Production Lead

DEPARTMENT: PRODUCTION

REPORTS TO: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: FULL TIME

Position Summary:The production expeditor is responsible for tracking, coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Provides direct support to Production Manager.
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• Prioritizes work orders and identifies and resolves constraints in support of production schedule
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• Reviews job travelers, drawings, work instructions, and specifications to obtain information, such as materials, priorities, planning, tooling package and fixtures.
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• Reviewing and distributing production work; conferring with department managers and supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
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• Monitors work progress, provides services, such as tracking work orders, and directs workers to expedite workflow.
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• Works closely with various department leads/management to ensure materials and supplies to meet production demands.
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• Examines documents, materials, and products, and monitors work processes for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
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• Performs periodic and annual inventory and cycle counts.
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• Perform any other tasks assigned to support and improve the overall team operations including assisting shipping/receiving with packaging of product for shipment as required.
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• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role
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• Ensures operators assigned to Lead are productive in the work area during assigned work schedule.
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• Ensures operators assigned take breaks on time.
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• Ensure Safety Procedures are followed.
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• Other duties as assigned
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Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

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• U.S. Person status required do to export control
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• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
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• Possess the ability to adapt to a changing work environment and organizational demands.
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• Strong attention to detail
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• Capable of standing and or sitting for extended periods of time
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• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and the management team.
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• Must be well organized, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
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• Must thrive in a team-oriented and deadline-driven environment
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• Ability to verbally communicate, read and comprehend written and verbal instructions in English
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• Familiarity and skill with interpreting technical drawings and blueprints
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• Available to work periodic mandatory weekends and overtime
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Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.