3rd Shift Production Leader

SUMMARY

General Duties: Responsible for reheating operation and employees in reheat zone. This will include but not limited to staffing, training, achieving efficiency standards, and ensuring a quality product is produced.  Reheat Lead will work with the Assistant Supervisor to ensure training is achieved, shop orders are communicated, setup, completed, and the right tooling and fixtures are on line for the appropriate jobs. Will be required to collect and report on key production data as defined by the Manufacturing Supervisor. Will be responsible for 5S and continuous improvement activities on their respective lines and will provide support for department and site 5S and continuous improvement efforts. Performs the following duties. Oversee the operations at Reheat and coordinate with the Pour and Pack out Leads.

 

NOTE: This is a small work cell supervisory position. Employees will be required to work the line.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows and complies with all safety rules and regulations. Maintains individual work area/equipment in a neat, orderly manner. Detects and reports improper operations, faulty equipment/ tooling, defective materials and unusual conditions to material lead or supervisor.
• Ability to lead assigned employees across 1 or 2 production lines.
• Oversee quality of candle throughout assigned workstation(s).
• Conduct daily attendance in person and within ShopVue and report inaccuracies to Assistant Supervisor.
• Complete training and assist with evaluation of workers in Zone 2 providing feedback to the Pour and Pack Assistant Supervisors as needed.
• Ability to provide Assistant Supervisor and Process Technician with feedback over quality, mechanical, and personnel issues.
• Operating thermometer (hourly temps) and reheat station equipment.
• Ability to make temperature adjustments to ensure quality of candle is to specification.
• Ability to maintain Zone paperwork throughout shift.
• Ability to give direction to Zone 2 operators.
• Track First Pass Yield for candles that return to reheat for adjustment.
• Report all scrap on each shop order.
• Cut wicks if necessary.
• Use of hand tools: wick placement jig, hooks, pliers, poker, scissors, safety knife, etc.
• Follow and comply with all safety rules and regulations.
• Maintain individual work areas, keep area clear of trash and free of obstacles & report all unsafe working conditions.
• Perform all duties as directed by Assistant Supervisor.
• Knowledge of wax types & characteristics.
• Basic knowledge of belt operation.
• Ability to multitask.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee 1 or more groups of employees across multiple production lines.

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of the products manufactured in the factory.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to understand quality control methods.
• Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
• Good communication skills to deliver valuable teamwork.
• Able to follow and execute instructions.
• Accurate, patient, careful, responsible, and quick and alert.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Preferred: High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Preferred Microsoft office (0-1year)

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None required.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; and smell.  The employee may frequently bend and reach across the production lines to complete required tacks.  The employee will be required to bend and rotate to cover 2 lines in production.  The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch; occasionally to crawl, sit, and climb or balance.  The employee must regularly