Lead, Operations

FORTNA•Louisville, KY

2d•$26

About The Position

FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our customers with comprehensive services and products including network strategy, distribution center operational design and implementation, material handling automated equipment, robotics and a comprehensive suite of lifecycle services. At FORTNA, we believe in fostering a workplace that isn't just a job but a movement – a collective effort to redefine success and transform challenges into opportunities. "Join the Movement" encapsulates our commitment to a workplace culture that thrives on collaboration, celebrates diversity, and empowers every individual to contribute to something greater than themselves. Our Team. Our Passion. Our Approach. Job Summary: The Panel Team Lead will be responsible for leading a team of Panel Technicians to assemble electrical control panels. This position is focused on interpreting control panel layouts and schematics for an electrical control panel and working alongside a team to complete the control panel build while supporting the overall project schedule.

Requirements

Two-year EE technical degree preferred, or equivalent work experience required
1+ years of electrical panel assembly experience
Multimeter – resistance, current and voltage testing
Hand tools
MS Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Excellent verbal and written skills

Responsibilities

Lead daily activities to meet performance targets, resolve production issues, and promote continuous improvement
Promote a safe work environment and keep work areas free of hazards.
Coordinate with Supervisor to develop daily plan and targets.
Review status of open items (Daily Routine Management board updates).
Ensure items necessary for team members to perform daily work assignments are staged, preventing “go gets.”
Assign team members to work statement; coordinate to get backup coverage for absent team members.
Communicate daily performance targets to the team.
Understand the statement of work to performed by the team.
Train others to perform standard work processes.
Facilitate 5S activities throughout the day.
Be the first point of contact for team members for process problems or needs to perform daily work.
Coordinate to resolve production issues by utilizing support staff and supervisor.
Update and communicate progress on the daily team targets throughout the day (DRM).
Monitor scheduled work progress and coordinate with Supervisor to identify overtime requirements.
Become product Subject Matter Expert.
Understand how business goals and objectives relate to your statement of work and communicate them to your team.
Communicate goals and objectives to the team.
Develop plans and conduct activities to align with the goals and performance.
Participate in Kaizen teams.
Lead your team in process improvement and defect reduction activities.
Drive root cause resolution.
Facilitate the implementation of improvements identified by your team.