Line Lead, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Job Purpose: To contribute to the success of our customers by producing their products in a way that meets or exceeds the production schedule and our customer's quality requirements.

Job Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Effectively perform duties to set up, change over, troubleshoot, and operate all aspects of production equipment to ensure production output meets the production schedule.
• Conduct equipment operator preventive maintenance (PM) activities for production lines including inspection/changing of belts, oil, gaskets, etc. as needed as well as lubrication; accurately record such activities as required.
• Ensure changeover activities occur in the specified time with 100% readiness and first pass quality.
• Assist with filler set up.
• Effectively communicate with incoming and outgoing shifts as it is related to the optimal running of our production lines.
• Utilize 'line stop' mentality when it comes to equipment, quality, or safety issues.
• Report continuous or major problems to maintenance department immediately.
• Responsible for maintaining and improving production's portion of APEX's quality systems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of APEX's quality system as it relates to production.
• Pull samples for testing and perform testing as needed (i.e. tensile testing).
• Identify, report, and assist in resolving quality issues.
• Proactively interface with Apex's quality department.
• Ensure cleaning and sanitizing procedures are done correctly.
• Ensure all line paperwork (including test records, batch records, line audit records, etc.) is completed accurately and in compliance with government and company standards.
• Support the efforts of the department Team Lead and Supervisor in their efforts to develop and maintain a line organization of high performing people, who are aligned with Apex Vision, Purpose and Values.
• Act as a certified Apex trainer, provide other line employees and temporary workers with the skill and information they need to perform their jobs successfully. Know how to follow through to ensure learning.
• Create and maintain an area that ensures our employees have no exposure to unsafe conditions or work habits.
• Identify report and assist in resolving safety issues.
• Ensure a safe work environment is maintained at all times.
• Understand and maintain a culture of 'lean action' within the department so that we live lean better than any organization.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining standards and processes that eliminate waste throughout the department.
• Apply and utilize 'lean tools' to permanently implement improvements.
• Institutionalize 5-S in all aspects of the department. (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.)
• Perform other work as assigned.

Direction and oversight of others: Will be responsible for coaching and mentoring teammates.

Qualification and Skill Requirements:

• 2-3 years of prior relevant experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• A High School Diploma (or equivalent) is preferred.
• Lead experience in a production/manufacturing environment, preferably in a GMP and FDA regulated environment.
• Prior training experience or be able to complete Train-the-Trainer certification.
• Post secondary education a plus.
• Fluency in the English language in order to train others, communicate effectively with line, supervisory, maintenance and quality personnel.
• Reading for comprehension to understand and train others on product specifications, quality control documents, complete line set up sheets, follow line set up procedures, etc.
• Ability to follow directions, written processes and procedures which can change frequently with the addition of new products, new customer requirements, etc.
• Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and be able to work with fractions, decimals, and calculate averages, net weights and percentages.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitudes that will allow incumbent to successfully set up/tear down/troubleshoot problems on the equipment and to successfully conduct operator preventive maintenance (PMs) and lead the line changeover activities.

Licenses and Certifications: Must be capable of obtaining Apex Training Certification for Production training.

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