanical and/or electrical pallet jack, in moving pallets/skids, for which documented training is mandatory.

Physical Demands :

• Be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds
• Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk
• Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch,twistand balance; sometimes in awkward or tight spaces
• Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus

PPE Requirements:

• Safety Glasses
• Protective Gloves; when performing certain tasks
• Hearing Protection; whenrequired
• Other personal protective equipment asrequiredfor certain tasks
• Air Temperatures can range from cold to hot
• Atmosphere maycontaindust,fumesand odors
• May include mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive and radiation hazards
• May require performing tasks insidecleanroomand must follow cleanroom work instructions.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Note: Theabove statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities,dutiesand skills requiredofthis position