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Job Title: Production Lead– Belfast 2nd Shift

Department: Operations

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Production Manager, the Production Lead is fully responsible for all Manufacturing operations on their line. This position will have 6-8 direct reports. The Production Lead is responsible for hitting all production and quality targets for their line. This is an hourly position with general hours of 4:45pm to 1:30am on a daily basis and 3:30am when the team is working overtime.

Essential Job Functions

• Production operations
• Ensures that team meet all quantity and quality targets and addresses any performance issues immediately
• Motivates team appropriately and ensures they are seeing the larger company vision
• Ensures that new hires are being trained appropriately
• Team management and development
• Holds direct reports accountable to quality and quantity targets and addresses performance issues as needed
• Develops trainers and a backup Lead
• Owns and develops the positive culture of the team
• Addresses employee concerns and issues immediately and partners with Human Resources and Production Manager to manage as needed
• Ensuring that team members are being effectively rotated and that stretching is occurring
• Communication
• Ensures frequent and clear communication to Production Manager regarding any production or employee issues
• Daily handoff to 1st shift Production Lead via email that clearly outlines all critical information from the shift
• Consistent collaboration with Human Resources on employee issues and challenges

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Experience/Training Preferred

• 2+ years of experience working in a Manufacturing environment in leadership role
• High attention to detail
• Proven ability to effectively lead a team
• Proven ability to meet specific production targets

Working Conditions

• Working hours are 4:00pm to 1:30am and 4:00pm to 3:30am when teams are working overtime
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to grasp and lift
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Regularly required to lift up to 25 pounds; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus required
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and vibration
• Regularly exposed to high noise level

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided, or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.