1st Shift Production Group Lead - FXI Inc

Building our Future Together. FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI’s foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI’s innovations lead the way! Won’t you join us? $750 Sign on Bonus after 90 day completion. 

• Specific area assignments may include: production, quality, shipping, and receiving.  All Line Coordinators will be cross-trained to support other areas.
• Ensures all plant and company safety rules and regulations are followed by production employees. Informs Supervisor of corrective actions taken and any concerns; initiates incident investigations with Supervisors
• Maintains floor/area level leadership of production employees to safely achieve manufacturing targets for the area of responsibility assigned
• Attends and actively participates in pre-shift hand-off meeting with out-going Group Lead; participates in shift start-up meeting with entire staff covering safety topics, production goals, issues and other related information
• Maintains work schedules within time constraints and, if required, develops plan to meet output goals outside of schedule. Advises Supervisor of the requirement in a timely manner and obtains approval or alternate instructions
• Ensures all required supplies are in place for the achievement of production targets. Reports progress on said production targets by maintaining communication tools such as an hour-by-hour dashboard, run charts or other methods.  Ensures supplies for the oncoming shift are staged and ready prior to the shift transfer meeting.
• Accurately reports all production transactions for area of responsibility in defined programs such as SAP.
• Completes all other necessary paperwork such as shift checklists, quality inspections, and transactional verifications; collects data for special assignments
• Monitors and takes active steps to reduce the scrap generated in the area of responsibility
• Actively leads LEAN initiatives in the area of responsibility including items such as: 5S, Kaizen, and TPM
• Leads and maintains the flow of the production
• Enforces and monitors quality standards and guidelines as well as customer requirements; checks for continual quality within the product lines
• Recommends corrective action to the Supervisors and/or Human Resources
• Conducts LOTO as appropriate
• Fills in for Supervisors under emergency circumstances
• Other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, skills , experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Previous supervisory experience a plus
• Basic knowledge of MS Office preferred; SAP/ERP experience preferred

Education / Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; some college a plus

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to work independently and perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to communicate effectively including effectively presenting information, comprehending and communicating detailed instructions, reading and writing correspondence and memos, and having knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures  as required by the position.
• Ability to apply common sense practices to carry out detailed oral or written instruction. Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in continuously changing situations.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. 
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the wearing of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) consisting of eye protection while on the production floor as well as hearing protection in designated areas.

Work Environment:

• The environment characteristics describe here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the position.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, regularly exposed to noise levels in the work environment which are moderate to loud, and exposed to temperature ranging from moderate to high depending on the time of year and location of the work being done.