Media Production Shift Lead

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Technical Aurora, IL, US

Salary Range: $25.00 To $36.00 Hourly

Rensa Filtration is a family of companies dedicated to air filtration. By investing in innovation and the people who drive it, we manufacture, market, and distribute best-in-class solutions in the United States and Canada that keep environments safe and industries thriving.

We improve the environment by making indoor and outdoor environments cleaner through the elimination of process contaminants using superior products and media.

We drive innovation in air filtration by investing in the people and companies that develop the solutions today's world demands and bringing those innovative products to market so our customers can deliver maximum value and safety to the facilities and businesses they serve.

The Media Production Shift Lead is a highly experienced working lead and subject-matter expert responsible for coordinating production activities and providing technical leadership within a continuous 24/7 media manufacturing environment.

This position combines advanced hands‑on machine operation with shift-level coordination and technical responsibility. The T3 Lead serves as a primary technical escalation point for Operators, troubleshooting complex equipment and process issues, coordinating workflow, supporting product quality, and helping maintain safe and stable production.

The T3 Lead provides day‑to‑day direction and coordination to team members without formal supervisory authority and plays an important role in training, mentoring, continuous improvement, and developing the technical capabilities of less‑experienced Operators.

This position requires advanced process and equipment knowledge and includes specialized hands‑on training, including extended international training in Germany.

Serve as a subject‑matter expert for assigned media production equipment, processes, and/or shift operations.

Lead and coordinate day‑to‑day production activities during the assigned shift to maintain safe, stable, and efficient operations.

Provide work direction and coordinate Operators without formal supervisory authority
.

Operate complex media production equipment and provide hands‑on technical support to Operators as needed.

Serve as the primary technical escalation point for equipment, process, production, and quality issues during the shift.

Diagnose and troubleshoot complex equipment and process issues
, determining appropriate corrective actions and escalating to Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, or Production leadership when necessary.

Lead and support equipment startup, shutdown, setup, and complex product changeovers.

Monitor production performance, equipment conditions, process parameters, downtime, and product quality and take appropriate action when abnormalities occur.

Apply advanced technical and process knowledge to resolve production issues and maintain manufacturing requirements.

Coordinate shift workflow, production priorities, breaks, and coverage to support continuous operation.

Train, coach, and mentor Operators on equipment operation, troubleshooting, standard work, safety requirements, quality standards, and manufacturing best practices.

Support the development and qualification of newer Operators and reinforce consistent adherence to established processes.

Work closely with Maintenance and Engineering during equipment troubleshooting, repairs, process adjustments, and equipment improvements.

Partner with Quality to investigate nonconforming product, identify potential causes, and implement corrective…