2nd Shift Production Lead

• Lead and coordinate the activities of associates engaged in manufacturing processes of production
• Uphold the Merit Brass fundamentals, acting with a sense of urgency and upholding the core values as published
• Maintain a professional, ethical, and respectful attitude while exercising teamwork to achieve a published goal

• Demonstrates a commitment to associate engagement, personal responsibility, and accountability for the associate's safety & knowledge progression
• Meet with leadership daily to determine workflow; material movement, work assignments, reviewing previous daily, weekly, and monthly performance, both at the individual and departmental level
• Responsible for training, feedback, coaching, mentoring, and development of each associate
• Responsible for achieving current departmental KPI's and working with leadership to determine future departmental goals as current ones become sustainable
• Serves as a resource and content expert to team members, providing them with guidance and being available to answer questions to clarify the work activities
• Relates all new or revised procedures and /or processes to team members to ensure the most up-to-date and current information is being used
• Review production entries (Calculate/Approve/Transfer) as needed
• Strives to achieve Merit Brass production metrics, including reduced errors, increased on-time delivery, accuracy, and serviceability (internal & external)
• Support Merit Brass by actively listening to any suggestions, concerns, or opportunities of associates
• Ensures work areas and production processes conform to safety requirements and are hazard-free
• Works with supervision to identify, establish, and modify department operational methods and procedures, with an effort to continuously improve our processes
• Expectation of performing set-up and changeovers within the department
• Willingness and ability to work overtime or modified schedule as needed
• Be the backup to the Supervisor when they are not available
• Other duties as assigned

• Demonstrate initiative in current role with analytical problem-solving abilities, and exhibit leadership traits
• Understanding that this role serves the needs of multiple customers: Operators, next operation, and other leadership within the company
• Ownership of the processes, and accountable for outputs of the department & project deadlines
• Ability to communicate at all levels and with all departments within the company (manufacturing, shipping/receiving, purchasing, sales, etc.)
• Be an agent of change by being agile and willing to adapt to a variety of different opportunities
• Knowledge of Merit Safety standard
• Knowledge of basic computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, and RF Scanning
• Able to stand, reach, bend, push, and pull bulky material for the entire shift and capable of lifting 50-70 lbs. frequently

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