Fabrication Lead

Alexandria Industries•Alexandria, MN

6d•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for exhibiting active leadership, ensuring safety is the top priority, and supporting the company's vision and strategies. The Fabrication Lead will communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, and other shifts, and enforce job rotation policies to prevent injuries. They will build relationships across departments, ensure the department has the necessary tools and resources, and keep other departments informed of any delays or changes. The lead will provide leadership to department team members by communicating priorities, assigning projects, developing cross-training, offering continuing education and coaching, ensuring expectations are met, monitoring performance, and delegating special projects. Additionally, they will identify cost-saving methods, analyze department data for continuous improvement, apply continuous improvement techniques, maintain a clean and orderly work area using 5S principles, and perform necessary audits. The role involves setting up and running equipment safely and efficiently to maximize output and meet quality standards, accurately fulfilling customer orders by reviewing manufacturing orders, ensuring quality practices, performing inspections, packaging orders, and maintaining work center schedules. The Fabrication Lead will also support and improve department key measures, create and train Standard Work Instructions (SWIs), and monitor/recommend process improvements for safety, rates, yield, and inspection techniques.

Requirements

Associates degree in Machine Tool or other related program preferred
2+ years of manufacturing experience required
1+ years of leadership experience preferred
Strong computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Ability to recognize safety concerns
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to provide strong servant leadership to support team members
Ability to take part in continuous education and training
Ability to maintain professionalism and composure in every situation
Strong knowledge and understanding of all key department operations
Knowledgeable in companywide computer systems and programs
Ability to utilize the proper inspection equipment per designated cell area
Work flexible hours, overtime and on-call
Ability to lead and influence others
Blueprint reading
Strong math skills
Ability to detect minor defects in the finish of the product
Ability to read die drawings and inspect parts according to customer specifications

Responsibilities

Exhibit active leadership to model and support the company’s vision and strategies.
Communicate effectively with supervisor, team members, and other shifts.
Ensure safety is the number one priority and promote a safe work environment.
Support and enforce job rotation policies.
Build relationships throughout the department and company.
Ensure the department has the tools and resources to keep other departments informed of delays or changes.
Provide leadership to department team members, including communicating priorities, assigning projects, developing cross-training, providing continuing education and coaching, ensuring expectations are met, monitoring performance, and executing reviews.
Identify and implement methods for reducing costs and expenses in the department.
Review and analyze department data and trends to make continuous improvement recommendations.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to improve department operations.
Ensure work area is clean and orderly using 5S principles and perform necessary audits.
Set up and run equipment safely and efficiently to maximize output and meet customer quality requirements.
Accurately and efficiently fulfill customer orders, including reviewing manufacturing orders, ensuring quality practices, performing inspections, packaging orders, and following work center schedules.
Continually support and improve the department’s key measures.
Create and train Standard Work Instructions (SWIs).
Monitor and recommend appropriate process improvements to safety, rates, yield, and inspection techniques.