POSITION IS LOCATED IN: Mooresville, NC
COMPENSATION: $21 to $23/hr depending on experience
BENEFITS: Competitive Salary, Discretionary Bonus, Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Vacation, 401K
REPORTING: This role reports to the Production Manager
JOB SUMMARY
The Production Lead is an experienced manufacturing team member who exhibits professionalism in daily life.
If all of this sounds like a job for you, then join us as we excel in our manufacturing process and improve our lives, and the planet.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safety/Workplace Organization (15%)
- Ensure all safety and health standards are followed to keep the organization accident-free
- Conduct monthly safety and workplace organization 5S compliance audits
- Report all accidents and/or near misses immediately, assisting in root cause and preventative measures with leadership team
- Drive workplace organization amongst team members, keep floor free of hazards
- Active member of the Safety Committee
Manufacturing Excellence (35%)
- Prepares the production floor for daily production, executes machine changeovers and setups, ensures proper raw materials at point of use, assists in resource assignments, and operation of forklift as required.
- Monitor team members workmanship to ensure conformity to defined manufacturing procedures and quality specifications
- Ensure non-conforming material is clearly identified and segregated
- Troubleshoot machinery with machine operators, maintenance, and Production Manager to minimize production downtime
- Execute and perform production tasks as required to meet production targets which include but is not limited to; stapling, running machines, material handling, constructing displays, conducting cycle counts, labelling
- Identify production efficiency impacts and opportunities across key manufacturing processes: mixing, bagging, stapling, overwrap, and carton processes. Assist Production Manager in continuous improvement activities
- Monitor, document, and report daily production output
- Participate in daily shortage meetings to identify process, resource, and material bottlenecks to meet production targets. Provide alternate productions plans as needed.
Team Leadership (50%)
- Regularly communicate with the production staff and leadership team regarding team performance to targets, safety bulletins, and potential manufacturing impacts
- Assist the Production Manager with resource planning to efficiently meet the production schedule
- Providing team members with clear directions and tasks throughout the scheduled shift to ensure production goals are achieved, including training new hires
- Provide product expertise and process training to existing and new team members
- Provide performance feedback on team members to Production Supervisor
- Support daily kickoff meeting as required
- Maintain a positive working relationship with all employees, encouraging and motivating team members to one common goal
- Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Travel
Rarely
Work Environment
- Primarily works in a manufacturing environment.
- Occasionally you may be exposed to dust, odors, oils, cleaning solvents, lubricants, and noise if a walk through the manufacturing and warehouse environments is required.
- Bilingual Spanish / English required due to our diverse culture.
Top Skills
What We Do
At EarthKind, our mission is to deliver naturally smarter solutions & expert advice to reduce the number of toxic/kill methods used to control pests.
• WE PREVENT pests from entering the home & control foul odors.
• WE PRESERVE health & happiness by guaranteeing safety for people, pets & the planet.
• WE PROTECT homes & property, creating harmony & giving peace of mind.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT: Our products deter, rather than kill. We are committed to the communities in which we live & work. We invest through the employment of developmentally disabled citizens; the utilization of natural, renewable resources; environmental sustainability; & through our commitment to developing new & innovative products that meet our customers' needs.
You can see this passion for natural & efficient solutions alive in the products we develop, in the way materials are sourced, packaged, manufactured, distributed, & finally how our products end their life cycle.
It's a sustainable approach to business that considers every input & every output to ensure that our customers are given the safest & most efficient solution to their problems. It's just a smart way to do business. Many call it 'green' these days, but we just call it doing our job the best we can.
Our ingredients come from the Earth. EarthKind® reduces its ecological footprint by minimizing its waste stream in the manufacturing process. We utilize reusable & recyclable shipping containers for all of our raw materials so very few items are put into the landfill. EarthKind is proud that our products are not harmful to the environment like toxic pesticides & mothballs, and that our products can be disposed of in landfills without concern of a toxic legacy that will harm natures ecosystems future generations.
