Assembler - Lead

Hayward Industries•North Kingstown, RI

About The Position

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. This role is based in North Kingstown, RI The Assembler - Lead is responsible for coordinating, prioritizing and enabling daily production activities.

Requirements

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Inventory Management software (Mapics experience a plus)
Good analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge of lean practices and continuous improvement tools
Demonstrate the ability to lead by example and to provide guidance and mentoring to peers and to promote team work
High school diploma/GED
5 – 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required with demonstrated project leadership responsibilities

Nice To Haves

Mapics experience a plus

Responsibilities

Manage daily/weekly output based on material/capacity availability, and proactively identify and resolve potential bottlenecks.
Assist Production Supervisor in ensuring execution of production plan to meet customer requirements.
Assist with meeting incentive metrics goals (safety, on-time delivery, efficiency, and productivity).
Coordinate daily production activities to meet safety, quality, output and on-time delivery targets
Identify material/capacity constraints and resolve issues, including chasing material shortages, expediting and prioritizing functions (receiving, inspection, mfg. engineering, etc.) and escalating issues
Ensure that safe work practices are in use at all times
Ensure that ERP transactions are completed to reflect physical material movement
Achieve cycle count accuracy goals
Ensure production activities are completed in accordance with design and process documentation
Ensure all machines are maintained daily, and schedules are strictly followed.
Lead daily production meeting and assist with creating and publishing daily/weekly/monthly metrics
Assist with training and coaching of production workforce, and with completion of reviews for production personnel
Use data and continuous improvement tools to resolve internal and external corrective actions and drive process improvement
Assist engineering with Proto-types and special projects for new development of product lines
Able to lead a team on multiple production lines