Production Team Leader - 3rd Shift

KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.

Summary:

 

This position will lead the production team in an efficient, safe, cost effective, and quality focused atmosphere while performing various administrative and production activities to ensure product meets or exceeds established Aromair specifications.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; resolving problems; reporting results and issues in daily DDS meetings.
• Accomplishes departmental goals by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, updating production boards, and reviewing job results.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment.
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Train new associates and current associates on equipment.
• Create and sustain a highly motivated team while developing skills for continuous improvement of team performance.
• Actively encourage and apply lean techniques and processes.
• Ensure the team is wearing the required PPE and always following safety standards.
• Identify and troubleshoot problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions.
• Perform special assignments when requested.

• Exhibits behaviors supportive of our KDC/one Values.
• Completes SOPs, Work Instructions, and other paperwork according to established company policy. 
• Maintains confidentiality of customer information, and other sensitive and confidential information. 
• Exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed due to production demands.  Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Computer proficient with Microsoft Office applications, and SAP experience is preferred. 

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

 

• Must have strong prioritization skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills. 
• Self-motivated and diligent work ethic.
• Ability to exercise sound, independent, and fair judgement.
• Demonstrates positive leadership and helps promote effective engagement.
• Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with individual team members and other departments/colleagues. 
• Ensures the assigned team is adequately trained and that personal and technical skills are developed.
• Ability to motivate individuals towards performance improvement.
• Flexibility and availability to work overtime and weekends, when necessary for production demands.

 

KDC-ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. I understand that employment with KDC-ONE Company is at-will, meaning that I or KDC-ONE Company may terminate my employment at any time, or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. I understand that KDC-One requires the successful completion of a drug and/or alcohol test as a condition of employment.