Production Line Lead QPS Employment Group 18.00 United States, Illinois, Rockford 4040 East State Street (Show on map) Sep 01, 2026

Position Title:

Production Line Lead Wage:

$18.00

• $22.

30 per hour

Shift:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, weekend

Hours:

6:45am-3:00pm (Mon-Fri); 2:45pm-11:00pm (Mon-Fri); 8:45pm-7:00am (Mon-Thurs); 6:45pm-7:00am (Fri-Sun); 6:45am-7:00pm (Fri-Sun) Lead a high-performing production team in a fast-paced pharmaceutical packaging environment where your technical expertise, leadership, and focus on quality drive safe, efficient operations and help deliver life-changing medications to patients. Apply to this Production Line Lead in Rockford, IL! Production Line Lead Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Operates and maintains machine accordance with batch record, safety and quality standards. Ensures process optimization through routine mechanical adjustments
• Conducts daily line huddle communication meeting
• requires review of all shift to shift communication, information acquired during the Shift meeting and VCB (Visual Control Board) results
• Provides direction to other line members by ensuring the crew has signed the roster; assigning crew members to the appropriate positions
• Reviews jackets and ensures proper components and resources are at the line
• Escalates quality, service, and equipment performance issues to supervision
• Communicates production needs to the necessary support departments to include but not limited to warehouse, quality, maintenance, and business unit
• Updates all line required information including hourly run charts and all areas of the VCBs
• Interacts with team to ensure machine performs optimally
• Order components when necessary
• Answer questions and resolve issues for associates on the line
• Accurately completes paperwork to include: scrap calculations, recovery and production rates, batch record entries
• Leads and performs lot in and lot out, line clearance, and deep clean functions (Safe guards in place)
• Actively participates in Gemba and/or Safety Gemba as applicable on their line
• May require use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI Pharma Services, cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), and GCP (Good Clinical Practices) policies, procedures, rules Production Line Lead?

Requirements:

• Stationary Position: 3/4 of the day
• Move, Traverse: 3/4 of the day and up
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: 3/4 of the day and up
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: Up to 3/4 of the day
• Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: From 3/4 of the day
• Position self (to) or Move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up
• Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: 3/4 of the day and up
• On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport up to 50 pounds
• This position may have the following special vision requirements: Close Vision, Distance Vision, Color Vision, Peripheral Vision, Depth Perception, Ability to focus
• Work is performed in areas with moderate risk or discomfort that may require special safety precautions, such as
• wearing protective clothing or gear for up to 3/4 of the day
• Work near moving mechanical parts for 3/4 of the day and up
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate
• Excellent attendance About us: QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! Why Work with QPS?
• Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
• Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers and we will never ask you to pay a fee!

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