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Who we are:
Studio M is a family owned and operated company of about 100 people based in St. Louis, Missouri (Fenton area). We design, manufacture, and distribute art-based gift and décor products for the home and garden. https://www.studio-m.com/
About the role:
As a Production Team Lead at Studio M, your primary responsibility will be to manage an assembly team to produce Studio M products.
What you'll do:
- Allocate personnel resources between production cells daily
- Manage team members to achieve productivity, quality, and cost-control goals.
- Provide ongoing performance feedback, training, and coaching to team members.
- Assist in interviews during the hiring process.
- Plan ahead for weekly and monthly production needs.
- Cross train existing team members.
- Train and on-board new team members.
- Conduct annual performance reviews and regular one-on-one meetings with all team members.
- Help build a culture of continuous improvement and lead the process of creating and implementing process improvements.
- Create standard procedures and training materials for team members using various media - video, text, screenshots, and slide presentations.
- Manage purchasing needs for the domestically-sourced raw materials needed to produce the assigned products.
- Manage the production of approval, photo, show, and rep samples for assigned categories.
- Maintain a safe and healthy work environment in compliance with OSHA requirements
- Manage the physical condition of products, racks, and equipment to keep the production space clean and organized.
- Provide support for and fill in as needed for production coordinators.
Our ideal candidate:
If you’re the right person for this job, you’ll be comfortable working on your feet all day and are seeking a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. You have a positive attitude, enjoy working collaboratively with people more than working independently, and have excellent attention to detail. You can quickly learn how to use computer applications/programs. You probably have a bachelors degree and have pursued additional education or training since graduating.
Skills and abilities:
- Bachelors Degree or the equivalent experience with an emphasis in business operations or another related field.
- Leadership skills – ability to motivate fellow team members to accomplish goals and continuously improve
- Management Skills – ability to manage projects, tasks, interpersonal conflict, team meetings, communication, team performance, and individual performance
- 3+ years of management experience preferred
- 5+ years of experience in production environment – ERP systems, workflow and productivity management, process improvement, etc.
- Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, and listening
- Proficient with Microsoft Office – especially Word and Excel
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and organize a number of projects under time pressure
- Demonstrate professionalism, patience, and a positive attitude
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Continually required to stand or walk
- Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
- Continually required to talk, hear, and utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard or mobile device
- Frequently required to lift /carry/push items up to 50 pounds
- Frequently required to work near moving mechanical parts or machinery like forklifts
- Frequently exposed to loud noise
What we offer:
- Competitive wages
- Generous benefits package:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401(k) program with matching
- 14 business days per year of PTO/vacation/sick leave (accrued with hours worked)
- Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program - resources and guidance to help with parenting, senior care, home services, wellness, legal, financial services, or whatever personal challenge you might face
- Employee discount
- Casual, family-friendly work environment - we treat our team like human beings (not like robots), and we'll work with you to accommodate the demands of your life outside of work.
- Opportunities for growth.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $19.75 per hour
COVID-19 considerations:
We require mask wearing and physical distancing when in the building. We have daily temperature screenings on arrival and provide plenty of hand sanitizer, masks, and cleaning supplies.