Production Shop Lead

Production Shop LeadPosition Summary The Production Shop Lead is a functional leadership role responsible for being the lead resource to team members, providing knowledge, experience, support and advice. The Production Shop Lead is responsible for knowing proper procedures for the team to follow and ensuring that they comply. They might be called upon to share special industry techniques on how to use tools and equipment, or tips on how to improve quality or the speed of production.Essential Functions:Produces quality product according to very precise specifications within time constraints.Facilitates training and ensures team is meeting or exceeding all production and quality expectations.Communicates any production to the proper individual(s).Sets up and operates production machinery such as CNC saws, lathes, milling machines, drills, shapers, boring mills and grinders to fabricate and repair parts and products.Responsible for maintenance of equipment.And, sets up tooling jigs and fixtures and prepares jobs for other fabricators to perform the production processes.May perform general warehouse duties, if required.Prepares and makes sure all paperwork for Work Orders, Transfer Orders, and Shipments is properly filled out. Ensures paperwork is moved to the proper locations to facilitate all other activities required to exceed our customers expectations.Ensures that all dimensional and visual part inspections are properly performed and recommends improvements in our inspection processes and equipment.Instructs team on safety procedures. Performs safety checks and ensures Lock Out, Tag Out is properly performed.Notifies the proper individual(s) of any compromising safety issues. Recommends improvements in safety, processes and procedures.Performs other duties as assigned.Core Competencies:Detail OrientationMulti-TaskingSense Of Urgency & Work EthicCreativity and InnovationCommunications SkillsProcess Improvement & Best PracticesJob Specific Requirements:Able to operate more than one type of machine or utilize many fabrication techniques.Able to motivate and train other operatorsQualificationsExperienceRequired5 years: CNC Setup, Servicing and Programming in a machine shop environmentPreferred1 year: Environment where many processes are utilized to build assembled products. 5 years: Fabrication