Lead Person - 1st / 2nd shift

Lead Person- Rotating Shift
Full Time
Grand Prairie, TX

Who We are   

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers. From the humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous.   

Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America. Please visit our website at www.thompsonpipegroup.com   

Thompson Pipe Group is currently looking for a Lead Person.

Starting Pay: $TBT

Shift: Rotating every other month -1-month M-F 5:00pm - 3:30am, then M-F 3:00pm -1:30am. Weekends as required by business needs.

Essential Job Functions:   

•    Lead and coordinate critical areas of pipe finishing, outlets/specials and loading.

•    Coordinate and assure proper material deliveries

•    Ensure safety, quality, and production objectives are met by being a presence on the floor with practical relevant experience to reinforce best practices.

•    Develop action plans in order to meet deadlines and responsibilities. 

•    Monitor personnel for adherence to company policies and productivity

•    Read blueprints and specifications and be technically proficient

•    Produce a quality product (including quality evaluations) that meets the customers’ expectations while ensuring that drawings and job specifications are followed

•    Communications and Training

•    Performs requirements to satisfy company procedures including administrative requirements

•    Maintain order 

•    Strives for zero defects and incidents

•    Evaluate personnel

Education and Experience:   

•    High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred.

•    2 years of Leading experience leading a team in the manufacturing or production support process.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required. Must be able to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively in both languages.

Physical Demands:

•    Requires the ability to communicate effectively.

•    Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching; the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50 pounds.

•    Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to changes in temperature, exposure to dust and fumes.

•    Use of ear plugs and other PPE – such as hard hat, steel-toes boots, gloves and safety glasses as required.

Work Environment: 

This position is not a warehouse job. The candidate will work in an outdoor plant environment and may be exposed to weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and other temperatures changes.

What We Offer:   

•    Top-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

•    Life and Supplement Life

•    Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan

•    Paid Holidays

•    Training and Development Supervisory Responsibility

•    This position requires critical thinking and working closely with production leaders and engineering to ensure that deadlines are met.

Must pass Pre-employment Physical and drug test.

EOE/AA – M/F/Vet/Disability Thompson Pipe Group – Pressure is an Equal Opportunity Employer Continue   
We are located at 1004 MacArthur Blvd. Grand Prairie, TX 75050