Team Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Job Description Primary Function:
Assists Production Supervisor in daily operations to meet production, quality and scrap performance goals and will act as supervisor in his/her absence. Comply with all Company policies and procedures.

• Review and check production and scrap rates during production shift for non‑conformity with company guidelines and to maximize production
• Inspect equipment for proper operation and report any irregularities to maintenance
• Check orders, equipment and JDE system to verify accuracy of resins, additives, order packaging, inventory and scrap
• Assist with completing detailed shift report noting any problems with orders and equipment for the department manager to review
• Take appropriate action to ensure conformance to AIB, and SQF and safety and quality policies and regulations to include employee training
• Attend regular department meetings, safety meetings and company provided training
• Train, evaluate and prioritize shift personnel to equipment
• Assist in troubleshooting production equipment
• Supervise all employee activities during the shift in the absence of the Supervisor
• Oversee good housekeeping practices
• Oversee the plant operations and assist with problems throughout the plant during normal and other than normal business hours
• Job duties subject to change as needed

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre‑shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, Town Hall, etc.) in the absence of the Supervisor
• Assist in the completion of incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Follow goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving plant/team goals.
• Motivates and coaches’ employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback.
• Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.

• Overall responsibility for the production department in the absence of the shift supervisor and is expected to respond to any emergency
• Must accommodate any reasonable request of the managers
• Must be familiar with the safety regulations pertaining to the production department
• Follow all J.S.A. instructions where applicable and ensure other employees in the production department follow all J.S.A. instructions

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, risk assessments, work instructions, operating and maintenance instructions, order forms and checklists
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with co‑workers or groups of co‑workers, supervisors or others within the company
• 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 and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out…