Production Lead - Large Liners - 3rd

Production Lead

Production Lead Riverside, CA $22.35-$27.86 Lage Liners Department M-F 5:30am-2pm + Overtime

Luxfer Gas Cylinders is the world's largest manufacturer of high-pressure composite and aluminum cylinders. More than 50 million Luxfer cylinders in service around the world have an exemplary record for dependability and safety in a variety of industry applications including protecting the lives of firefighters and first responders; alternative fuels, which decrease exhaust emissions, helping the global climate challenge; and medical cylinders that have been critical during the global COVID-19 pandemic! Our products save lives!

Position Purpose

Direct and train hourly employees in set-up and machine operation, 5S, lean concepts, manufacturing processes, inspection methods, quality requirements, and efficient production of high-pressure composite cylinders in a safe work environment.

Requirements

The main activities of the position include but are not limited to the following:

• Meet daily production schedules. Direct and motivate hourly employees. Review of processes, procedures, and productivity at all operations on a daily basis.
• Maintain a safe work environment by way of the 5s process and enforcing current safety procedures, monitoring operations to develop new safety procedures and working in close cooperation with safety committee.
• Oversee machine operators and inspectors throughout the production process.
• Supervise production employee training to ensure all employees are properly trained and signed off to proper operations of machinery and equipment, performance of manufacturing and inspection processes, safety and quality requirements of each operation.
• Monitor and maintain minimum (95%) efficiency standards for all machine operators and inspectors using daily machine utilization reports and direct floor observations.
• Monitor and maintain machine center efficiencies through production records review and visual management. Improve machine production and efficiencies through joint efforts with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and product assurance department.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Five years related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Skills: Familiarity with process involved in producing high-pressure composite cylinders. Completion of inspecting/set up training program. Capable of handling multiple objectives in a high volume production setting. Computer literate and print reading a must.

Reasoning Ability: Requires the use of judgment to plan and make decisions as to sequence of operations, processes and set-ups within the limitations of recognized or standard methods and procedures. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Frequently lifting or moving average weight material, or

Frequently lifting or moving light material in difficult work positions, or

Occasionally moving heavy weight material

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work area has the usual manufacturing dust and debris.

All job offers are contingent on successfully completing a drug test, background check and pre-employment physical.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental *Start on the 1st day of the following month after being hired*
• 401k with Company match of up to 6%!
• 11 Company Paid Holidays
• Sick Pay & Vacation Pay
• Career Growth Opportunities for ALL Employees
• An Operating company of Luxfer Group (NYSE: LXFR)
• & Much More

Luxfer Cylinders is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities. Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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