Production Lead

 No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 159678 - Washington Court House, Ohio, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

2nd Shift Lead:

The production lead coordinates, monitors, and supervises the activities of the Team ensuring individual member goals are achieved in support of assigned Team goals. 

 

 Key Responsibilities:

• Promoting safety at the site, ensuring all employees are working in a safe manner.

• Provide leadership and coordination for full shift or multiple process areas, often without an operation team lead assigned.  Responsible for understanding safe and efficient operation of all processing and packaging equipment. 

• Must work closely with other support groups particularly Quality Control, Inventory and Maintenance to ensure consistent product quality, productivity and safety.

• Ensure GMP’s, Site Policies, and Global Policies are adhered to at all times

• Provide a Quality first production environment, and ensure the highest quality of product through the process.

• Ensure all process reports are completed correctly and in a timely manner. 

• Monitor all activities on all production lines, immediately reporting downtimes to Supervisor, Maintenance or Quality Assurance when downtime cannot be corrected by the operator.

• Facilitate good communication and planning with other leads and operators to ensure that changeovers are completed timely and effectively.

• Facilitate supplies and resources so that each line may run without delay to complete the shift schedule.

• First level of escalation for operators

• Meet or exceed the plant productivity goal for the shift.

• Ensure all inventory movements are completed timely and accurately in the system.

 

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• Standing on a concrete floor 

• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, beard net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform) 

• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 55 lbs 

• Must be able to adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals 

• Must be able to work at heights

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older 

• Have a High school diploma, GED or equivalent education 

• Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules 

• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years leading a team in a goal-oriented capacity

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience operating a variety of machines 

• 2 years of work experience within manufacturing, or a technical and/or trade discipline 

• Prior Forklift experience 

• Demonstrated competency in computer and pc software including Google and email 

• Knowledge of inventory control principles

 Compensation and Benefit