Production Group Leader - 3rd Shift

KASAI NORTH AMERICA; Gluckstadt (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

KASAI NORTH AMERICA is seeking a Group Leader in the United States to supervise the assigned work area and workforce, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity standards are met. You will oversee processes, equipment, and performance while coordinating with other departments.

The role requires the ability to organize and optimize workflows, train technicians, and adapt to varying shifts and overtime. Travel may be required as part of the position.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Capable of lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Capable of operating and maintaining a variety of machinery and tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all processes, equipment, and personnel in the assigned area, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity.
• Organize work flow, analyze issues, implement solutions, and report problems with equipment or processes.
• Maintain accurate employee performance, attendance, production and training records as required.
• Enforce company policies, procedures and safety rules across the team.
• Support scrap reduction and cost improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with other departments and ensure proper training of technicians.
• Be able to work any assigned shift and overtime as needed.
• May be reassigned to different departments or tasks as required.
• Assist with covering additional roles during absences or peak periods.
• Travel on company business as needed.

Skills

Machinery operation

Safety compliance

Quality focus

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Equipment maintenance

Job description

Reports To

Supervisor/Manager

Description

Under the direction of the supervisor or manager the group leader is responsible for the supervision of their assigned work area and employees. They are responsible for ensuring adherence to safety, quality, quantity, housekeeping, and company policies, procedures and standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees, preventative maintenance, safety and housekeeping of the assigned work area and meeting established quality and quantity standards.
• Organizes work for smooth operations, analyze problems, implements solutions and reports process and equipment problems.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate employee performance information, production and attendance records, training progress records, and other records as required.
• Supports and assures that all established rules, regulations, polices, and procedures are followed.
• Suggests and supports affective scrap and cost reduction programs.
• Performs a variety of activities requiring communication and support to other departments.
• Responsible for ensuring that technicians are properly trained.
• Must be able and capable to work any shift assigned and must be able to work overtime as required.
• May be assigned to different departments or work situations as may be required.
• Should be able to perform all other jobs in assigned work area in case of employee absence or additional requirements.
• May be required to travel on company business.
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures.

Qualifications

• High School education or GED.
• Sufficient dexterity movement to perform all other jobs in assigned work area.
• Capable of operating and maintaining a variety of machinery, tools and equipment.
• Must be able to lift loads of up to forty (40) pounds.