Manufacturing Team Lead (KHMS)

Kraft Heinz•Holland, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Team Lead (KHMS) is responsible for providing leadership in operations, assessing, coaching, and teaching team members on area processes, procedures, or work instructions. This role acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing guidance to ensure process areas are not constrained due to lack of capability or knowledge. The Team Lead facilitates communication and collaboration between operations and support departments, and works with operators and support functions to develop and execute plans to win each shift. The position reports into the Production Department and is a union position within the Holland Plant, which has been in operation since 1897 and employs over 300 people. Products produced include sweet relish, Grey Poupon mustard, yellow mustard, vinegar, pickle variations, and BBQ sauce. The facility is a union facility represented by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

Requirements

Qualified or demonstrate expertise in; CIL, CLM, 5S, Basic Problem Solving (5-Whys).
Willingness to become Yellow Belt qualified.
Upon hire will train to become Lock Out Tag Out certified and maintain qualification.
Must successfully pass on the job training and maintain operator qualification.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in operations assessing, coaching, or teaching team members on area processes, procedures, or work instructions.
Act as a SME, providing guidance to ensure their process areas are not constrained due to the lack of capability or knowledge.
Facilitates communication and collaboration between operations and support departments.
Collaborates with operators and support functions to develop and execute plans to win each shift.
Develops strong coaching skills to provide effective feedback for plant team members in area of expertise.
Provides mentorship and guidance for operator development and training.
Provide guidance for operator troubleshooting.
Champions, leads, and executes equipment, reliability, or process improvement projects.
Provides process specific guidance and expertise to production and support teams.
Leads production team to develop and execute a plan to win the shift.
Reports out at relevant meetings.
Updates relevant KPIs and metrics to ensure effective and efficient communication of process areas activities and outcomes.
Partners with site leadership teams to ensure key stakeholders are aware of critical equipment or process failures.
Facilitates the line loss analysis (waste elimination and yield improvement) and line throughput improvement plans (Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) current/future state).
Analyze daily and shift line data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities.
Spends time on the floor to gather information on stops, centerlines and changeovers over the past 24 hours.
Investigates initial root cause of top stops utilizing KHMS tools.
Develop plan for the shift for ownership areas.
Lead level 1 meetings.
Participate in level 2 and Daily Production Meeting (DPM).
Discuss top stops, root causes and establish countermeasures in a plan to win the shift.
Manage DMS completion and compliance and develop action plan for any outages.
Accountable for meeting KHMS requirements as outlined in Digital Coach.
Works with Process Owner, CI Lead and Maintenance Lead to address losses.
Ensure all safety and quality guidelines are being followed.
Maintain legible, neat and accurate records and reports.
Works with TRIO to identify improvement projects for process area.
Drives breakthrough results in planned and unplanned downtime reduction.
Leads/supports RCFA process as assigned.
Support DMS training and coaching.
Coaches, trains, and develops team by serving as process area coach and resource.
Actively participates in KHMS structured processes and DPM according to standard.
Serve as leader or participant on assigned teams and support team decisions as needed.
Create and/or track OEE performance reports for assigned area.
Request support from leadership and support groups to remove barriers.
Organize planned stops.
Conduct coaching in ownership areas for root cause analysis of process failures and/or break downs and defect handing process.
May be required to work in different business units and other shifts to expand business knowledge.
Utilize the SAP system for entering notifications and tracking production requirements.
Execute daily skills using email, word processing and spreadsheet management.
Perform and oversee all work in accordance with Kraft Heinz, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and NEC standards (in a safe and efficient manner consistent with lockout/tagout, hot work, fall protection, and other OSHA regulations).
Facilitate timely completion and effectiveness of safety and FSQ corrective actions for area of responsibility.
Comply with all Kraft Heinz policies, procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Understand and accepts the operational reliability culture using KHMS tools and is supportive of plant and department team goals and vision.
Manage and improve start up, shut down, and changeover processes.
Support line day to day activities.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision (HRA) Health Reimbursement Account or (HSA) Health Savings Account
Pet Insurance
(EAP) Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental life insurance
Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs.
Events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
Paid Time Off
Company Holidays
Leave of Absence
Recognition
Training
Wellbeing Programs
Family Support Programs
401k
Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Disability