Job ID: DH63365087
Location: Mentor, OH
Category: Industrial & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 08/07/2026
3rd shift Production Lead | Up to $26/hr. | 7:30pm – 5:00am Monday – Thursday
What Matters Most
- Pay starting at $24–$26/hr. based on experience
- Full-time 3rd shift schedule: Monday – Thursday, 7:30pm – 5:00am
- Temp-to-hire opportunity with long-term growth potential
- Leadership-focused role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Job Description
Seeking an experienced Production Lead to support 3rd shift manufacturing operations in a fast-paced environment. This hands-on role will coordinate workflow and production priorities, support equipment setups and changeovers, train team members, and help maintain quality, safety, and organization across the production floor.
Seeking an experienced Production Lead to support 3rd shift manufacturing operations in a fast-paced environment. This hands-on role will coordinate workflow and production priorities, support equipment setups and changeovers, train team members, and help maintain quality, safety, and organization across the production floor.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate daily production workflow, work order priorities, and machine management
- Support equipment setups and changeovers, including learning or assisting with injection molding machine setups and part measurement
- Ensure materials, pick lists, and work orders are ready and accurate for upcoming jobs
- Verify programs, revisions, fixturing, clamps, stops, and completed parts are correct to print and work order requirements
- Train and support new employees, operators, and set-up operators; document training and demonstrated abilities
- Maintain 5S standards, tool boards, check sheets, setup bins, and overall work area cleanliness and organization
- Verify daily machine checklists are completed and support continuous improvement efforts to reduce scrap, downtime, and changeover time
- Communicate production priorities effectively and support work-in-process flow across the shift
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Prior manufacturing experience
- Prior lead, supervisor, or team lead experience
- Prior experience using an ERP system
- Prior experience working night shift
- Ability to use measuring tools, follow production documentation, and support equipment setups and changeovers
- Strong communication, organization, training, and problem-solving skills
Benefits and Perks:
- Competitive pay up to $26/hr.
- Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary insurance options
- Team-oriented work environment
- Career advancement opportunities
Your New Organization:
Join a growing manufacturing company with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. This organization values teamwork, continuous improvement, and employee development.
Join a growing manufacturing company with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. This organization values teamwork, continuous improvement, and employee development.
Your Career Partner:
The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned company, specializes in connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. With extensive industry experience, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your professional goals and shine in your field. The Reserves Network values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal-opportunity employer, we foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust in every aspect of employment.
The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned company, specializes in connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. With extensive industry experience, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your professional goals and shine in your field. The Reserves Network values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal-opportunity employer, we foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust in every aspect of employment.
The base salary for this position is up to $26/hr. based on experience, excluding benefits, bonuses, or other compensation. Your final salary will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and internal pay equity. Please note, hiring at the top of the range is uncommon to allow room for future salary growth.
