Production Lead - 3rd Shift

Circle Graphics is the world’s foremost producer of grand and large-format digital graphics. We are an industry leader in creating innovative products for outdoor advertising, business signage, wall decor, art reproduction, and the professional photography and art communities.

Our combined 407,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities across the United States house over 88 grand and large format digital printers, custom automated finishing equipment, and coating capabilities to produce printed recyclable materials up to 16 ft. wide. Our prepress department processes more than 20,000 files per day with the aid of proprietary software automation tools. We operate around-the-clock, 7 days a week to deliver extraordinary customer service, and print over 431 million square feet of material annually.

We specialize in industry leading innovations accompanied by World Class service.

Job Description Overview :
Production Lead

The OOH Production Lead has the primary responsibility to maintain and prioritize the production schedule throughout all stages of production. This position is responsible for safety, quality, staff organization, process documentation and throughput. The shift lead is also required to assist in laborious tasks to ensure products ship in a timely manner while following directions given by the Production Manager

Functional Area

OOH Operations

Immediate Supervisor OOH Production Manager

Subordinates (functionally) None

Other key interfaces (relationship) VP, Customer Experience

Account Management Team Members

Sales Team

Prepress

Production

Maintenance Team

Facilities Team

President - OOH

Typical manufacturing environment. Requires prolonged standing.

Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, printer, roll carts and office equipment.

Requires a normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports and answer the phone.

Requires eyesight correctable to 20/20 to read numbers, reports and computer terminals.

FLSA Status:
This is a full-time position requiring consistent dependable attendance. This position is not exempt from overtime.

General Labor – 50%

• At the direction of the Production Manager; complete all duties as assigned
• Maintain focus on safety, ensuring self and other team members are following safety policies and adhering to PPE standards
• Ensure all products are being produced to a high level of quality.
• Be working at all times, either performing duties to complete orders or maintaining housekeeping/5S
• Communicate all concerns, issues or observations related to safety, quality or continuous improvement
• Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and best practices.
• Submit and manage ideas for improvements in processes geared towards lean manufacturing.
• Appropriately manage timecard and schedule
• Maximize efficiency and utilize “Print Queue Manager” and “CGOM” to ensure orders are processed and in the correct phase of production throughout the day
• Correspond with account managers via email to ensure any abrupt changes that are made throughout the day are handled accordingly
• Inspect and ensure all products meet Circle Graphics quality demands
• Train others and/or perform all positions

Continuous Improvement: 30% of position responsibility

• Identify and communicate potential process improvements – assist Production Manager on all improvement initiatives
• Identify cost savings opportunities (labor and yield) – assist Production Manager on all cost savings initiatives.
• Commitment to good communication between employees across all shifts to…