Line Lead, 1st Shift

Dee Zee • Des Moines, IA

383d

About The Position

The Line Lead is responsible for overseeing the production crew on the line, ensuring that all company policies related to safety and quality are adhered to. This role involves coordinating production workflow, managing supplies inventory, and maintaining equipment to ensure optimal performance. The Line Lead will also motivate team members, conduct training, and address any issues that arise during production to minimize disruptions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 2-5 years in a lead or supervisory position in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated computer literacy
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lead others in a professional and effective manner
• Ability to follow directions properly
• Ability to work appropriately and effectively unsupervised
• Ability to learn internal software
• Ability to access, understand, & interpret corresponding training documents & records

Responsibilities

• Lead production crew on the line
• Prepare and set up machinery for production when necessary
• Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies and notifying supervisor of needed materials
• Document actions by completing productions and quality forms
• Keep equipment operational by completing preventative maintenance requirements by following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs
• Motivate the individuals on the team to work in a unified manner
• Ensure all training is completed for line crew employees
• Coordinate production workflow
• Plan operations to ensure optimal performance and minimum delay
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production scheduled
• Assign workers and other staff to particular production operations
• Frequently check production output according to determined quality specifications
• Monitor jobs to ensure they will meet performance standard
• Address issues or make the supervisor aware when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Obtain output information such as quantity of finished products, and percentage of defectives, etc.
• Report on status and performance reports
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse, other staff members
• Conduct line meetings
• Review staff is clocked into timekeeping system
• Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
• Maintain and support the environmental policy with deployment, governance of the policy and processes, evaluation and taking action for process improvement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED