Lead - Production
About the role
Cadrex is searching for a Production Lead who will instruct and assist operators or other workers in process setup and operations, quality standards, and process documentation; perform a variety of duties to ready the process for assembly and/or production, while assigning personnel to work areas and tasks, and training in various duties. The role is onsite, with a schedule of Monday–Thursday, 5:45 am to 4:15 pm. Work environment includes exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration, occasional electrical shock, moderate to loud noise. Physical demands require standing, sitting, using hands, handling, talking, hearing; occasional lifting up to 25 pounds; specific vision abilities needed. Core values: safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, doing the right thing.
Responsibilities
- Instructs, assists, and provides daily work direction to operators or other workers in production cell areas for process setup and operation, quality standards, and process documentation
- Assigns operators to work stations to ensure daily production goals are met
- Ensures operators understand and follow the job book instructions
- Assists operators with and trains them in the proper techniques of product inspection
- Answers questions from operators and provides guidance
- Communicates effectively across shifts to ensure issues are understood, priorities and scheduling on track, and tasks are delegated
- Conducts huddle meetings with oncoming shift
- Ensures proper approvals are in place to start a job and makes periodic quality checks of product to ensure quality standards are met
- Works from schedules and instructions to analyze production process problems and determine solutions
- Monitors processes and recommends improvements to increase productivity and assure quality
- Assists in the 5S of equipment and keeps work areas clean and orderly
- Reports and prevents equipment and process malfunctions, material discrepancies, documentation errors, and facilitates corrective/pre