Production Lead- Alltrista Springfield

Jadex Inc.; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alltrista Plastics LLC, a Jadex Inc. subsidiary, is seeking a Shift Lead to oversee a 12‑hour shift (8:00 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.), with a 3/4 day weekly rotation, starting at $21/hour. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and efficient production on site in Missouri.

You will standardize manpower, monitor materials, and input data into the Mattec system, while training team members and ensuring timely, accurate reporting. Strong communication and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent computer capabilities incl. MS Office.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with team.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Diplomatic in day-to-day interactions with task urgency.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a plant team.
• Experience in documenting road maps, change-over checklists, batch records.
• Ability to communicate expectations across groups and departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage production floor to optimize manpower and material efficiency.
• Provide ongoing training to the shift team for growth and improvement.
• Standardize daily production to exceed customer expectations.
• Document problems and corrective actions via shift notes and reports.
• Ensure fair distribution of work and timely completion.
• Support performance reviews and promotions to supervisors.
• Maintain 5-S and safe working environment compliance.
• Coordinate with maintenance and tooling for issues beyond the team skill.
• Lead continuous process improvements and cost-saving efforts.
• Ensure adequate supplies for smooth operations.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Confidential information handling

Independent worker

Documentation

Shift leadership

Team training

Process improvement

Tools

Mattec system

Job description

Alltrista Plastics LLC, is a subsidiary of Jadex Inc., and is a leading manufacturer in high-volume, precision injection molded parts. The company designs and manufactures with proprietary engineering processes and extensive manufacturing capabilities, from five (5) locations worldwide. From the first spark of an idea, through the design of the mold to the actual manufactured product, Alltrista Plastics focuses all efforts on delivering innovative plastic solutions. The company’s core markets include Consumer Products, Medical/Healthcare, Personal Care, Health & Beauty, Caps & Closures, and Packaging.

A shift Lead 8am to 815pm

12-hr shift (week 1, 3 days / week 2, 4 days)

Starts at $21/hr

Position Summary

Accountable for maintaining a safe work environment, quality-oriented, efficient atmosphere during their assigned shifts' operation along with ensuring positive, fair and equitable treatment for all employees and visitors.

Primary Functions

• Manage the production floor responsibilities to include standardization of manpower utilization, material efficiencies and documented quality evaluation to ensure that maximum capabilities are met. Ensure accurate and timely input into Mattec system for corrections or improvements.
• Ensures a productive, proactive work environment. Provide ongoing training to team members to ensure continued growth and improvement in all aspects of their responsibilities. Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the shift, maintains the professional competence, knowledge and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
• Standardize daily production to ensure customer expectations are exceeded.
• Provide timely, detailed information via shift-to-shift notes, supervisors, managers and departments that will document problems and corrective actions that were taken during their shift’s hours of operation. Provides timely submission of reports and miscellaneous documentation as required by policy and procedure and/or requested by staff.
• Ensure fair and equitable treatment of all employees by coordinating with supervisors, managers and departments to ensure consistency in the manufacturing operation. Ensure equitable distribution of work assignments and prioritization of same for the production team along with follow through until completion.
• Provides timely information for performance reviews, evaluations of team members along with recommendations for corrective actions and promotion potential to Supervisor.
• Maintains enforcement of and compliance with policy and procedures to ensure that the results conform to planned and/or desired results and to assure a safe working environment is maintained. Establish and maintain an appropriate 5-S program.
• Shows proactive thinking in training and development of shift personnel to maximize efficiencies in the shift operation. Coordinates with Maintenance, Process and Tooling on all issues that are beyond the skill level of the shift team to ensure accurate communication of needs for repair and timeliness for completion.
• With the team, work through Continuous Process Improvements as assigned or thought of to reduce waste, improve process, improve housekeeping and/or improve cost savings.
• Ensure adequate supplies are on hand to ensure a smooth efficient operation and ordering/requisitioning additional supplies as needed.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent computer capabilities, including MS Office.
• Interpersonal skills are required to communicate in accurate manner to individuals and to the team to develop a cohesive group.
• The ability to work with and maintain information of a highly confidential and sensitive nature.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to display diplomacy in day-to-day interactions with commitment to task with awareness of urgency.
• The ability to work independently and work as a value add to plant team efforts.
• Drive documentation process for road maps, change-over checklists and batch records.
• Effectively communicate expectations and change with groups and individuals and different departments.
• Develop rosters for daily production and contingency planning for unforeseen changes.
• Use the production schedule and priority list to identify and collect proper documentation for job and tool changes.

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.