Line Lead I - Hand Pack - 1st Shift

Benefits

Thanks to our commitment to creating a supportive and engaged workplace culture, Gorilla Glue has been recognized as a top place to work for 16 years in a row. We offer competitive compensation packages, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and other perks and incentives to ensure our employees feel valued and supported. Joining the Gorilla Glue family means being part of a team passionate about building strong brands and promoting a culture of excellence. As an employee, you'll be able to help create high-quality products and build brands that people love. Join us in an inspiring workplace where you can belong, grow, and make a difference!

Responsibilities

• Lead a production line: direct people on the line on what item to produce and what position they will occupy.
• Ensure everyone is performing their positions safely.
• Ensure correct components are being used.
• Ensure product quality is met and that quality and production paperwork is completed timely and accurately.
• Follow strict safety and quality protocol.
• Act as a leader for the line and actively produce product each day.
• Prioritize safety: handle any safety issue or question before anything else on the production line.
• Ensure all people on the line are properly trained and quality standards are met.
• Direct people working on the lines to ensure work is done efficiently to meet KPIs while balancing safety and quality standards.
• Create and communicate a rotation sheet.
• Assist/cover in conducting shift start meeting huddles (safety, quality and production updates).
• Follow directions from the team leader and supervisor.
• Support the training curriculum of new employees.
• Ensure and validate that proper components are brought to the production line.
• Complete and verify paperwork is completed each shift and turned in as required.
• Enter tracking data into red zone, and required documents as directed to capture shift efficiency, accuracy, trends.
• Have basic working knowledge of the machines to be able to diagnose and correct minor issues, as trained.
• Lead/assist in all changeovers to ensure minimal downtime.
• Contact and work with maintenance to resolve issues with equipment on the production lines, as trained.
• Actively participate in corporate and team Continuous Improvement events and activities.
• Lead any special projects given by management such as repackaging, reworking, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: High School education or equivalent; previous leadership experience preferred; train the trainer certification, or equivalent.
• Specific Skills: Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrate good judgment; able to work independently and demonstrate effective initiative.
• Company Values: Must adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations: have fun, be passionate and show it; act with integrity and respect in all relationships; communicate openly and appreciate the effort of others; embrace knowledge, growth and change; strive for excellence in what we do every day.