Title: Production Lead, 1st Shift
About Us
Founded in 1973, O’Neil Digital Solutions (ODS) is a leading IT consulting firm specializing in the optimization of complex end-to-end business process systems for a multitude of business verticals including Financial Services, Digital Media, Healthcare, and Transportation industries. ODS provides high-touch bespoke software engineering, systems integration, and infrastructure management services to clients of all sizes and industries. From large scale mass communication projects to highly secure and confidential data analytics using Big Data frameworks like Hadoop and AWS Redshift, ODS has a broad set of proven technical capabilities that help companies make complex digital transformations. ODS offers state of the art publishing solutions through our customer-centric applications and services include electronic document delivery, web applications, high-speed digital printing (color and black & white), automated composition, offset printing, warehousing and fulfillment services. ODS is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and also has offices/plants in Texas and North Carolina centrally located to serve clients across the country.
Summary
The Production Lead is responsible for providing leadership and guidance within production regarding scheduling, staffing, quality and training.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and oversee day-to-day operations within the assigned shift as directed by management team
- Direct the activities of employees to ensure accurate communications and seamless operations within the company to ensure the team is following all processes and procedures, and priorities are completed in a timely manner
- Meet quality and productivity levels by leading employees to meet customer requirements, quality and deadlines
- Understand the production workflow
- Assess workload and determine if extra resources are needed
- Distribute workload based on knowledge of personnel
- Correctly read and understand information on job ticket to determine specifications to be performed on the job, and prioritize job tickets by due date
- Ensure all components of jobs are available and located
- Ensure all sign-offs are completed and shift reports completed
- Communicate to other shift leads during changeover
- Train on PHI recycling
- Understand SLA requirements and deadlines
- Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist in the training of helpers and new or existing employees with operations and machinery
- Achieve a high level of employee efficiency and morale through leadership, positive influence, professional demeanor, and the use of sound management and human relations principles
- Provide assistance to operators while reviewing individual job requirements, securing material and setting up the machine efficiently
- Ensure safe working conditions and enforce all safety policies and procedures
- Conduct visual checks of machinery and escalate any problems to leadership and/or maintenance
- Maintain a clean and organized work place
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Requirements
- High school graduate, or completion of GED required
- Minimum three years of related manufacturing print experience
- Supervisory experience a plus
- Basic matching, printing and assembly skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment
- Must possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail, along with effective time management abilities
- Must also be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
- Must be able to read, write and communicate in English
- Strong mathematical skills
- Computer literacy with the ability to work with various file structures, fulfillment tasks, reports and information lookup
- Must be able to work overtime
- Perform all work and activities with honesty and integrity
- Take personal responsibility for productivity, quality and timeliness of work
- Effectively communicate (and listen) clearly, professionally, politely and persuasively in all situations; respond well and in a reasonable, timely manner
- Challenge conventional practices and use creativity and information to lead, innovate, problem solve, and implement ideas to contribute to the growth of the organization
- Support and meet company/department goals and core values
- Collaborate with co-workers to achieve common goals
Working Conditions
Must be able to perform the essential job duties. Work may be performed in an office, warehouse and/or manufacturing environment. Requires the ability to perform the following activities for the majority of the day: stand for extended periods of time, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or climb. In addition requires the ability to lift and/or push up to 35 pounds. May be exposed to noise and be required to wear hearing protection for the duration of the shift.
Equal Opportunity Employer
O'Neil Digital Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.