Production Lead

Activar Inc.; Commerce (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Activar Inc. in Commerce, AL, seeks a Production Lead to direct and assist production workers in completing orders with accuracy and quality. This role is largely individual contributor with some team guidance, focusing on efficient, safe daily operations.

The candidate analyzes schedules, adjusts capacities, and helps ensure safety, training, and process knowledge while maintaining a clean, organized work area and reporting to management as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence teams.
• Credibility and trust with coworkers and customers.
• Excellent organization and detail orientation.
• Proven problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Experience with project management and working in fast-paced settings.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ERP systems.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret inspection tools.
• Willingness to arrive early or stay late as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operates machines and provides work direction to ensure high quality production.
• Reviews production schedule and adjusts capacities to meet orders.
• Interprets and analyzes reports on quality, productivity, and inventory.
• May provide input towards hiring decisions and performance management.
• Trains staff and promotes safety awareness.
• Maintains safe operation of equipment.
• Recommends improvements to methods, equipment, and quality.
• Resolves work problems and assists workers.
• Communicates issues with management promptly.
• Maintains knowledge of all processes and tools.
• Keeps work environment clean and organized.
• Performs professionally according to company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Influence leadership

Credibility

Organization

Problem solving

Project management

MS Office

Blueprint reading

Inspection tools

Teamwork in fast-paced env

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE:

This position is responsible for supporting management within the area assigned. The Production Lead directs and assists production workers in accurately and efficiently completing orders to established procedures and quality standards. Although the Production Lead provides work direction of others in the cell(s), this is an individual contributor role where most of the day is spent performing duties directly.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Operates machines and provides work direction to ensure the highest quality of production is achieved.
• Reviews production schedule and adjusts capacities to meet production order requirements.
• Interprets, analyzes, and in some cases develops reports for quality, productivity, efficiency, and/or inventory.
• May provide input towards hiring decisions and performance management.
• Helps provide training and safety awareness of others workers in the area.
• Ensures the safe operation of equipment.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Communicates with management in a timely manner regarding any order or personnel issues.
• Maintains full working knowledge of all processes.
• Ensures a clean and organized work environment.
• Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner in accordance with company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Highly effective oral and written communications skills.
• Proven ability to influence people and teams to achieve successful results.
• Exhibits high credibility and trustworthiness to co-workers, customers and to the company.
• Consistent decision making with an ability to define, improve, and organize people around process.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.
• Tenacity in overcoming obstacles while maintaining productive and positive working relationships.
• Strong project management, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to execute in a rapidly changing fast paced environment that requires strong team work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the capacity to learn new systems.
• Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Skill in performing accurate arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; using decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.
• Complete blueprint reading/understanding with specific knowledge regarding material properties.
• Full understanding of all tools, gages, and other equipment used to inspect production parts.
• May be expected to arrive early or stay late to ensure daily requirements are met.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 2 plus years of experience in a relevant manufacturing setting.
• Equivalent of high school diploma or G.E.D. certification.

Preferred:

• Previous leadership experience.
• Fluent in multiple languages.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk throughout the building. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch.
The employee must regularly lift up to 60 pounds and move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The employee may be required to work with hazardous materials. The employee may be exposed to hot surfaces, hot air, electrical hazards, and flames. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works with moving machinery and occasionally in outside weather.