Production Lead

Production Lead

 

Trulite is one of North America's largest architectural glass and aluminum fabricators and distributors, with facilities across the country. We are currently seeking a Tempering Production Lead to join our Birmingham, AL team. This is an excellent opportunity to grow with a well-established, industry-leading company.

 

Location

 

American Insulated Glass

2700 19th St N

Birmingham, AL 35207

 

What Brought You Here

• Compensation Range: $20 - $25/hour, depending on experience
• Quarterly safety bonus opportunities
• Shift Schedule: 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, OT as needed
• Benefits starting DAY ONE! 

Who You Are

 

As the Tempering Production Lead, you play a key role in coordinating and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the tempering line. You are responsible for ensuring the efficient, safe, and high-quality production of tempered glass products. A strong leader, you communicate effectively, engage your team and coworkers, and foster a collaborative work environment. You are focused, detail-oriented, and driven to complete tasks accurately and on time.

 

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and support daily operations of the tempering department to meet production schedules and quality standards.
• Maintain a safety-first work environment, utilizing proactive safety and ensuring all associates adhere to personal protective gear requirements and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure line cleanliness and organization through the implementation and enforcement of 5S tenets.
• Audit all stages within glass production processes, ensuring employee and machine adherence to all aspects of conformance quality.
• Monitor quality of upstream parts and materials from internal and external suppliers.
• Ascertain that all associates are actively performing and recording checks daily.
• Meet or exceed on-time delivery expectations through adherence to, and completion of, the daily production schedule.
• Perform cycle time and standard work audits, making sure associates are adhering to performance and efficiency standards. Ultimately responsible for production throughput and output goals.
• Develop associates through coaching, mentoring, and cross-training. Responsible for maintaining and executing on the departmental cross-training matrix to attain adequate personnel flexibility and coverage for all workstations.
• Employ lean tools and methodologies such as waste identification and elimination, plan-do-check-act (PDCA), root cause analysis, etc.
• Record and report out on all hourly and aggregate daily metrics for safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Responsible for maintaining the frontline management system.
• Make sure daily operator-level preventative maintenance is being accomplished, and coordinate with maintenance on other equipment needs.
• Uphold company policies around factors such as attendance and conduct, administering corrective actions when necessary.
• Initiate and engage in continuous improvement efforts.

Leadership Responsibilities:

 

While this role is not a formal supervisor position, the Tempering Production Lead provides essential floor-level leadership by:

• Participate in team meetings, safety briefings, and plant-wide initiatives as needed.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams and improvement projects.
• Guiding and supporting team members.
• Assisting in employee training and development.
• Acting as a liaison between team members and management.

Skills You Bring

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 1-2 plus years of prior lead experience 
• Prior manufacturing experience
• Prior experience in glass preferred
• Knowledge of and ability to follow all health, safety, quality, and labor standards applying to your area of responsibility.
• Must be able to stand, twist, bend, and stoop for long periods of