As a Production Lead you will oversee, monitor and coordinate the work for their assigned production team. Working with the Production Manager to plan work and meet goals. Ensuring that all required information, training, and teams goals are communicated to team members. You will report on team successes and challenges to the Production Supervisor/Manager. While working with other leads, supervisors and managers within the plant to help their team achieve production goals timely. You will help team members with common questions, training, and concerns. Elevating concerns as necessary to plant leadership.
Shift: Monday through Friday; 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Responsibilities:
- Identify issues, problems, and solutions in areas of safety, quality, and production
- Maintain safe and clean work environment by leading by example and assisting supervisor in monitoring the use of all control points, equipment, and resources
- Adhere to, train, and help to enforce compliance to Environmental, Health and Safety procedures
- Work with support groups including New Product Development, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and the Warehouse to complete production in a timely manner
- Teach, guide, oversee, and organize employees to complete production
- Oversee the day-to-day functions of their assigned department by providing guidance and direction
- Assist in the preparation and organization of employee work schedules as well as monitor and report on attendance
- Maintain an adequate supply of tools and hardware supplies, as need
- Assist supervisor/manager in the planning the layout of their assigned area
Qualifications:
- High School Degree or equivalent; Associates’ Degree (U.S.)/College Diploma (Canada) – Technical, Business, Education, Engineering or other related field preferred
- Lean, Six Sigma certificates preferred
- 4 years of relevant experience
- Ability to give direction to team, delegate tasks, and provide team members feedback
- Demonstrated strong reading, verbal, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and solve common production issues
- Ability to work independently and as a team in a diverse work environment
- Bilingual in English and Spanish or English and Vietnamese preferred
- Previous experience as a Production Lead preferred
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to use hand tools
- Ability to travel 0-25% of the time
About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.
In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Associate degree or college diploma in a technical, business, education, engineering, or related field
- Four years of relevant experience
- Ability to direct teams, delegate tasks, and provide feedback
- Strong reading, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve common production issues
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a diverse work environment
- Lean or Six Sigma certification
- Bilingual English and Spanish or English and Vietnamese
- Previous Production Lead experience
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to use hand tools
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
