Production Lead - 3rd Shift

Production Lead - 3rd Shift

Greensboro, NC 27409

Employment Type: Contract

Job Category: Skilled Trade

Pay Rate: $18.00 / hour

The Lead is responsible for providing daily leadership to a production shift, including supervising packers and utility employees, setting up machines, and ensuring product quality. They act as the primary technical contact on the floor for process improvements and troubleshoot issues to maximize production.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Leadership: Guide, train, and support packing and utility employees on the shift. Oversee daily production flow.
• Technical Operations: Manage injection molding machine processing systems, perform mold set-ups, and set parameters to meet specifications.
• Quality & Safety Control: Monitor product quality and enforce safety standards (housekeeping, GMPs).
• Troubleshooting & Maintenance: Troubleshoot process-related issues, perform mold changes, and work with maintenance to correct mechanical issues promptly.
• Documentation & Reporting: Complete production paperwork, review performance data, and advise management on process improvements.

Qualifications

Experience: Proven experience in a manufacturing or production environment, ideally with 5+ years in injection molding.

Technical Skill: Strong understanding of machine processing, mold set-ups, and, ideally, "decouple" molding techniques.

Leadership Ability: Motivated self-starter with the ability to instruct, coach, and lead team members.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical/Scheduling: Must be able to work designated shifts (11p-7a) OR (3p-11p) and meet physical demands of a production floor.

Key Competencies High attention to detail. Effective communication skills. Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills