Manufacturing Lead
Position Summary
As a Manufacturing Lead, you play a key leadership role within the department, serving as a connection between production associates, Supervisors, and upper management. This is a hands-on lead position responsible for helping coordinate daily production activities, communicating priorities, and supporting associates on the production floor.
The Manufacturing Lead focuses on maintaining product quality, meeting customer specifications, and achieving department efficiency and productivity goals. In addition to providing hands-on direction to associates, this role coordinates tasks, demonstrates job instructions to new and temporary team members, and may occasionally provide coverage for Assistant Supervisors and Supervisors as needed.
Shift & Pay
1st Shift: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Pay Rate: $17.50 per hour
Peak season schedule may vary based on business needs.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor, guide, and motivate associates to support daily productivity and performance expectations
- Demonstrate job instructions and proper processes to new and temporary team members
- Evaluate incoming orders and help organize production workflow accordingly
- Coordinate and delegate tasks within assigned production areas
- Communicate department priorities, workflow updates, and operational needs to team members
- Collaborate and communicate effectively within the department and with other departments throughout the organization
- Reassign or regroup associates within assigned areas to maximize individual strengths and support production needs
- Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members
- Identify production line problems and report or assist in resolving issues promptly
- Help maintain product quality and ensure customer specifications are followed
- Foster a positive work environment focused on teamwork, accountability, and high-performance expectations
- Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and fully operational work environment
- Provide coverage and additional leadership support when needed