Line Leader-2nd Shift

Responsible for adhering to all safety, quality, GMP and departmental requirements while producing a quality finished good. Responsible for training and supervising assemblers, material handlers, and machine operators on their assembly line.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Must be able to perform all duties in accordance with company and site-specific safety policies and procedures.
• Accountable for setting and operating filling and assembly lines.
• Responsible for ensuring correct components have been set on the production line by verifying all component labels against the bill of material.         
• Responsible for providing training, instruction and monitoring of the Assemblers and Material Handler assigned to the line in order to ensure that safety, quality and productivity objectives are met.                            
• Responsible for reading and following all quality specifications including completing and documenting hourly quality surveillance checks.                 
• Communicate all safety, ergonomic, quality, productivity and mechanical issues to the Supervisors in a timely manner.                                           
• Complete all required record keeping and paperwork completely, accurately and on time.          
• Process transactions to enter inventory through system software. 
• Responsible for meeting efficiency goals including ensuring accurate line staffing and monitoring line speeds versus standards.                                           
• Responsible for ensuring proper line clearance and verification of proper components on the line versus the bill of material.                 
• Responsible for communicating any carry-overs between production orders to Checkpoint to perform the necessary transactions. 
• Accurately record Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) data.
• Actively work with the team to maintain a 6S workplace.                            
• Carry out other duties to be performed as required by Production Management. 
• Be computer literate. Work accurately in MES.
• Follow all company Safety and GMP policies.
• Must comply with all OSHA and FDA regulations.
• Support departmental and organizational goals and objectives

Working Relationships/Key Stakeholders:

• Assembler
• Housekeeper
• Material Handler
• Setup/Operator
• Checkpoint
• Return to Stock
• Mechanic
• Senior Line Leader
• Supervisor
• Technical/Engineering
• Production Manager

Qualifications & Competencies:

List required or desired education; competencies; experiences; soft and hard skills.

• Attention to detail:  Ability to perform tasks carefully, accurately, and efficiently in accordance with specific instructions and in compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Dependability:  Ability to follow through on assignments and complete them in a timely and competent manner.
• Communication:  Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Math:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.  Ability to calculate rate, ratio and percentage.
• Computer literate.
• Positive leadership & interpersonal skills.
• Must possess a common-sense approach to problem solving.

Physical Requirements

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, if applicable. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Employees must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the area of work or tasks being performed. Required PPE may include, but is not limited to, eye protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, gloves, or additional protective clothing.