Production Lead - 3rd Shift
Location: 1253 W Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038
Work Shift: 8hr-3rd Shift
About the Role
The Lead provides direction and support to the shift team. Drives compliance with standard operating procedures and policies, such as Safety, Quality, GMP, and CPS. May be assigned to one or more of the following functions: Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Quality.
Responsibilities
- Champions a safety culture, ensures a safe work environment, and promotes safe behavior.
- Monitors environment and becomes aware of conditions that may affect employee safety and security; takes corrective action.
- Communicates to ensure employees learn and comply with specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies.
- Prepares training plans and conducts or assigns safety, maintenance, machine operation, and quality assurance training to new employees.
- Prepares documentation and provides performance feedback to introductory employees.
- Provides feedback to plant leaders concerning employee performance and behavior.
- Ensures employees have required tools, supplies, and area to exercise their duties.
Production
- Operates blow mold machines and other related equipment.
- Analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other data to drive production requirements.
- Performs and/or assigns personnel to conduct audits, weights, and quality checks.
- Troubleshoots and resolves process problems and makes minor repairs to blow-mold and support equipment.
- Prepares and documents daily production reports, including rejects, regrinds, line efficiencies, and others.
Maintenance
- Loads and unloads trucks and secures product in accordance with customer requirements; inspects incoming materials.
- Performs mold, neck tooling, pin, and other equipment changes.
- Installs, adjusts, and repairs blow mold machines, trimmers, palletizers, and other related equipment.
- Troubleshoots, locates root problems, and repairs blow mold, baggers, and support equipment or PLC programming issues.
Warehouse
- Records shipment data, including weight, charges, and space availability.
- Determines method of shipment by examining items to be shipped, destination, route, rate, and time of shipment.
Quality
- Develops and implements quality-related training programs for all employees.
- Applies statistical tools and techniques to monitor plant performance and finished goods.
- Performs in-process inspections of manufactured product during molding, packaging, and loading.
- Communicates quality issues and out-of-specifications conditions to plant leaders.
- Completes laboratory testing and collects samples at established intervals.
Other
- Group Lead will have responsibility for two or more departments (i.e., Production, Warehouse, etc.). Lead will have responsibility for one mid-to-large department or a limited number of shift employees.
- Other duties and roles may be assigned by plant management.
Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs.
Requirements
- High School diploma
- 1-3 years experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Manufacturing Experience
- Associates degree or equivalent
Pay
Targeted Pay Range: $29.52 - $37.69 per hour
Benefits
We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental, and vision plans, company holidays, and vacation days, benefits include:
- Tuition reimbursement
- Learning and training opportunities
- Bonus potential
- 401(k) plan with company contributions
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Opportunities to make a difference in the community
About the Company
Altium Packaging incorporates our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization, using them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers. Our Guiding Principles are:
- Act with Integrity & in Compliance
- Drive Value Creation
- Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs
- Focus on the Customer
- Act with Humility
- Treat others with Dignity and Respect
- Seeking Fulfillment in your Work