Production Lead
Summary
Leads a high-performance automotive parts production team, ensuring daily output targets, safety, and quality standards while managing staffing and workflow.
Shift 2nd
June- September-3:30p-2a (4-10's)
September- June 330p-12a (5-8's)
Race Winning Brands (RWB) is the leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts sold to automotive and powersports markets. RWB is the preferred source for high-end pistons, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, connecting rods, crankshafts, clutches, transmissions, springs and other engine and driveline- related performance components.
Provides daily leadership to hourly production workforce towards targeted output levels in accordance with all safety guidelines, quality standards and company policies.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensures that shop personnel are working in accordance with all company guidelines and safety protocol.
- Responsible for leading and directing the shop workforce towards achieving daily output targets as well as commitments for shipments to customers both external and internal.
- Reallocates shop workforce to support daily commitments as well as to overcome absences and other shifts in staffing.
- Ensures that employees are performing within established time standards and develops plans to improve each employee’s output and overall performance.
- Ensures the quality of each employee’s work and develops methods and practices to eliminate rejections or defects.
- Directs employees in the performance of operator maintenance activities and general housekeeping.
- Makes recommendations to Production Supervisor on employee performance and job reviews.
- Recommends changes in staffing based on shop load and shifts in the workforce.
- May participates in the interviewing, hiring and training of new shop employees.
- Ensures that the factory and facilities are clean and kept in accordance with company guidelines.
- Promotes and administrates cross training to ensure that multiple individuals can perform every duty within the factory operation.
- Utilizes language, feedback or other motivating techniques to ensure that all shop personnel feel appreciated and an integral part of the company’s overall success.
- Offers design for manufacturability input as required on new designs and other manufacturing improvement projects.
- Leads by example by following all company guidelines and policies.
- Performs additional duties and assignments, as required.