Manufacturing Team Lead - 3rd Shift

The Gund Company Inc • Waukesha, WI

1d • $26 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

The Gund Company is seeking a full-time Manufacturing Team Lead for their 3rd shift operations. This role involves managing operators, equipment, and materials, ensuring the smooth flow of work through the shop, and providing technical training to operators. The position also requires the ability to operate all machinery, perform complex machining, set-ups, and programming. The Gund Company emphasizes a culture of taking care of each other, the customer, and the business, and is an employee-owned company.

Requirements

• Prior experience in a manufacturing industry is required.
• Perform work independently with minimal defects.
• Ability to be flexible in situations when production needs change unexpectedly.
• Intermediate math skills & aptitude.
• Ability to use measuring instruments accurately and effectively.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Regularly required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• A technical degree and 5+ years of experience preferred, Or, experience and education will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource and team leader for operators.
• Train and develop less experienced operators and participate in their development in partnership with VSM.
• Complete work order paperwork and demonstrate an outstanding record of quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• Provide guidance, feedback and positive behavior modeling The Gund Company culture of care.
• Determine if tools are undamaged and in safe condition for use.
• Make suggestions to improve production and order processing efficiency.
• Follow safety rules and quality standards.
• Model ethical and moral behavior consistent with the values and ideals supported by The Gund Company.
• Set-up and operate machines in multiple families of equipment that include but are not limited to compression molding presses, pultrusion machines, blending stations, sheeting station, and packaging of finished goods.
• Performs progressive machining operations on parts and work orders involving very close tolerances and/or unusual requirements.
• Perform in-process inspection according to standard procedures.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings program with a 50% employer match up to 6% of contributions
• Regular employee feedback through our IDP (Individual Development Plan)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree