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Production Lead  

Position Summary:

The Production Shift Leader is responsible for supervising and coordinating the daily operations of a production shift to ensure efficiency, quality, safety, and compliance with company policies. This role involves leading a team of production workers, monitoring workflow, troubleshooting issues, and serving as a communication link between production staff and management.

Responsibilities and Duties: 

This job description and performance standard document has been prepared as a guide to ensure better communication and understanding.  All responsibilities, however, have not been included, nor could they be.  Your Supervisor/Manager may from time to time ask you to perform other related duties not specifically included in this description.  Likewise, this description will be revised when required to meet current business needs.

• Supervise production employees on the assigned shift to ensure timely and efficient operation.
• Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Coordinate shift activities to meet daily production goals.
• Train, coach, and evaluate team members to improve performance and foster a culture of accountability.
• Maintain accurate records and reports of shift activities, production output, downtime, and safety incidents.
• Work collaboratively with maintenance, quality, and logistics departments to minimize disruptions.
• Ensure proper use and care of equipment, tools, and materials.
• Promote a safe and organized work environment by enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Act as the first point of contact for shift-related issues and escalate matters to management as necessary.
• Trains, guides, and assists Associates in the successful execution of their roles.  
• Coordinates training of new Associates by assigning a qualified trainer, and monitoring the timely completion and documentation of the training program.  
• Works with Quality Assurance to make sure every Associate in the Department(s) is “Quality Certified” and completes any other job-related training.
• Generates improvement ideas and embraces improvement projects to better the business.  
• Leads KAIZEN Events in either department to meet safety, quality or productivity goals.
• Conducts quarterly safety and scrap projects.
• Responsible for evaluating the department equipment routinely, working with maintenance to improve or repair equipment in the CMMS program as necessary to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Arrives regularly prior to their scheduled shift to review the production schedule, to review staffing issues, and to touch base with the prior Shift Leader for continuity (Shift-to-Shift Tie-In) and preparation for the communication huddles.
• Sustains and audits our core disciplines, and holds Associates accountable for compliance with all quality control, productivity, safety, housekeeping, scrap data input, and communication expectations and procedures.  
• Insists that the associates under their supervision work proactively and with a sense of urgency utilizing the Set-Up / Start-Up Procedures to facilitate systematic and timely start-ups on production equipment.   
• Drives strict compliance with all Quality Control procedures to make sure we are making product First Time Right, and assure consistency and limit our quality exposure throughout the run by continuously monitoring the process including auditing roll-to-roll checks. 
• Supports and assists the Shift Supervisor on progressive disciplinary procedures as required.
• Act as a backup for direct reports, when required, for critical activities required to serve the customers of PPC.
• Ensures that all responsibilities and functions performed are in accordance with company procedures and meet quality standards in place.  Participate in quality programs and be aware of changes and standards within the systems.
• Perform other duties which may be assigned as part of the essential functions of the position.
• Be Safe!  Encourage all employees to engage in safe working behaviors.