Summary: The main goal of the Production Team Lead is to manage production flow to meet QAP goals and customer demands.

The Production Team

Lead will work closely with his/her team to ensure quality and development of future QAP leaders. A successful Production Team Lead will be able to communicate across multiple departments. Continuously strive to drive, improve, and monitor QAP companywide KPI's: safety (6s), people, quality, cost of production, delivery/Inventory, continuous improvement, finance/cash, and commercial under the direction of the Production Manager.

Research efficiency, quality, and scrap rate to meet QAP goals and standards. Provide appropriate coaching, direction corrective action to resolve issues. Ensures employee and departmental compliance with all QAP policies, procedures, values and mission.

Ensure that employee conduct is free from any form of harassment (sexual, racial, religious, etc.). Immediately reporting violations to supervisor or Human Resource Manager. Ensure that all employees actively participate in and complete appropriate training (on the job, classroom, or otherwise).

Ensure all training is evaluated and proper documentation is maintained. Identify and coach employees on maximizing production through put by goal setting and removing obstacles. Attend and actively participate in production meetings.

Evaluate management and overall department performance through formal and informal performance appraisals. Provide continuous coaching to engage and motivate team. Maintains complete security and confidentiality of company and employee information.

Foster a spirt of safety-first focus by conducting layered process audits on lock-out, PPE, pinch points, machine guards etc. Analyze near miss and OSHA recordable data to reduce future/potential injuries. Enforce all safety polices and regulations.

Actively participate in monthly safety committee meetings. Ensure production team is producing top quality parts.



Work with management and operators to identify and resolve issues. Facilitate communication between shipping and production departments on status of product fulfillment.

Explore production opportunities utilizing employee input. Monitor production levels to fill just in time or add on orders. Attend and actively participate in production meetings. Ability to maintain regular attendance at QAP facility.

Verify and process employee payroll, ensuring compliance with all federal regulations. Ability to maintain regular attendance at QAP facility. Any additional task assigned by management.

Customer Focus

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. doesn't misrepresent himself/herself for personal gain. Managing and Measuring Work regularly reviews performance and holds timely discussions; is excellent at honest analysis; Building Effective Teams Is able to listen actively and express oneself effectively and clearly both orally and in writing. Bachelor's degree and 2 years of managing experience in a manufacturing setting preferably with metals.

Language/Reasoning Ability/Mathematical Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as excel, and crystal reports. Possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.



May be asked to have a Forklift License to facilitate production.

Ability to be certified as a crane operator, forklift and power lock out procedures mastered. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, forklifts and pallets.

Hearing protection is required in all production areas of the plant. We also always require steel toed shoes and protective eyewear in the plant. Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and dependents Health care & dependent flexible spending plans Employee assistance programs focused on mental health Bonus opportunities Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, disability, holidays.

Hybrid & remote work opportunities available Community & Personal Development It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Gibraltar

Industries is a leading manufacturer and supplier of products and services for North American agtech, renewable energy, residential, and infrastructure markets. By building solutions that make life better for people and the planet, Gibraltar advances the art and science of engineering, science and technology to shape the future of comfortable living, sustainable power, and productive growing. To learn more about what makes us #GibraltarProud, visit our website: and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

In addition, Gibraltar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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