Production Lead

Do you enjoy helping customers achieve their daily goals At Transmotion LLC in DePere WI our team is driven hardworking and enthusiastic about producing quality products and delivering a high level of customer satisfaction. Does this describe how you like to work If yes then apply today!

Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm and overtime as needed (Day Shift)

Benefits: Medical dental vision 401(k) with employer match PTO holiday pay and more

Company: For 25 years Value Added Distributors and our family of companies has been a leading provider of hydraulic components in the industrial marketplace. Headquartered in Wisconsin we take pride in our midwestern work ethic and our team of employees providing outstanding products and unparalleled service to our valued customers. Operating in eight states with eighteen locations throughout the mid-western southern and eastern United States we utilize state of the art equipment and employ the newest techniques allowing us to offer advancement opportunities in a continually growing OEM landscape.

Job Overview:

The Production Lead is responsible for ensuring the production team is trained organized and set for the day to meet production demands. The production team assembles hydraulic hoses and assorted production/assembly kits. Duties include cutting hoses attaching fittings crimping and cleaning hoses and ensuring they are packaged for shipment. The Production Lead determines the various unit structures allocates resources and participates in regional planning. A Production Lead enforces safe work practices by communicating safety policies and practices with the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• In conjunction with the Branch Manager monitor production requirements / capacities and monitor work force daily activities ensuring all Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
• Addresses quality issues and support actions necessary to reduce the number of nonconformances.
• Assists production of orders prepare goods for shipment and other day-to-day activities.
• Enters data into workplace systems.
• Maintains a sense of urgency with self and the team to support customer quality and delivery expectations while achieving profitability targets.
• Ensures training is completed by the team to maximize operations.
• Builds effective working relationships with customers direct reports peers managers vendors etc.
• Embrace continuous improvement activities and promote employee empowerment while working to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Responsible either directly or indirectly for the procuring of materials supplies or any other items necessary for the daily operation.
• Ability to achieve and exceed production goals.
• Identifies and solves quality concerns in a timely manner. Possess and leads with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Follows safety standards policies and updates.
• This is not an all-encompassing description of duties and one should anticipate additional tasks will be assigned.

Competencies (Skills & Qualifications):

• Strong mechanical aptitude for determining how objects work and move in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) enhance the team culture that is open respectful and transparent which leads to excellent customer service.
• Sense of urgency in fast paced environment to meet customer needs.
• Solid judgment and decision-making skills to assess situations or circumstances using relevant information and apply experience to conclude or decide next steps.
• Ability and desire to train others in proper procedures safe work practices and adhering to quality standards.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities at once by focusing on one task while keeping track of another.
• Ability to safely lift to 30 pounds using proper lifting techniques.
• Ability to utilize and read tape measures and digital calipers (length width thickness diameter or depth of an object or hole).
• Ability to apply basic math skills (add subtract multiply divide).
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and prioritize tasks.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Application and troubleshooting experience with fluid power and systems preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word.
• Type 25 wpm or greater.

Workplace Environment:

• At any one of the Value Added Companies the environment can be associated with manufacturing office retail and laboratory.
• The manufacturing environment and laboratory requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined by each facility. PPE could include eye protection face shield gloves masks and closed toed shoes. The manufacturing environment is not climate controlled and may become warm in the summer and cooler in the winter.
• The office and retail spaces are climate controlled by the season and location of the facility.

An Equal Opportunity Employer