Line Leader 1st shift, 7am to 7pm, Fri, Sat & Sun
Date: Aug 12, 2025
Location: PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, US, 53821
Company: NOVARES
Main Missions
Job Purpose
Develop and maintain a highly motivated, well-trained work force. Safely produce high quality materials for on time delivery. Provide the development of personnel so that qualified successors are available for positions in manufacturing when needed.
Purpose
Production Team Leader Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates daily activity of manufacturing work cells to meet quality and delivery requirements.
- Responsible for scrap control / reduction and inventory accuracy.
- Ensures the safe and efficient operation of all equipment in the area of responsibility.
- Administer on the job training for production employees by developing job aid where necessary to ensure training compliance and performance effectiveness and to maintain/increase quality performance.
- Participates in root cause analysis and problem solving.
- Recommends and implements sustainable process improvements using lean manufacturing strategies.
- Responsible for appropriate staffing of work cells to meet delivery schedules.
- Conduct daily shift meetings to ensure team awareness / engagement in quality expectations, production goals and company announcements.
- Confers with other Production Leaders to coordinate operations and activities within / between departments.
- Follow company policies, procedures and guidelines including the company handbook.
- Offer plant/companywide continuous improvement suggestions.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.
Abilities
- In-depth knowledge of cross-functional processes, and ability to resolve technical problems and find solutions
- Fosters team building by encouraging individuals to share knowledge, highlighting problems or critical situations to management or team
Novares is looking for its Manufacturing department his/her future Line Leader 1st shift, 7am to 7pm, Fri, Sat & Sun (M/F), located in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN PR-PL
Finality
Main Missions
- Ensure production, measurement or setting depending on technical profile
- Manage replacements and/or replace a member of the team at his/her station depending on risks
- Ensure the passing on of instructions
- Plan production by applying the kanban system and logistics
- Carry out or ask others to carry out level 1 maintenance at workstations
- Conduct production audits, implement and monitor associated action plans
- Detect and solve conventional problems inherent to the job and ensure the correct solution is chosen
2 - Coordinate and manage team activities
- Lead start of shift meetings
- Integrate new arrivals, monitor training
- Based on the objectives of his/her project or activity, establish action plans and coordinate employees' missions in a coherent manner
- Monitor performance indicators for his/her activity (lean manufacturing, etc.), implement corrective actions if necessary and inform his/her employees of them
- Comply with and ensure others comply with quality, safety and environment instructions
- Report problems
- Coordinate information, communication, reactivity
- Explain and ensure compliance with standards (production, IMS, quality, maintenance, etc.)
- Help to appraise operators
- Permanently coordinate and advise members of his/her team
- Organise the team around shared objectives and promote team spirit and helping others
3 - Organise and schedule the activity of his/her Autonomous Production Team
- Approve production start-up
- Ensure compliance with 5S rules
- Update Autonomous Production Team indicators: rejects/sorting, etc.
- Monitor presences/absences and training within the team
- Manage administrative matters for the Autonomous Production Team (explain and train as required)
- Attend production cell meetings (between supervisor and leaders)
- Coordinate the holiday rota for the Autonomous Production Team
- Check conformity of Autonomous Production Team workstations
4 - Facilitate progress
- Help to implement curative/preventive actions
- Take part in working and progress groups
- Encourage suggestions, help to process them
LEVEL 2
Analyse causes and decide on methods and means most suited to his/her missions
Provide technical tutoring in his/her field of expertise
- Provide technical support to setters and operators
- Monitor the training needs of setters and operators
- Train employees in line with workstation developments, products, processes, quality, safety, environment
- Support operators in their role and help them to achieve their objectives
- Develop versatility within the team
Purpose
- Assist with production and provide leadership, guidance and technical support to the Autonomous Production Team
Essential job functions
Abilities
- In-depth knowledge of cross-functional processes, and ability to resolve technical problems and find solutions
- Fosters team building by encouraging individuals to share knowledge, highlighting problems or critical situations to management or team
Novares offers a variety of benefits to our employees.
*Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
*Paid Time Off
*Paid Holidays
*401k Retirement plan with company match
*Life Insurance
*Short Term Disability
*Perfect Attendance Bonus
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, political orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Nearest Major Market: Madison