Swing Layup Production Mentor

States Industries LLC; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

States Industries LLC is seeking a Production Mentor to lead the floor, uphold safety, and guarantee quality. You will coach staff, manage workflow, and drive continuous improvement projects in a fast-paced panel plant setting.

The role requires strong leadership, process optimization, and hands-on equipment operation, with emphasis on teamwork and documentation. A related degree and forklift certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must understand manufacturing processes and safety requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to build teams.
• Seek best processes to improve production standards.
• Operate Lay-up Department equipment successfully.
• Work safely around chemicals.
• Use inventory control systems (MRP II, Dynamics AX, IMS).
• Proficient with MS Word/Excel and Outlook for documentation.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production floor, ensure safety and quality.
• Maintain efficient material flow and on-time delivery.
• Lead training and coaching with SOPs/JBSs.
• Coordinate corrective actions and root cause analysis.
• Support continuous improvement and Kaizen events.
• Escalate issues and hand over the plant between shifts.
• Admin duties with proper documentation and actions.
• Develop training sheets and job breakdowns.
• Promote teamwork across work centers.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Process improvement

Equipment operation

Chemical safety

Inventory control

MRP II

Dynamics AX

IMS System

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Education

Associate Degree

Technical Discipline

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Forklift license

Tools

MRP II

Dynamics AX

IMS System

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: States Industries Panel Plant - Eugene, OR 97402, Position Type: Full Time, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Swing

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Production Mentor will manage the production floor. The Mentors responsibilities include, but are not limited to, keeping the work place clean and safe, responsible for quality control, assuring on-time delivery, managing production flow, reducing labor costs, training, coaching along with corrective action and cause and corrective action process, root cause analysis, participating and leading improvement projects.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Ensure all personnel work in a safe and productive manner
• Maintain quality production through effective assignment and management of work and material flow during the shift, take actions to rectify poor quality
• Assign themselves to critical areas in order to achieve production requirements
• Train employees to SOPs and JBSs and ensure compliance to standards by performing routine audits of work practices
• Ensure that the plant is handed over to the next shift in an acceptable manner and all issues are communicated
• Implement and maintain continuous improvement
• Administrative functions as needed, such as Ceridian and address corrective actions in an appropriate and timely manner, through accurate documentation, promote positive work environment and follow the States Industries Handbook guidelines.
• Coordinate and support operational improvement teams in achievement of their goals
• Lead and participate in Kaizen and 5S events
• Lead and participate in Fall down reduction projects
• Responsible for Cause and Corrective action, Root cause analysis
• Responsible for managing weekend TPM
• Become the expert in all areas of Lay-up Process and Equipment
• Train all new and experienced employees Job Instruction (JI) methods
• Develop and maintain Job Breakdown Sheets for training in all areas of responsibility
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Promote team building and cooperation amongst work centers.

QUALIFICATIONS: NECESSARY SKILLS

• Good working knowledge of the manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
• Demonstrated ability and desire to search for best processes to improve production standards
• Ability to operate all equipment in the Lay-up Department
• Must be able to work around chemicals
• Computer skills as they relate to inventory control, MRP II, Dynamics AX and IMS System, MS Word and Excel, Outlook
• Good mechanical aptitude
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to plan and organize.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate Degree, Technical Discipline, Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Minimum of two years manufacturing experience.
• Forklift license required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• General mill environment