Strategic Importance of this Role

The strategicimportance of Lead, Production lies in their ability to prioritize safety,maintain product quality, ensure operational efficiency, adapt to changingdemands, share knowledge, contribute to continuous improvement, and managecosts effectively. Their role is essential for smooth and successfulmanufacturing operations, making them indispensable assets to anyproduction-driven organization. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities and Leadership Competencies

Understands Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of job duties and responsibilities.
• Executes tasks efficiently and effectively, ensuring the smooth flow of production.

Documentation Management and Improvements

• Review and recommend changes to Quality Control Plans.
• Review and recommend changes to Playbooks.
• Create and edit Job Safety Analysis.

Production Operations

• Assign employees to work centers based on training capabilities.
• Help create a culture of continuous improvement on the production floor by teaching the necessary job knowledge, and technical skills to the team.
• Walk the floor hour by hour- MDI

Company Mission and Values

• Aligns with and understands the company's mission and values.
• Integrates these values into daily work, contributing to a positive organizational culture.

Safety Compliance

• Strictly follows safety protocols and guidelines to maintain a secure work environment.
• Takes proactive measures to identify and address potential safety hazards.

Process Improvements

• Provides valuable input for process improvements.
• Actively participates in the implementation of process enhancements to optimize efficiency.

Safety Enhancements

• Contributes ideas for safety improvements in the workplace.
• Implements and supports safety initiatives to enhance the overall safety culture.

Program Participation

• Actively participates in 2SL and 5S programs for continuous improvement.
• Contributes to a well-organized and efficient work environment.

Versatility

• Performs any other assigned tasks with diligence and adaptability.

Accountability

Takes ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks, ensuring timely and accurate completion. 

• Demonstrates a proactive approach in problem-solving and decision-making being accountable   for the outcomes. 
• Adheres to scheduled working hours, arriving promptly and being present for the entire shift. 
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance, minimizing unplanned absences or tardiness. 
• Notifies the supervisor or appropriate personnel in advance of any planned absences or request for time off. 
• Maintains a high level of transparency and integrity in all work-related activities. 
• Builds a reputation for dependability and trustworthiness through consistent performance and reliability. 

Other Competencies and Native Genius

Work Environment/Safety: Promotes mutual respect, keeps workplace clean and safe, and supports safety programs. 

Dependability: Meets commitments while working independently.  Accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, and meets attendance/punctuality requirements. 

Productivity: Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, and prioritizes tasks.  Develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow. 

Quality: Attentive to detail and accuracy and committed to excellence.  Continuously looks for improvements, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, and owns/acts on quality problems. 

Qualifications

Education & Experience:  

• High school diploma or equivalent degree (GED), 0 to 2 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Machine Level Experience and Training:

• Certified to operate and setup various machines throughout the facility.

Job Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:  

• Job Knowledge: Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/ values, keeps job knowledge current, is in command of critical issues.  
• Problem Solving/ Analysis:” Break down problems into smaller components and understands underlying issues. Can simplify and process complex issues and understand the difference   between critical details and unimportant facts.  
• Quantitative Skills: 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. 
• Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task. 
• Stamina: Ability to work doing repetitive movements.  

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While out on the production floor, the employee will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hearing protection, safety glasses, steel-toed boots with metatarsals, and/or gloves when handling material or chemicals.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with abilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 50 pounds or more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.