Group Leader 2

Premier Staffing Solution•Lockport, NY

12d

About The Position

The Global Supply Chain Group Leader is responsible for the effective use of personnel, materials, and equipment. The role supports hourly team members through training, development, and evaluation, and participates in building highly effective teams. The Group Leader leads Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes and serves as a resource for launch and pilot activities in assigned areas. The position is accountable for meeting or exceeding production cost and schedule targets while maintaining quality requirements. It promotes safe work practices and achieves objectives for ergonomics, health and safety, and housekeeping. The Group Leader also builds and maintains effective working relationships with employees, the union, and management, and consistently administers the National and Local Agreements between the Company and the United Auto Workers Union. The role motivates, trains, and develops employees using standardized methods, ensures team members receive adequate job instruction training (JIT), and coaches, teaches, counsels, and mentors other Group Leaders. It applies lean manufacturing and synchronous principles to achieve production schedules and product requirements, reduce variation, control costs, and improve productivity.

Responsibilities

Use personnel, materials, and equipment effectively.
Participate in training, developing, and evaluating hourly team members.
Participate in developing highly effective teams.
Lead Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes and support launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
Meet or exceed production cost and schedule targets while maintaining quality requirements.
Maintain awareness of quality standards, communicate department quality goals, and leverage resources to resolve quality issues.
Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, the union, and management.
Understand and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between the Company and the United Auto Workers Union.
Implement and follow systems that prevent known issues from recurring.
Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety, and housekeeping.
Motivate, train, and develop employees to perform their jobs effectively using standardized methods.
Ensure team members receive adequate job instruction training (JIT).
Apply lean manufacturing and synchronous principles to achieve production schedules and product requirements, reduce variation, control costs, and improve productivity.
Coach, teach, counsel, and mentor Group Leaders in their responsibilities.