Production Team Lead Night Shift

About the Company

MacLean Power Systems (MPS), headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a leading manufacturer of mission-critical and engineered components for the electric utility, telecommunications, and civil markets. Established in 1986 as a subsidiary of a larger parent company, MPS now operates as a standalone company with over 2,000 team members worldwide. Renowned for its commitment to quality, responsiveness, and safety, MPS focuses on vertical integration to ensure the highest standards across its product lines. The company operates seventeen production facilities across North America and continually invests in manufacturing capabilities. MPS strives to create a workplace that embodies respect, openness, collaboration, personal growth, and entrepreneurship, while achieving excellence in Environmental, Health & Safety through its Mission Zero initiative.

About the Role

Assists in supervision of departmental production personnel; performs all duties under direction from the department supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Perform moderately complex tasks related to set-up, equipment maintenance, and troubleshooting, including resolving technical and quality issues.
• Assist in operating machinery in the designated department when needed.
• Ensure all necessary production records are completed fully and accurately.
• Assist in maintaining communication between shifts.
• Communicate with other teams and support departments and serve as liaison between team and plant management.
• Assist with data collection and reporting.
• Ensure all workstations stay full of components for building processes.
• Reassign team members due to absences or production needs.
• Inspect materials, final products, and machinery for defects.
• Implement process improvement initiatives as needed.
• Ensure that department output meets organizational expectations.
• Guide the manufacturing/operations team in interpreting existing processes and policies and assist in the development of efficiencies or process improvements.
• Complete all necessary documents fully and accurately.
• Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.).
• Follow all Safety, Environmental, and Quality policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Perform work under minimal supervision.
• Handle complex issues and problems and refer only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Possess comprehensive working knowledge of subject matter.
• 4 to 6 years of experience, including experience driving powered industrial equipment.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group.
• Powered industrial equipment certification preferred.

Skills

• Ability to interpret work instructions.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate mathematical skills.
• Intermediate use of required gaging instruments and the application of such instruments.
• Manual dexterity.
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to foster teamwork.
• Good interpersonal skills.