Manufacturing Lead

Date: Jun 17, 2026

Location: Victor & Hamilton, MT

Shift: 2:15 PM – 12:45 AM (2nd Shift)

Job Type: Full-time

As a Manufacturing Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring your assigned production cell consistently meets customer demand, production schedules, and quality expectations. You will lead by example on the production floor, providing hands‑on support while developing team capabilities, maintaining compliance, and driving operational efficiency. In this role, you will:

• Supervise and support a team of 4+ manufacturing operators.
• Determine how to manage assigned team‑members (and temporary personnel), ensuring day‑to‑day activities are professional and respectful.
• Comply with company policies, guidelines and regulatory requirements, providing training and guidance to ensure overall compliance with the quality system and safety guidelines for a safe and clean working environment.
• Lead by setting a good example (role model).
• Be responsible for all operations/products produced in the assigned production cell.
• Work with Manufacturing Supervisor, Manufacturing Manager and other Manufacturing Leads to prioritize staffing assignments, meeting customer demand and production schedules.
• Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking and cohesive team effort.
• Mentor and motivate team members to maximize individual and group productivity.
• Maintain a clean and organized work cell to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• Report problems or concerns regarding Quality, Processes, Equipment, Material and personnel to the Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Identify and support continuous improvement efforts with assigned team‑members and the Manufacturing Supervisor.
• Ensure proper man loading on a daily/weekly/monthly schedule.
• Maintain accurate documentation and ownership of work completed by yourself and team members.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the assigned cell, demonstrating proficiency in the operation of all equipment in the cell.
• Recognize and celebrate team and member accomplishments and exceptional performance.
• Complete lot acceptance activities for the assigned production cell (QOP‑0004 minimum).
• Participate as an active member of the production cell team and assemble/inspect products as required.
• Participate in the interview of new personnel process.
• Execute and coordinate employee training to ensure procedures are followed, understood, and meet all quality requirements.
• Provide feedback and input to Manufacturing Supervisor on employee performance and any disciplinary issues.
• Lead special or ongoing projects for critical cell improvements or AER/CAPA activities.
• Provide the team with a vision of project/team objectives (road map).
• Facilitate problem solving and collaboration within the team and with internal customers/departments.
• Familiarize the team with customer needs, specifications, design standards, techniques and tools to support task performance.
• Ensure the team addresses all relevant issues within specifications and standards that may contribute to process improvements.
• Identify capacity constraints for equipment/personnel and provide possible solutions.
• Provide statistical and performance feedback/coaching on a regular basis to each team member.
• Document and communicate disciplinary issues to the Manufacturing Supervisor per company policy/guidelines.
• Use appropriate judgment in upward communication regarding cell or team member issues/concerns.
• Coach and develop team members' professional development.
• Manage team performance, attendance, yields, OT, and conduct performance evaluations and assist with career paths.
• Participate in Sales planning projects.
• Provide customer commitments and updates to customer service to ensure on‑time delivery, with commitments within 3 business days of receipt of customer order.
• Develop, present, and implement a succession plan for the cell.
• Train Manufacturing Operators as required.
• Identify lean and process improvements independent of project management.
• Provide weekly yield reporting including trend analysis and process change impact.
• Submit feedback for Performance Evaluations and training participation.
• Assist in correcting…