1st Shift Line Lead

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: (Percentages = priority and approximate time focus)

1. Effectively perform duties to set up, change over, troubleshoot, and operate all aspects of production equipment to ensure production output meets the production schedule.

· Conducts equipment operator preventive maintenance (PM) activities for production lines including inspection/changing of belts, oil, gaskets, etc. as needed as well as lubrication; accurately records such activities as required.

· Ensure changeover activities occur in the specified time with 100% readiness and first pass quality.

· Assists 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.

2. 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.

· Pulls samples for testing and performs 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.

3. Management—Supports 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.

· Training and Coaching—Acting as a certified Apex trainer, provides other line employees and temporary workers with the skill and information they need to perform their jobs successfully. Knows how to follow through to ensure learning.

4. Creates and maintains 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.

5. 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.)

6. Perform other work as assigned.

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

Qualification and Skill Requirements:

Required Experience—Candidates must possess the following in order to be considered for the role:

• 2-3 years of prior relevant experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• A High School Diploma (or equivalent) is preferred.

Preferred Experience

· 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.

Knowledge Requirements—to be effective the position requires:

· 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.

Certifications or required class attendance: None
Technical Competencies:
· Can read and write at a 12th grade level and follow procedures, processes and specifications written in English.

· Can demonstrate strong attention to detail.

· Competent in applying sound judgment, troubleshooting and resolving basic to moderately complex problems (i.e. when machine goes down can troubleshoot to help determine possible causes using 5-Why, 8D or Fishbone).

· Competent in interpreting, recording, and comparing data (i.e. on batch records, lot codes, production records, part numbers on control documents, etc.)

· Can follow directions accurately and safely.

· Basic knowledge of good manufacturing practices and sanitation/safety procedures.

· Knowledge of equipment maintenance and processes such as preventive maintenance.

· Must be able to demonstrate proficiency to become a “certified Apex trainer”.

Work Requirement:

This position may require significant work hours beyond the normal workday based on the demands of the business cycle, customer volume of business, and specific sales efforts underway. It requires reliable transportation. It has a moderate to high demand for tight deadlines. This position entails work of a cyclical nature. This position will experience moderate interruption in workflow for product changeovers. It has no requirement for overnight or day travel.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires:

· Continuous (6 or more hours per day) bending, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting and grasping.

· Continuous (6 or more hours per day) standing and walking.

· Continuous (6 or more hours per day) talking, teaching, and repetitive motion, hand/wrist movement.

· Sensory requirements: Good eyesight, normal hearing, and fluent in the English language.

Working Conditions:

· Indoors, seasonally hot and humid.

· Will be exposed to various fragrances which at times may be at elevated levels.

· Moving and lifting objects, sometimes 50 lbs., frequently.

· This job involves working with FDA approved substances which may have allergic potential in some people.

Work Schedule:

This position usually works for 8-10 hours during a shift. However, hours of work are flexible and will fluctuate based on the needs of the business and the customers. The job may require a maximum of 5-20 hours of work beyond the normal 40 hour work-week schedule depending on work demands. The work hours can vary depending on customer requirements and staffing.

Core Purpose: To contribute to the success of our customers by helping them grow and save money.

Vision: Become the most respected, most admired, most sought after CPG contract manufacturer in the World.

Vivid Description: With our intimate knowledge of our customers we will provide products and services so valuable that we are considered an integral member of their team that they cannot live without. We will collaborate in a way that creates a tremendous competitive advantage to our customers. This competitive advantage comes from providing innovative products to the market faster than anyone, at the greatest value to the customer, and with quality that exceeds the consumer’s expectations. Great customers seek us out. Our halls are filled with awards and testimonials bestowed upon us by our customers and suppliers. Our culture and environment attract the most passionate, committed, and highest achieving people in our industry. Our employees live our core values. We are proud of our accomplishments but are never satisfied with the status quo. We continuously improve in every way, everyday.

Core Values

Customer Focused – Our success is based on customer intimacy—understanding the unique needs of each customer and providing products and services that always exceed their expectations. .

· We are passionate, intense and relentless in the pursuit of customer satisfaction.

· We have an intimate understanding of the uniqueness of each customer and what will make them successful.

· We provide products and services that each customer wants at the right price, the right quality with responsiveness and dependability.

· We make every customer experience a positive no matter the situation.

· We always put the customer first. Everything is looked at from the customer’s perspective.

· We provide creative solutions that are win-win.

· We always strive to WOW the customer.

Continuous Improvement – We stay ahead of the competition by continually and relentlessly examining how we do business and determining new ways to move the business forward. This is everyone’s primary responsibility to themselves, to their teammates and the company.

· We use data to focus our improvement efforts and measure results.

· We use lean tools to identify waste and drive it out of the process.

· We are proactive. We anticipate problems and take corrective actions before they affect us or our customers.

· We accept nothing less than a quality product. We must always meet or exceed specifications.

· We are creative and innovative in the way we approach problem solving.

Results Culture – Our people thrive on achievement. It is a core trait of our people and organization. We take on challenges that make us better and are not satisfied until we accomplish our objective.

· We select the best.

· We accept nothing less.

· We create an environment for people to succeed.

· We are committed and accountable to our values, our objectives and our company.

· We have an urgency and passion to accomplish our goals.

· We are always ethical.

· We treat others with respect.

· We have integrity. We strive to do what we say we are going to do.

· We never give up.

· We are focused on results.

Stewardship - In order to fulfill our core purpose and achieve our vision we must be fanatical stewards of our resources (money, time, tools, equipment, materials, etc) for the betterment of the company and our customers. Good Stewardship is the key to the long-term viability of the company.

· We never want to “walk by” an opportunity, but instead to be alert to opportunities and evaluate them based on how they are driven by our Core Purpose and fulfill our Vision. It is by seizing the right opportunities that we “capitalize” on chances to advance our vision. Opportunities are all around us everyday both within our facilities and in the marketplace. By taking full advantage of the right ones, we are good stewards.

· We spend Apex’s and our customer’s money like it is our own.

· We use our resources in a way that builds trust between the company and its customers.

· We use our resources in a way that builds trust between the company and its employees.

· We look at every dollar spent and resource used as an investment that needs a return.

· We only spend or use resources when we believe that there is a return for the company and its customers.

· We consider the short term impact of how we use resources and spend money but we are primarily interested in the long term affect

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location