Production Lead- Nights

Dover Corporation; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Lead to enhance operational efficiency in a dynamic manufacturing environment. This role involves coordinating work assignments, ensuring quality control, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining safety standards, developing work instructions, and training new employees, all while striving to meet production metrics. Join a forward-thinking company where your leadership skills and commitment to quality can make a significant impact on the team's success and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older with legal status to work in the US.
• High School Diploma or GED is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment and maintain quality standards.
• Create daily build schedules and assist in training new employees.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement strategies.

Skills

Collaborative Relationship Management

Leadership Competencies

Quality Control

Continuous Improvement

Basic Math Skills

Oracle Software

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Tools

Dozuki

Oracle

Job description

Location: Cincinnati, OH, US

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary:

Employees in this position assist Production Supervision with coordination of work assignments, execute the daily run of their areas, and are accountable for achieving/reporting out established production metrics. Production Leads also support Production Supervision in identifying and implementing Continuous Improvement opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities/Duties:

1. Ensures safe work environment is maintained in accordance with Company and Safety policies and procedures.
2. Accountable for the quality of all items, products, and processes in their work centers/supermarkets (including accuracy/compliance of Work Instructions, Bill of Materials (BoM), Router Notes, and all other quality control documents); certified to check off BoM for all product lines.
3. Accountable for achieving established targets identified in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and Productivity.
4. Responsible for creating daily build schedules within work center.
5. Responsible for maintaining and assisting in the development of standard work instructions.
6. Reviews processes to identify safety improvements, quality improvements and cost efficiencies within assigned areas.
7. Helps initiate strategies for continuous improvement that capture best practices.
8. Executes training and development of existing workforce; can conduct training for all product lines. Completes training certification within Dozuki.
9. Handles new production employee safety training.
10. Assures communication occurs within their teams, as well as to others outside the teams as needed.
11. Models productive leadership and teamwork.
12. Other tasks as assigned by management.

System Responsibilities:

1. Investigates item availability/shortages for floor request items.
2. Handles material transactions including: (completions, partials, labor, scrap).
3. Creates and maintains discrete jobs/rework BoM.
4. Interprets Customer Order (CO) reports (including templates).
5. Maintains visual metric boards on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP).
6. Maintains hour/hour productivity tracking.
7. Navigates Dozuki work instruction software.

Key Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

1. Ability to build and manage collaborative relationships.
2. Has a history of operating with high ethical standards, openness and trust.
3. A strong record of solid performance – being a self-starter, producing quality product, working effectively with others (at all levels within the organization), utilizing time effectively, ability to multitask, setting a positive example, demonstrating leadership competencies, etc.
4. Proven history of creating an environment for motivating and inspiring others.
5. Ability to learn Oracle, email and other software as needed.
6. Has basic math skills (e.g., add, subtract, multiple, divide).
7. Ability to read, interpret, and follow written procedures; understand and follow verbal instructions.
8. Must be able to work overtime, when required.

Education/Experience:

1. Must be 18 years of age or older and have legal status to work in the United States.
2. Must possess High School Diploma or GED.

Physical Demands:

1. Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat and move for entire shift, with breaks.
2. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. to waist and/or shoulder height, with or without assistance.
3. Repetitive lifting over shoulder height - maximum of 3 lbs.
4. Bending and reaching using arms/legs as needed to get parts and assemble product.
5. Grasping and manipulation using both hands.

Core Hours:

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Salary Range: -

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

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Job Function: Manufacturing & Operations