Shift Production Lead — Lean, Safety & Team Coach

NOW Health Group INC; Bloomingdale (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NOW Health Group INC seeks an experienced production lead for its Bloomingdale facilities (391 and 395) in Packaging and Processing. You will plan daily work, coach staff, and drive safety and quality improvements across shifts.

The role requires coordinating training, writing SOPs, and ensuring proper documentation while supporting continuous improvement and cross‑department collaboration.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 1 year related experience and/or training or equivalent.
• Post-secondary education and prior team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience operating blending/processing and packaging machines.
• Manufacturing environment experience, preferably food or pharmaceuticals.
• Knowledge of Lean principles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors shift performance and corrects issues to meet daily goals.
• Leads with safety, quality, production and people development focus.
• Trains and orients new production employees on tasks and SOPs.
• Develops and assists in writing SOPs, Work Instructions, and 1PLs.
• Operates production machinery and assigns tasks under supervision.
• Reviews paperwork for QC, informs inventory control of discrepancies.
• Interprets policies, sets up machines, and coordinates cross‑department needs.
• Participates in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Safety focus

Communication

Lean principles

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Post-secondary education and lead experience

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

NOW Health Group INC seeks an experienced production lead for its Bloomingdale facilities (391 and 395) in Packaging and Processing. You will plan daily work, coach staff, and drive safety and quality improvements across shifts.

The role requires coordinating training, writing SOPs, and ensuring proper documentation while supporting continuous improvement and cross‑department collaboration.