Manufacturing Lead

Job Description

Leadership & Team Coordination

• Assign daily tasks and ensure employees understand expectations.
• Conduct shift huddles to communicate goals, safety reminders, and priorities.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and positive work culture.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to team members.
• Provides timely, effective written responses to inquiries

Production Flow & Performance Oversight

• Ensure production “Flow” (materials, information, people) runs smoothly.
• Proactively address delays, bottlenecks, and workload changes.
• Monitor hourly performance and update Hour‑by‑Hour boards and KPI towers.
• Utilize production tools (e.g., MES, production calculators, metrics dashboards).

Quality & Process Compliance

• Review FG Inspection Error reports and take corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to work instructions, quality standards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with QA to resolve material, quality, or equipment issues.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation and updates.

Safety & 6S Responsibilities

• Conduct 6S audits and ensure adherence to safety standards.
• Enforce PPE and safe work practices.
• Report unsafe conditions or incidents promptly.
• Support ongoing safety initiatives.

Inventory & Order Management

• Monitor raw material and finished goods levels; communicate shortages.
• Ensure accurate order setup (e.g., adjustments, groupings, cut‑offs).
• Manage order modifications Past due orders and ensure timely, accurate processing.

Reporting & Administrative Support

• Update production logs, tracking sheets, and department reporting tools.
• Provide performance metrics and reports to Production Supervisors.
• Assist with timekeeping, attendance notes, and performance documentation.
• Contribute input for evaluations and coaching conversations.

Training & Development

• Train new and existing employees in procedures, quality, and safety.
• Support cross‑training efforts to strengthen team flexibility.
• Assist in implementing solutions for performance issues.

Cross-Department Communication

• Communicate effectively with planning, QA, maintenance, and other departments.
• Escalate issues early and clearly to maintain production flow.

Other Duties

• Performs additional duties as assigned, supporting operational needs across various departments.
• Demonstrate flexibility to meet business needs and customer lead times.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of Lead experience preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years in a manufacturing environment (door hardware preferred).

Skills

• Strong leadership and communication abilities.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, quality, and safety requirements.
• Proficiency with production tools (e.g. Thrive MES,WMS, Excel, ERP).
• Strong problem‑solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to read/interpret technical documents.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Requirements

• Ability to lead a diverse team to meet production goals.
• Attention to detail and strong commitment to company standards.
• Ability to work under deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• Consistent adherence to safety, quality, and process expectations.

Physical Demands 

• Prolonged standing and walking on the production floor.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs (documents or light items).
• Ability to move safely through manufacturing areas.

Additional Information

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make