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Operations Line Lead

QPS Employment Group
18.00
United States, Illinois, Rockford
4040 East State Street (Show on map)
Dec 24, 2025
Position Title: Operations Line Lead Wage: $18-$20.16/hour Shift: 1st, 3rd Hours: 6:45am-3pm Monday-Friday + OT as Needed, 8:45pm-7am Monday-Thursday + OT as Needed We're hiring an Operations Line Lead in Rockford, IL. Take charge of daily production operations in a pharmaceutical packaging environment. Lead teams, operate equipment, and drive quality and performance in a role built for consistency, accountability, and long-term stability. Operations Line Lead Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Operate and maintain machine accordance with batch record, safety and quality standards. Ensure process optimization through routine mechanical adjustments. - Conduct daily line huddle communication meeting - review of all shift to shift communication, information acquired during the Shift meeting and VCB (Visual Control Board) results. - Provide directions to other line members by ensuring the crew has signed the roster; assigning crew members to the appropriate positions. - Review jackets and ensure proper components and resources are at the line. - Escalate quality, service, and equipment performance issues to supervision. - Communicate production needs to the necessary support departments to include but not limited to warehouse, quality, maintenance, and business unit. - Update all line required information including hourly run charts and all areas of the VCBs. - Interact 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. - Lead and perform lot in and lot out, line clearance, and deep clean functions (Safe guards in place). - Actively participate 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 company, cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), and GCP (Good Clinical Practices) policies, procedures, rules. - Attendance to work is an essential function of this position. Operations 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, 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. PCIRecruiting@qpsemployment.com IND017 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. 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 - Over 40 years of staffing experience Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.