Production Lead

Safety

• Ensure all team members wear the required PPE at the start of the shift and throughout all production activities.
• Conduct daily safety walks and immediately report any unsafe conditions or behaviors to management.
• Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all safety procedures and policies.

Housekeeping

• Ensure the production floor, workstations, and offline areas remain clean, organized, and free of hazards.
• Confirm all trash and debris are removed before the end of the shift.
• Maintain 5S principles to support efficiency and workplace safety.

Production Operations

• Cook up to 90% on-time production delivery goals.
• Report shift performance, issues, or downtime events promptly in the production chat and to management.
• Absolutely ensure all production sheets are completed accurately, legibly, and submitted before leaving.
• Verify that the production board is updated at the end of each shift.
• Assist in troubleshooting equipment or process issues and escalate concerns as needed.

Quality Control

• Ensure all products meet quality specifications and in-process checks are performed correctly.
• Immediately address quality deviations with operators and notify management and/or Quality.
• Document quality issues in the production chat and support corrective actions to achieve a 1st Pass Yield of 95% or greater.
• Support consistent application of procedures and quality standards across shifts.

Team Leadership & Training

• Provide daily guidance, support, and direction to Production Operators.
• Train new team members thoroughly to ensure they understand procedures, job expectations, and quality standards.
• Encourage operator participation in improving processes and identifying recurring issues.
• Foster a positive, collaborative environment focused on consistency and continuous improvement.

Communication and Reporting

• Maintain clear communication with the incoming and outgoing shifts to ensure alignment on priorities, issues, and changes.
• Elevate concerns to leadership promptly and provide accurate shift updates to the Production Supervisor.
• Ensure consistent expectations and process adherence across all shifts.
• Use communication channels such as phone call, text message, and Microsoft Teams.

Procedural Creation and Compliance

• Ensure production employees follow all work instructions, SOPs, and ISO 9001 documentation requirements.
• Identify documentation gaps and support creation or revision of procedures in partnership with Operations or Quality.
• Ensure procedural updates are clearly communicated, implemented, and understood across all shifts.

Inventory Accuracy

• Ensure all finished goods are properly labeled, binned, and scanned into the system before end of shift.
• Verify that all pulled items, materials used, and transactions are accurately entered into the system.
• Report discrepancies to management and assist in root-cause analysis for inventory errors.

Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving

• Participate in investigations of production or quality issues affecting an entire run and assist with corrective and preventive actions.
• Recommend process improvements to increase throughput, reduce waste, and enhance operator effectiveness.
• Support integration of new products, processes, or equipment into production.