Building Lead

MISSION

PD Instore is a future-forward creator of brand solutions that enlightens, inspires, and transforms the consumer’s experience.

ABOUT PD

Founded in 1938, PD is a world-renowned design-to-build partner that crafts custom, future-forward brand solutions for some of the largest brands in retail .

Job Title:

Building Lead

Reports To:

Building Supervisor

Shift:

1 st and 2 nd

Summary

The Building Lead is responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring production goals are met, training employees and maintaining high standards of safety, quality and efficiency.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

- Lead the team while reinforcing productivity and quality driven objectives.

- Execute department and quality processes to ensure accuracy and adherence to job specifications and timelines

- Accurately enter production and job information  into company database

- Troubleshoot missing information, supplies and conflicting information, etc.

- Be a change agent for driving out waste throughout the process

- Drive a continuous improvement culture by involving employees in problem solving and decision making

- Facilitate communication between team members and address concerns within the team

- Clearly label raw material, work in progress, and finished goods

- Train new employees and coach existing employees on proper procedures and proper use of equipment

- Act as a primary point of contact with other departments for questions and problem resolution

- Ensure equipment is maintained, while maximizing equipment efficiency

- May act as back-up to supervisor in their absence. Responsible for making daily staffing decisions (i.e. granting on the spot time off and/or sharing resources with other departments)

- Flexibility to work between jobs, job classifications, and buildings as directed by management

- Provide flexibility to other departments and areas as required by the business

- Maintain and organize department supplies

- Maintain a clean and organized work environment

- Will be required to participate with daily production as workloads dictate

- Ensure and enforce safety requirements and documentation

- Fosters a culture that values family, innovation, collaboration and empowerment

- Performs other related duties as assigned

Competencies and Skills

- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills

- Excellent coaching and facilitating skills

- Ability to lead a cross-functional team and complete projects per plan

- Strong decision-making, problem solving and time management skills

- Ability to set priorities, delegate work and coordinate work efforts

- Willingness and flexibility to perform various job tasks in the shop

- Ability to demonstrate and apply our workplace values

- Flexibility to travel between multiple PD locations

- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment

Education/Certification

- High School Diploma or GED

- Prefer 2 year technical/business degree or equivalent

Experience

- 1-3 years lead experience in manufacturing environment

- Experience providing daily work direction to hourly/shift workers

- Experience using Microsoft Office Products

- Forklift certified, or ability to obtain forklift operating certificate

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

- Must be able to wear required Personal Protective equipment (PPE) for extended periods of time

- Flexibility to travel between multiple PD locations

- Walking, sitting, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling climbing and lifting up to 50 lbs. may be required throughout the workday