Group Leader- Production

Hyundai Transys Georgia Seating System, LLC•Champaign, IL

About The Position

Supervise activities within the facility with directions from the Production Manager. Maintain standards of performance, measures progress, sets up and controls workflow and determines personnel needs based on production schedules.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Seating Industry.
Must have at least 3 years’ experience working in manufacturing environment as a Production Supervisor or Team Lead.
Basic skills in business economics and time and motion studies
Broad knowledge and understanding of quality systems
MS Office Suite
Adheres to the HTGSS policies and procedures
Learns, demonstrates and upholds HTGSS Core Values
Complies with all HTGSS Certification standards; Management System (TS16949), Environmental ISO 14001 -2015 and Health and Safety ISO 45001-2018 policies and procedures
Treats all HTGSS team members with respect and professional courtesy
Always strives to maintain a positive work environment
Manages the department budget efficiently as per approved annual budget
Performs additional assignments / duties as assigned
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures
Complies with all safety policies and 5S clean philosophy to maintain a safe, clean working environment
Meets company safety goals
Confidentiality: Adheres to the upmost confidentiality; particularly in regards to handling employment/personal information. Works with the team to insure that all information from within the department is kept private.
Multitasking: Must possess the ability to change from one task to another in quick manner based on company needs
Communication: Works to ensure respectful, timely, accurate and appropriate communication across all levels of the organization.
Initiative: Identifies problems and takes action to address current or future problems. Proactively engages to solve issues verses simply thinking about future actions.
Engagement: Engages team members in developing goals, executing plans and delivering results (output). Motivates team members through clear and consistent communication. Models adaptability. Uses collaboration and influence skills to achieve successful outcomes.
Leads by Example: Sets a good example for peers to follow.
Integrity: Performs in such a way as to inspire a high degree of trust and acceptance amongst co-workers across all departments
Customer Service Orientation: Focuses efforts on discovering and meeting the customer’s needs. Develops trust in all relationships internally and externally.
Organizational and Self Discipline: Efficiently organizes and executes assignments. Demonstrates self-discipline and reliability.
Analytical Skills / Problem Solving: Understands situations, problems, or issues by breaking them down into smaller pieces, or tracing the implications of a situation in a step by step way. Systematically organizes the parts of problems. Makes systemat ic comparisons of data or aspects, prioritizing, planning, and developing countermeasures.
Flexibility / Adaptability: Adapts and works effectively in a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups. Seeks and appreciates opposing perspectives on issues. Adapts approach as the requirements of the situation change. Changes or easily accepts changes in organization or job requirements.
Works Safely: Strives for an accident-free workplace. Keeps safety at the “heart” of everything done. Treats safety as a personal responsibility and sees oneself as being responsible for the safety of others.
Team Work: Contributes meaningfully to work group efforts by offering new ideas for improvement. Demonstrates a cooperative manner in dealing with supervisors and other team members. Does his/her part toward group effort
Mutual Respect and Support: Works cooperatively with others. Welcomes and takes advantage of opposing ideas and opinion is always respectful to others.
Displays knowledge & skills necessary to perform assigned duties; understands Processes, procedures, standards, methods and technologies related to assignments; demonstrates functional/technical literacy; participates in measuring outcomes of work; keeps current on new developments in field of expertise: effectively uses available technology (automation, software, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Previous Tier 1 Automotive experience is preferred
Previous experience in seating manufacturing is a plus

Responsibilities

Coordinates production activities within the facility to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished.
Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments.
Review production or processing issues with the Production Manager as needed.
Monitor, control, and make recommendations to minimize labor overtime costs within production department.
Work with the Production Manager in setting and monitoring standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
Assist in developing and implementing production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and creating production reports, to detect production problems.
Demonstrate equipment operations and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
Observe workflow and processes, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure operators conform to production, processing, and/or quality standards.
Provides direction, development and leadership to floor associates.
Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling and discipling employees; and initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures
Maintains workflow by monitoring and upgrading processes, observing control points and equipment, developing reporting procedures and systems, and facilitating corrections to malfunction within process control points.
Maintains quality by establishing and enforcing production standards
Other duties as assigned.