Production Team Lead​/Trainer

Company Overview

Best Promotions Promo is a Texas-based subsidiary of HPG Brands. HPG Subsidiaries are top-rated leaders in their field, with numerous awards under their belts for service, quality, and products that‘WOW’. As a top 10 supplier in the $25 Billion promotional product industry, HPG sets the gold standard in hard goods.

This role is responsible for ensuring production is actively engaged to meet daily customer demand and production schedule. The Production Team Lead provides effective training to the department and ensures safety and quality standards are maintained at all times. Will plan, organize and recommend strategies in ensuring that product is developed successfully, in accordance with all specifications.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work with supervisor and other team leads to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to ensure customer demand and the production schedule are met.
• Execute and coordinate employee training to ensure that procedures are followed and meet all quality requirements.
• Use basic problem solving skills to ensure stable operation of the department.
• Motivate workers to enhance production quantity and at the same time maintain high production standards.
• Report problems or concerns with quality, processes, equipment, materials and labor to Production Supervisor.
• Work closely with support staff such as Technicians, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Supervisor, Materials/Warehouse and Human Resources to resolve issues.
• Observe, maintain, coordinate and complete standard work.
• Update production metrics and facilitate regular team communication.
• Identify and support continuous improvement efforts with Production Supervisor.
• Ability to assist with production as necessary.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• Work with Production Supervisor and Human Resources to ensure performance standards are met by employees. This includes performance reviews and performance management when necessary.

• Communication Proficiency.
• Organizational Skills.
• Problem solving skills
• Technical Capacity.
• Thoroughness.
• Time Management.

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent years of experience.

• Experience leading teams or projects strongly desired.
• Two years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with the knowledge of work flow in a production environment.

This position will be assisting the Production Manager with supervision of employees within the department.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand;

walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.