Production Lead

Encoder Products Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Encoder Products Company is seeking a Production Lead to oversee the production process for designated product lines, ensuring compliance with specifications, quality requirements, and on-time delivery.

You will organize workers to meet schedules, enforce procedures, monitor safety, and drive continuous improvements in quality, speed, and cost while maintaining PPE standards.

The position is full-time with benefits, day shift, and a starting entry rate of $18.50/hour, DOE, in Northern Kentucky.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency with MS Office and email.
• Ability to organize, plan and lead teams to meet schedules.

Responsibilities

• Organize workers to meet delivery schedule
• Instruct and enforce that work procedures are followed
• Ensure product specifications are met
• Meet quality assurance standards and requirements
• Instruct how to use tools and equipment
• Identify ways to improve quality or speed of production
• Identify ways to reduce costs to build product
• Ensure that higher quantities produced do not compromise quality
• Instruct on the proper use of PPE
• Monitor safety activities of workers
• Report safety incidents
• Encourage team effort and supportive attitudes between workers
• Updating and maintaining data base and line schedules
• Other cross training or cross team duties, as assigned

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organized

Ability to multi-task

Leadership skills

Takes direction well

Planning skills

Ability to take constructive criticism

Flexibility

Honesty and integrity

Critical thinker

Accountability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

A Production Lead oversees the production process for specific product lines. They ensure that the product is produced in accordance with all specifications, quality requirements, and in a timely manner to meet delivery schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Organize workers to meet delivery schedule
• Instruct and enforce that work procedures are followed
• Ensure product specifications are met
• Meet quality assurance standards and requirements
• Instruct how to use tools and equipment
• Identify ways to improve quality or speed of production
• Identify ways to reduce costs to build product
• Ensure that higher quantities produced do not compromise quality
• Instruct on the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Monitor safety activities of workers
• Report safety incidents
• Encourage team effort and supportive attitudes between workers
• Updating and maintaining data base and line schedules
• Other cross training or cross team duties, as assigned

Requirements

Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Works well in fast paced and/or high demand environment
• Organized
• Ability to multi-task
• Accountability (for self and others)
• Leadership skills
• Takes direction well
• Planning skills
• Ability to take constructive criticism and be open to ideas of others, leading to process improvements
• Flexibility
• Honesty and integrity
• Critical thinker

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in manufacturing assembly, serving as a lead, or performing other leadership responsibilities (preferred)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and email (preferred)

Job Detail:

• Full time with benefits
• Day shift
• Entry rate $18.50/hr or DOE

Essential Functions:

• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (when required)
• Sitting for long periods of time
• Use of upper body, arms, and hands throughout the day
• Lifting 10-20 pounds repeatedly throughout the day
• Bending, stooping, and reaching overhead throughout the day to reach materials to move or pickup
• Normal color vision (due to different colored wires)
• Able to work regularly with epoxy, glues, sealants

Please let us know if you need an accommodation to participate in the application process. We can be reached by telephone at 208-263-8541, by fax at 208-255-4717, or email at [e-mail]. Please address correspondence to the HR Manager.

Encoder Products Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.