Production Lead Hand

As a Production Lead Hand, you will operate your assigned section of the production line to ensure the safe and efficient production of solar panels. This includes supervising a small team of operators, placement and testing of electrical components, cleaning of finished products, and/or loading of raw materials into machines. This position will be training on our Night shift (which M-F 10pm to 6am) before transitioning to a 12-hour pitman schedule (6pm - 6am)

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure all operations staff are following and executing all operations and equipment safely.
• Escalate any safety concern to your Shift Supervisor immediately upon observation.
• Oversee and provide constant training and technical assistance to all operation staff ensuring they are following all work instructions and best practices.
• Report any defective/non-conforming product or behavior to your Shift Supervisor immediately upon observation.
• Perform quality control as required by the work instructions and as instructed by the production and quality leaders and staff.
• Ensure traceability of the product and its components through proper use of the Data Collection System, ensuring that the system is always active and functional.
• Check and ensure the minimum stock of raw materials in production necessary to fulfill the production schedule, refilling and ordering as required.
• Solve “first level of maintenance issues " on production equipment in collaboration with the Maintenance Technician and following all procedures.
• Work with the Maintenance Technician to resolve maintenance problems at a higher level.
• Meet with the Lead Hands and Shift Supervisors of the previous and subsequent shifts, transferring information about problems and solutions implemented during their shift.
• Inform the Shift Supervisor about issues regarding production, quality, process and/or organization of personnel or resources immediately upon observation.
• Propose to the Shift Supervisor improvements to all procedures and processes.
• Substitute for any operation staff in any area during breaks and/or absences
• Work overtime as required.
• Minimize the risk of accidents and quality issues.
• Maximize the technical knowledge and the engagement of the operations staff, the uptime of the equipment and the quality of the finished product.
• Maximize the traceability of the product.
• Achieve the production goals and improvements outlined by the Shift Supervisor
• Build the spirit of cooperation.
• Complete other tasks as directed and required.

Skills

• Hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and ability to distinguish between colors.
• Basic computer skills
• Problem-solving skills

Traits

• Commitment to continuous learning
• Ability to work flexible and/or rotating shifts.
• Team and customer oriented
• Attention to detail.

Education and/or Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Previous manufacturing/production experience required. (preferably 2+ years)
• Production supervisory experience preferred.