Grinder Lead

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The Grinder Lead is responsible for overseeing grinding operations to ensure safe efficient and highâquality production output. This role provides dayâtoâday leadership to grinding operators coordinates workflow and ensures adherence to production schedules quality standards and safety requirements. The Grinder Lead serves as a technical resource and firstâlevel escalation point supporting continuous improvement operator training and consistent execution of standard work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead daily grinding operations to meet production quality and safety targets.
• Assign work set priorities and coordinate workflow for grinding operators.
• Monitor production output cycle times and scrap; take corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure adherence to safety procedures work instructions and quality standards.
• Perform or support setup changeovers and troubleshooting of grinding equipment.
• Inspect finished parts to verify dimensional accuracy and surface finish requirements.
• Serve as first point of escalation for equipment issues quality concerns or production delays.
• Train and coach operators on proper grinding techniques equipment use and standard work.
• Maintain accurate production quality and downtime records.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to efficiency quality and workplace organization.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge Skills Experience

• Minimum Qualifications
  • Experience operating grinding equipment in a manufacturing or machining environment.
  • Working knowledge of grinding processes tooling and measurement techniques.
  • Ability to read and interpret work instructions drawings and specifications.
  • Proven ability to lead or coordinate work in a production environment.
  • Strong attention to detail safety awareness and problemâsolving skills.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior experience in a lead trainer or senior operator role.
  • Experience with precision grinding CNC grinding or tightâtolerance manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with quality systems inspections and nonconformance resolution.
  • Demonstrated success improving productivity quality or operator performance.

Education Certifications Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Technical training or coursework in machining manufacturing or related disciplines.
  • Certifications or formal training related to machining grinding or equipment operation.
  • Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement training.

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color national or ethnic origin age religion disability sexual orientation gender gender identity and expression marital status and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.