Production Lead

Company: Legrand
Location: Union City
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Production Lead to join the Lighting Sector Team in Union City, California. The successful candidate, under minimal or limited guidance and in coordination with the Production Supervisor, will be responsible for organizing, training, and leading the daily production according to plans and schedules. They will operate with an appropriate amount of independence to lead and guide their assigned section.

What Will You Do?

• First point of contact for production personnel and Lead-in-Training to address production related employee questions.
• Primary source of employee training.
• Knows and uses daily production schedule.
• Uses productivity measures of personnel to make work assignments.
• Knows the pick list and stockroom / how to pull parts.
• Assists Supervisor with employee requests, concerns, issues, etc: Engages Supervisor for resolution.
• Learns supervisory tasks in preparation for possible future assignments and coverage when needed.
• Takes on increasingly complex production and people issues, with guidance.
• Performs production related activities in assigned area(s).
• Gains expanded knowledge of products and processes in order to train and lead others.
• Learns how to train others and training techniques.
• Becomes familiar with productivity of individual Assemblers.
• Learns speed of production for product/product families.
• Carries out activities from directions or instructions effectively.

Qualifications

Required Skills

EDUCATION:

• High School diploma or equivalent (college degree a plus).

EXPERIENCE:

• 2-4 years of experience in a manufacturing / production environment producing product from both verbal and written instructions and documentation or
• High School diploma or equivalent (college degree a plus) with one year experience in a manufacturing and warehouse environment.
• Experience providing coaching and feedback to employees in order to maintain the production schedule, address training needs, or facilitate interpersonal communications.

SKILLS/KNOWELDGE/ABILITIES:

• Outlook Suite: email, Word, Excel.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to work with all personnel in a positive and productive manner.
• Displays a high level of attention to detail and able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Proven ability to train others through demonstration, documentation, and example.
• Ability to discriminate between colors for lead identification.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Able to stand for a long period of time.
• Able to use basic hand tools (screwdriver, wire cutters, pneumatic air tools).
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. using proper lifting techniques.

Company Info

About Legrand

Every single day, Legrand brings power, light and data to millions of spaces around the world. Legrand is a global, publicly-traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with 36,000 employees worldwide, a market cap of $16B, revenue of more than $5 billion, with products sold in 180 countries. Legrand is listed on the Forbes Global 2000 as one of the world's best employers. For more information, visit legrand.com.

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 5,000 associates in 60 locations, working in 6 product categories (Electrical Wiring Systems, Building Control Systems, AV, Data Communications, Power Distribution and Control, and Lighting). LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage. LNCA offers distinctive benefits like high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active women's network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growth company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us.

About Legrand's Lighting Sector

Through Pinnacle, Finelite, and OCL, Legrand designs and manufactures high performance, environmentally sustainable lighting solutions and products for commercial, educational and healthcare facilities. We work with leading architects and contractors to supply systems and products. We employ a talented group of lighting engineers and designers who work with the latest technologies, using cutting-edge tools to create fixtures which are unique and built to last. Our products offer the design professional a complete palette of integrated products that breathe life into architectural spaces for design that lasts. Legrand's specification grade products are suited for a broad range of applications, and the integrated product line allows designers to create multi-level lighting scenarios using various luminaires from an extensive offering.

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