Production Group Lead-US

Kennametal, Inc.Bedford Township, PA
Onsite

About The Position

This position works under the supervision of the Manufacturing Manager and/or Plant Manager and/or shift manufacturing supervisor as needed. Duties are performed without constant supervision. Assignments are made daily and results are reviewed daily.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general equivalent diploma
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in a Mfg. setting
  • Minimum of 3 years in all Braze or Machining dept. as team lead
  • Ability to understand written and oral instructions and communicate with leaders, manager, supervisors and coworkers
  • Forklift operator license required
  • Computer experience required (Microsoft products and SAP preferred)
  • People leadership skills
  • First aid / First responder training will be required for this role

Responsibilities

  • Perform pre-operation checks for machines.
  • Perform safety inspections required for individual production machines and associated equipment.
  • Perform review of operators safety checks and ensure overall department safety is always the first priority.
  • Safely train, plan, direct, schedule, and check the work in the Braze & Machining departments on a daily basis.
  • Work with engineering, management, maintenance supervisor, vendors, and braze/machining employees to review and solve problems.
  • Monitor Braze/Machining orders to continually improve operations and quality of parts.
  • Maintain complete and accurate records.
  • Perform all other duties within areas of responsibility, when necessary.
  • Perform all required duties regarding inspections, quality audits and safety audits.
  • Problem solve all areas of Braze/Machining operations.
  • Inspect parts and ensure others inspect and produce parts to meet established ISO requirements.
  • Process shop orders to meet established due dates.
  • Responsible for tracking and problem solving of the materials used and efficient equipment use to reduce cost.
  • Responsible for cycle counts and management of WIP and components.
  • Participate in and utilize lean processes in daily duties.
  • Perform and ensure others perform daily required TPM on associate equipment.
  • Perform and ensure others perform daily required 5S review of areas.
  • Perform daily activities associated with gathering and posting established metrics.
  • Accurate and timely recording of required data in SAP including operating entry (ie Production, quality etc).
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