Production Operator Lead Weekend Shift

The Lead will oversee and guide a unified team to achieve collective goals. The primary responsibilities include fostering teamwork addressing and solving challenges collaboratively and supporting team members in reaching objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Team Leadership: Cultivate a collaborative environment where team members work together effectively share knowledge and support one another to achieve shared goals.
• Best Practices Implementation: Identify and establish best practices for machine groups. Implement these practices to enhance efficiency minimize setup times and mitigate safety risks.
• Machine Group Oversight: Take responsibility for the overall performance and output of the machine group ensuring that all processes are optimized and aligned with operational standards.

The Lead must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our teams strength
• Accountable celebrates our successes learn from failures avoid excuses and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent acts in the interests of others approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined takes initiative share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

Safety- Ensure that all team members adhere to established safety practices and procedures and maintain a clean and organized work area to promote a safe working environment. 

Quality- Consistently meet or exceed customer expectations for products and services by implementing and following procedures that achieve all quality goals. 

High Involvement- Demonstrate ownership in Rope Assembly activities by setting clear expectations managing resources and providing coaching.  Foster teamwork and high performance without removing team members responsibilities. 

Continuous Improvement- Cultivate an environment where team members actively seek and implement improvements in processes products and their own skills.

Open Communication- Create an environment where all relevant information is transparently shared to facilitate effective business operations. 

Trust- Foster a positive work environment by encouraging the open exchange of ideas and feelings while maintaining respect and self-esteem among team members. 

Specific Task Items

Training and Coordination:

• Ensure team members are adequately trained.
• Coordinate with the Group Lead on adjacent shifts.
• Receive and distribute Work Orders from the Supervisor and set daily priorities.

Performance Management:

• Oversee the performance of your assigned Value Stream in accordance with business KPIs including safety quality delivery productivity and housekeeping/5S.
• Track and monitor KPI progress using the provided tools and targets.

KPI Ownership:

• Take responsibility for the Tier 1 boards in your Value Stream.
• Actively participate in and lead Tier 2 meetings.

Order Management:

• Sign off on orders within your Value Stream and ensure accurate completion.

Communication and Scheduling:

• Serve as the primary liaison between the team and the Supervisor.
• Review and recommend scheduling adjustments.
• Perform periodic quality checks as needed.
• Assign tasks based on production needs.
• Ensure machine coverage during breaks and manage break schedules for team members.

Supervisory Responsibility - None.

Shift Details: 

Weekend - Friday Saturday Sunday - 5:00 am - 5:00 pm

$20.61/hr position Hourly position 

$1.50 shift differential 

Monthly Incentive Payments after 90-day probationary period is complete.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to stand/walk on concrete floors for 1012-hour shifts.
• Must be able to push/pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work in extreme environmental conditions with temperatures ranging from 40-100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Must have the ability to develop and lead a team as described in the listed responsibilities.
• The candidate must be signed off on at least one machine in the group at present.
• Must possess math skills mechanical aptitude and have the ability to use calipers micrometers tape measure feeler gauge and basic hand tools.
• Previous manufacturing experience that includes the use of measuring devices and the use of basic math and mechanical skills.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Previous manufacturing experience that includes the use of measuring devices and the use of basic math and mechanical skills.

Additional Information :

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Strand and Wire rope of various diameters and lengths on reels or in coils empty or unassembled reels paper lagging strips tags seizing wire blocking and thimbles.
• Rewinding machines stanchions shafts collars bushings rope cutters measuring devices fork trucks banding equipment welders and various hand tools.

Additional Information:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment.  A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time