Production Lead

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate the activities of production team members to ensure timely and accurate execution of daily production goals.
• Monitor production line performance, identify issues, and work with maintenance, quality, or supervision to resolve problems quickly.
• Ensure compliance with all safety procedures and reinforce safe behaviors, including proper PPE use and adherence to lockout/tagout protocols.
• Conduct quality checks and confirm that products meet specifications; assist in root cause analysis for nonconforming material.
• Communicate shift expectations, goals, and updates to team members during shift meetings and throughout production.
• Support and facilitate line changeovers, start-ups, shutdowns, and material transitions with minimal downtime.
• Provide hands-on training and mentorship to team members, especially new employees or trainees.
• Maintain accurate shift documentation, including production output, scrap reporting, downtime, and labor tracking.
• Collaborate with supervisors, maintenance, and quality to identify process improvements and implement best practices.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of the production area in accordance with 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Model Plaskolite’s values by demonstrating integrity, respect, and a commitment to operational excellence.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional technical training or an associate’s degree in a related field preferred but not required
• 3–5 years of manufacturing or production experience required; prior experience in a lead role or demonstrated ability to direct workflow, support team members, and maintain production standards preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Leadership Achieving results through people by successful objective setting, performance review, motivation, delegation, teambuilding, commitment gains, and empowerment.
• Accountability Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving inside and outside the department/organization.
• Problem Solving Having the ability to identify problems and issues of varying complexities and to find effective solutions with few guidelines.

EEO Statement

PLASKOLITE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.