Production Line Leader - Drive Throughput & Quality

Jabil; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil in Florence, KY is seeking a Production Lead to guide a crew of operators, drive quality, schedule adherence, and productivity in line with procedures. You will partner with the Manufacturing Supervisor to meet daily goals and maintain safe, efficient operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, coaching operators on equipment use, monitoring hourly status, and communicating progress and issues to management.

Qualifications

• Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Operate a personal computer, including a Windows-based operating system and related software.
• Advanced PC skills, including training and knowledge of Jabil’s software packages.
• Write simple correspondence; read and understand visual aids.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret graphs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manufacturing Supervisor in managing the line whenever necessary or when instructed; drive operators in achieving a satisfactory level of machine utilization and efficiency with minimum downtime.
• Highlight to the Manufacturing Supervisor when there is high fallout.
• Achieve the daily standard set by the Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Identify and develop potential operators in handling the right equipment at the right time; motivate operators for greater throughput, quality, and efficiency.
• Guide and assist the operators with the skills required to do their jobs.
• Monitor and update hourly production status.
• Monitor the CIQ system and ensure it is implemented in the production line properly; ensure work meets or exceeds all standards.
• Serve as a communication link between operators and management.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

PC skills

Software knowledge

Data interpretation

Basic math

Tools

Jabil software packages

Job description

Jabil in Florence, KY is seeking a Production Lead to guide a crew of operators, drive quality, schedule adherence, and productivity in line with procedures. You will partner with the Manufacturing Supervisor to meet daily goals and maintain safe, efficient operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, coaching operators on equipment use, monitoring hourly status, and communicating progress and issues to management.