Production Team Leader - Nights

Theuniversityunion; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 31,684 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K with Match

Paid Time Off

Quarterly Bonus Program

Onsite Medical Clinic

Weekly Pay

Safety Shoes Voucher

Job summary

Cascade Engineering, a long-standing manufacturing group in Grand Rapids, is hiring a Production Team Leader for the night shift (6p–6:10am). You will support frontline leaders, develop operators, and ensure safe, efficient operations, including Flow Cell Certification.

You will drive production schedules, coach operators, perform inspections, manage setups, and partner with Lean to improve efficiency while maintaining quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ manufacturing/machine operator experience, preferably in plastics.
• 1+ year leadership or team support experience, (formal or informal)
• Proven ability to hold others accountable to policies, procedures, and performance standards
• Strong communications skills with the ability to lead small groups
• Ability to stand 8-12 hours per shift and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple projects/tasks
• Ability to read and follow written work instructions
• Minimum of 1 year experience with sit-down Forklift / Hilo's
• Valid Driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Support the production team by ensuring daily schedules are met, verifying defects, and accurately reporting them in the operations systems.
• Act as the first responder for scrap, downtime, or quality issues, escalating to Maintenance, Technical or Quality when needed
• Perform first piece approvals, color checks, poke-yoke checks, and final inspections; manage cell changeovers, setups, and small equipment adjustments using technical documents
• Apply basic troubleshooting and mechanical aptitude to resolve minor issues and support production flow
• Partner with Lean department to establish and maintain Flow Cell Certifications; apply lean principles to improve efficiency and keep documentation current
• Coach, mentor and oversee operators, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and production standards
• Maintain a safe and organized work environment; properly use and train others on PPE, safe lifting, conveyors, torches, and other equipment
• Use operational and quality systems for data entry and analysis including MQ1 (quality), QAD/MODS (inventory control), and other production reporting
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
• Operate a forklift as needed to support production and material movement
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location 4950 37th Street,Grand Rapids, MI, 49512,United States
• Job Category Production Lead, Coaching , Mentoring
• Industry Manufacturing, Plastics
• Employee Type Full Time

Description

Cascade Engineering is a Family of Companies that invests in our triple bottom line philosophy - People, Planet and Profit. We have been in business for over 50 years in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We manufacture injection molding/plastic products for automotive, office furniture, polymer compounding, waste and recycling industries. We focus on driving organizational excellence through a people centered leadership culture based on the principles of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Are you looking for a positive and encouraging environment? Are you seeking a position where you are included, recognized and celebrated? You belong here! Are you excited for what is ahead? We are too!

Are you passionate about leading, developing, helping, and supporting others? Do you enjoy being the go to person while multi-tasking in your day to day? Are you motivated and strive to make positive impact with those you lead while being a Servant Leader?

Scope of Responsibility

Cascade Engineering has an opening on the night shift as P roduction Team Leader. Our production leaders, known as C-Admins, support the Front-Line Leader and Plant operations by meeting production requirements, developing Levels A and B operators and facilitating daily activities to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective work environment. They maintain production flow, uphold quality standards, and ensure compliance with Flow Cell Certification.

Location: Buursma Plant (4950 37th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512)

Shift: Nigh shift working from 6p-6:10am (Working 3 days one week, 4 days the next and every other weekend)

Target Pay: $22.00 / hour (plus shift premium of $1.20 and quarterly bonus incentive)

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the production team by ensuring daily schedules are met, verifying defects, and accurately reporting them in the operations systems. Act as the first responder for scrap, downtime, or quality issues, escalating to Maintenance, Technical or Quality when needed
• Perform first piece approvals, color checks, poke-yoke checks, and final inspections. Manage cell changeovers, setups, and small equipment adjustments using technical documents (Standard Work, Quality Criteria, Gage Instructions, packing specs)
• Apply basic troubleshooting and mechanical aptitude to resolve minor issues and support production flow Manage cell
• Partner with Lean department to establish and maintain Flow Cell Certifications; apply lean principles to improve efficiency and keep documentation current
• Coach, mentor and oversee operators, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and production standards
• Maintain a safe and organized work environment; properly use and train others on PPE, safe lifting, conveyors, torches, and other equipment
• Use operational and quality systems for data entry and analysis including MQ1 (quality), QAD/MODS (inventory control), and other production reporting
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
• Operate a forklift as needed to support production and material movement
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives

Culture Bearer

• Understands and supports the values of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
• Exhibits high moral and ethical standards and high integrity
• Values people regardless of their background
• Exhibits the traits of a servant leader
• Exhibit the principles of 7 Habits and Emotional Intelligence
• Encourages open dialogue and communication
• Develops high trust relationships within all levels of the organization

At Cascade Engineering, we welcome and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We are committed to fostering an authentic workplace where everyone belongs and thrives, and we look forward to welcoming candidates who are enthusiastic about contributing to our community. We recognize that women and people of color are often underrepresented in manufacturing and want to see this change. When making hiring decisions, we believe in considering the whole person and the life experiences they bring to our teams. Our diversity drives our innovation and has been integral to our success.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ manufacturing/machine operator experience, preferably in plastics
• 1+ year leadership or team support experience, (formal or informal)
• Proven ability to hold others accountable to policies, procedures, and performance standards
• Strong communications skills with the ability to lead small groups
• Ability to stand 8-12 hours per shift and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple projects/tasks
• Ability to read and follow written work instructions
• Valid Driver’s license or be able to use all 4 limbs such as arms, legs (upper and lower limbs), torso/trunk at the shoulder. Have coordination of eyes, hands and feet. Not have any known/documented convulsive disorders and corrected vision (obtain doctor’s note verifying proof of the corrected vision)
  Minimum of 1 year experience with sit-down Forklift / Hilo's
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - Starting on Day 1
• Life Insurance (Company Paid and Supplemental)
• 401K with match – Starting on Day 1
• Flex Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Quarterly Bonus Program
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
• Onsite Medical Clinic
• Weekly Pay
• Childcare Assistance (Tri-Share)
• Attendance Recognition Program
• Voucher programs for Safety Shoes and Prescription Safety Glasses
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Referral & Retention Bonus Program