Lead, Assembly

Polaris Inc.•Riverside, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE. The team lead is responsible for providing guidance to assigned functional area(s) and complete projects as assigned. This person will promote a positive environment that fosters teamwork and ensures safe and efficient processes and procedures.

Requirements

Prefer a 2 year degree from an accredited institution.
Previous experience in a distribution center environment.
Polaris experience preferred.
Experience leading teams preferred.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and experience.
Ability to acquire a forklift license.
Actively develop leadership skills toward supervision.
Ability to problem-solve.
Ability to concentrate on tasks, make decisions and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline oriented environment.
Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment.
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation.
Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information.
Consistent attendance either onsite or remotely as needed by the business.
Ability to take direction and accept supervision.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, be detail-oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations.
Must be flexible with schedule to cover OT and absentee.

Nice To Haves

Polaris experience preferred.
Experience leading teams preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide daily work direction and prioritize workload within their function(s)
Responsible for department/shift in absence of supervision
Motivate team members to meet deadlines and productivity goals
Lead continuous improvement efforts
Identify, troubleshoot and resolve bottlenecks, process failures, incomplete procedures, and training deficiencies.
Use a data driven problem solving approach to make fact based decisions.
Monitor key metrics to assess safety, quality, engagement, delivery, and cost.
Actively engage and collaborate with team for improvements of safety, quality, delivery and cost.
Provide root cause & short term corrective action for customer service and quality issues.
Aid in troubleshooting problems within the function.
Ensure the training of associates.
Report violations of policies and procedures to supervisor.
Attend and actively participate in start of shift meetings daily.
Trained in security and emergency response details.
Spend 90% of time on the floor and 10% of time behind the computer.
Work on floor as assigned.