Production Lead Job Description
Production lead
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Production Lead Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Identify issues, problems, and solutions in areas of safety, quality, and production
Maintains safe and clean work environment by leading by example and assisting supervisor in monitoring the use of all control points, equipment, and resources
Adheres to, trains and helps to enforce compliance to GMP, ISO, Environmental, Health and Safety procedures
Able to work with support groups Engineering, Maintenance, and Prod
Teaches, guides, overseas, and organizes employees to complete the preparation of production units
Oversees the day –to-day functions of their assigned department by providing guidance and direction
Assists in the preparation and organization of employee work schedules
Coordinates efforts with planning, engineering and quality to complete products in a timely manner
Maintains an adequate supply of tools and hardware supplies, as need
Assists supervisor/manager in the planning the layout of their assigned area
Production Lead Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Production Lead
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ITIL, II, LEAN, RTW, SIGMA, SIX, ISO, CPR, MS, DOT
Education for Production Lead
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the production lead job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Technical, Business, Education, Engineering, Associates, Manufacturing, General Education, Science, Computer Science, Finance
Skills for Production Lead
Desired skills for production lead include:
Pre-sort mailing business
Operating areas of his/her respective department
Retail food business
Delivery operations
Distribution legalities and employee management
CGMP standards
Current Code of Federal Regulations
Supervisory management practices and principles
Production operation
Six Sigma
Desired experience for production lead includes:
Committed to developing and empowering others
Must have three (3) years of experience in litigation support, electronic document discovery processing and forms of production
Previous experience managing centralized production intake is preferred
Experience in managing multiple tasks such as those defined in the job description
A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent experience is required for this position
General knowledge, certification, and full functionality of all Bay 4 tools
Production Lead Examples
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Production Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of production lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for production lead
- Assists production supervisor in overseeing the kettle, pickle, weigh out or other operational areas
- Directs personnel on work assignments within a group based upon management’s recommendations
- May serve as a direct report for specific personnel
- Completes production plan by accomplishing work
- Assigns tasks to designated assemblers
- Accountable for all process compliance
- Accountable for enforcement of all company pertinent policies and procedures
- Accountable for all company sponsored processes and projects
- Responsible for monitoring the performance and attendance of subordinates providing input on their annual performance evaluations
- Will coordinate/interface with other leads to achieve department’s goals and objectives
Qualifications for production lead
- Minimum of a BS with 6+ years experience in a manufacturing, agricultural, engineering and/or technical environment
- SAP use and knowledge preferred
- MS Office (Word and Excel mastery preferred)
- Ensure operations are performed in a safe and responsible manner striving to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace
- Coordinate and motivate personnel to ensure finished product is in accordance toGMP requirements
- Commit to an action or develop an alternative course of action that is based on logical assumptions and factual information to meet production schedules and targets in accordance with changing priorities
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Production Lead Job Description
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Our company is looking for a production lead. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for production lead
- Responsible for the initial training of production floor personnel from Assembler to Line Leader in accordance with SOP guidelines
- Coaches Line Leaders on the efficient use of lean production practices in order to meet/surpass production goals
- Coordinates tear-down and set-up of lines as instructed by Production Supervisor
- Takes lead and implement pre-determined plans in case of emergency
- Notify management of any violations to policy or procedure
- In additional to normal job functions
- Assist Shift Supervisor to see that all manufacturing orders are followed through properly to completion
- Work with team members to ensure information reported into our performance system is accurate and consistent with procedures and policies as developed by the company
- Develop and maintain good inventory control practices
- Working directly with department manager on all aspects of planning and scheduling of department duties
Qualifications for production lead
- Function as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for area of responsibility
- Bilingual in both English and Spanish is a plus
- A minimum of a High School diploma is required for this position
- Four years related experience and/or training
- Must be highly organized and capability to troubleshoot
- Ability to work independently and as a team in a diverse work environment
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Production Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of production lead. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for production lead
- Production Capacity report
- Generate all production related reports
- Analyze defects and implement corrective actions
- Reporting the non-conformance to the supervisor
- Regular communication of process updates
- Production enhancement projects
- Work with Supervisor in the assignment and supervision of personnel in order to achieve an efficient operation at all times
- Organize and schedule work assignments to achieve maximum efficiency and meet objectives
- Ensure the adherence of all specs, policies, procedures and standards
- Read and follow production plans and meet the daily sanitation needs by monitoring the productivity of associates and insuring tasks are completed in an efficient and timely manner
Qualifications for production lead
- Assist with planning and organizing production according to daily schedules
- Assist Supervisor with staffing requirements
- Ensure proper packaging for accuracy of size, label, ingredients, count and codes
- Inventory materials on work floor, and make sure workers are supplied with materials as needed
- Observe machines in operation to detect product defects and/or machine malfunctions
- Contact Maintenance/Supervisor when machines malfunction and assist with trouble shooting and adjustments
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Our growing company is hiring for a production lead. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for production lead
- Manage and direct 3 teams of 2 field operators for activities and troubleshooting on the site and outside (wells, water pumping station and pig launching/receiving activities)
- Liaison with the venue Estate Management and Office team
- Any additional gateways and access maintenance
- Removal and re-instatement of any specific fence lines
- Tree Surgery and survey
- Wet or adverse weather ground protection procedures
- Ground reparations
- Any additional long-term development work and investments
- Oversee the work flow of Hand Pack in the Fall season and of Yearbook production during the Spring season
- Partner with leadership team to optimize work flow
Qualifications for production lead
- Ability to perform error-free work
- Ability to operate a pallet jack or electric pallet jack
- Familiarity with FDA regulations including Good Manufacturing Practices preferred
- Microsoft office package advance knowledge
- Results-oriented, self-started, able to achieve goals and objectives
- Provide high quality customer service on every case
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Production Lead Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for production lead
- Works in conjunction with the Shift/Production Supervisor to efficiently prioritize team efforts and to assure that quality and shipments are met and data integrity requirements are accomplished
- Monitors and updates the production schedule
- Responsible for ensuring employees are versed in proper procedures for operating machinery to mix or blend dry chemicals, or the extrusion of color
- Responsible for ensuring employees are versed in proper procedures regarding consumption or raw materials
- Provides leadership and expertise in the use of SAP procedures or processes
- Establishes and documents processing parameters and/or product characteristics to obtain optimum productivity, consistent quality of product and to meet the customer's specifications
- Functions as the “Go-To” person for the production area, product line or function, acting as a liaison with and providing feedback to management and all other support groups with respect to the operations
- Communicates with their Team procedural changes or quality issues
- Leads the team in all matters of safe work practices, housekeeping and environmental compliance
- Leads troubleshooting activities, facilitating contact and follow-up with support groups, such as Maintenance
Qualifications for production lead
- Must be proactive and self-directed with the ability to give direction to Associates, delegate tasks, and provide Associate feedback
- Must be detail-oriented, have strong reading, written, and verbal communication skills and solid problem solving abilities
- Serv-Safe and Forklift certification will be required (these courses will be provided by Dierbergs)
- Must have 2-3 years experience working in a structured sanitation environment performing all sanitation & supervisory duties
- Current associates must have an above average performance rating, a good attendance/tardy record and be recommended by their current Department Manager
- Must be proficient in all sanitation duties and the ability to operate sanitation equipment