Production Team Lead - 1st Shift

Mallard Manufacturing, a Mac Lean-Fogg Company, is hiring a Production Team Lead - 1st Shift in Sterling, IL. In this role, you will coordinate daily production activities, guide team members, support equipment operation and troubleshooting, and help maintain safe, efficient, quality-driven operations.

• Location: Sterling, IL

• Work Arrangement: On-site

• Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday-Friday, 6:30 AM-2:30 PM

• Pay: $21-$24/hour

• Employment Type: Full-time / Hourly

• Overtime: Overtime may be required based on business needs.

• Coordinate daily production activities within your assigned work area to meet production, quality, and safety standards.

• Assign work, provide guidance to production employees, and adjust assignments as needed to maintain efficient workflow and balanced workloads.

• Perform moderately complex equipment setup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, and assist with production equipment operation as needed.

• Monitor machine performance, address routine technical or quality issues, and elevate more complex concerns to supervisors or management.

• Inspect materials, equipment, and finished products for compliance with quality standards and ensure production records, logs, and documentation are complete and accurate.

• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, materials, and other departments to resolve operational issues and maintain production flow.

• Support communication between shifts, help keep workstations properly stocked, and communicate production status, issues, and priorities.

• Support continuous improvement, guide team members on work instructions and processes, maintain 5S standards, and follow all Safety, Environmental, and Quality policies and procedures.

• 4-6 years of manufacturing or production experience.

• Demonstrated experience operating production equipment and supporting manufacturing operations.

• Ability to operate powered industrial equipment or obtain required certification.

• Comprehensive working knowledge of production equipment, processes, and workflow.

• Ability to address moderately complex operational issues and elevate more complex concerns appropriately.

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, attention to detail, time-management skills, and the ability to work effectively under production demands.

• No formal education requirement.

• This role involves standing and walking for extended periods during the shift.

• Employees in this role frequently bend, reach, and handle materials or components.

• The position requires lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds as needed.

• The work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, moving equipment, and varying temperatures.

• The role requires manual dexterity to operate equipment and support production tasks, along with visual acuity to inspect parts and read gauges and production documentation.

The physical requirements described above represent those needed to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Eligible employees across Mac Lean-Fogg and its affiliated companies have access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to support health, financial well-being, time away, and development. This position is eligible for benefits that include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) with company match and potential profit sharing

• Paid time off and paid holidays

• Health Savings Account contributions for eligible plans

• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage

• Paid parental leave

• Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources

• Virtual healthcare resources

• Tuition reimbursement and development opportunities

• Additional wellness, financial,…