Lead - Night Shift

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Job Summary





To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Lead – Night Shift located in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Reporting to the Associate Production Supervisor, the Production Lead-Night Shift role involves being responsible for providing leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees

0600p-0600am Rotating Shift

What a typical day looks like:

• Provide on the job coaching and training of individuals.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
• Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses.
• Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
• Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
• Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
• Update department communication boards.
• Follow quality indicators. Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
• Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• High School Diploma, Associate’s Degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of related experience
• Ability to adapt and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail

AW20

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement




Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 10-16-2026 Job Posting End Date 11-30-2026



The base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.

$21.61 USD - $29.18 USD Hourly

Job Category

Operations

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