Production Lead

About Us:

As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand.  Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.

STIHL is seeking a highly motivated, passionate Production Lead to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA! With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it's a great time to join the STIHL team.

Position highlights include:

Competitive Compensation with multiple bonus opportunities
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
Pension Plan & 401k with employer match
Vacation, Sick, & Paid Holidays

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Initiates and completes daily production operations, through personal interaction with production employees, floor response to immediate problems, and work guidance to employees.
Adheres to production schedule, meeting scheduled forecast, delivering efficiency/quality goals and directing the line changes as required.
Interfaces directly with production scheduler, ensuring changes are completed to deliver production requirements.
Administers written disciplinary measures and performance reviews when necessary under guidance of the supervisor.
Pursues process improvements through reduction of waste and cycle times through various formal improvement methods, including KVP/Kaizen activities. Implements and maintains work instructions.
Ensures drawings and tooling specifications are maintained.
Monitors automatic stations, ensuring process capability and reliability are obtained.
Performs post audit to ensure satisfactory completion.
Receives and clarifies work orders and participates in the set-up of departmental machines and/or work processes to complete the required duties in a timely and cost effective manner.
Monitors daily production, work completion, and/or personnel performance to ensure proper part/product/work order completion with respect to all quality and quantity standards.
Assists in possible work process changes required by availability of raw materials, order completion requirements, or other operations requirements, ensuring all required changeovers are completed.
Completes logs and other work diaries required to monitor quantity and type of items produced or processed. Assists with the completion of other departmental paperwork as necessary.
Ensures department is ISO, process audit, PIA and 5S compliant and that all relevant documentation is updated on a timely basis.
Responds to procedural problems or technical questions of employees with respect to quality, part usage, or other requirements.
Trains employees in proper work methods for safe and efficient performance of job duties and recognition of items to be completed.

Specifications

High School degree or equivalent
3-5 years of related experience and/or training
Average score on basic skill test batteries
Average score on mechanical concepts test batteries
Frequent standing, occasional walking and sitting; using of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reaching with hands and arms, and stooping, kneeling or crouching.
Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.