Production Line Lead I

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas LLC•Fort Worth, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring quality products are assembled to meet customer dock dates. The Production Line Lead I will organize and assign work to meet production schedules, monitor daily production results, and conduct daily meetings to review performance goals and challenges. This position also involves managing the ANDON system, ensuring the proper provisioning of the production line, and communicating issues impacting daily performance to the Production Supervisor. The Lead will assess operator efficiency, provide training, and contribute to performance evaluations. Additionally, they will manage attendance and time charging, monitor and reduce line scrap costs, participate in corrective actions and root cause analysis, and cross-train on multiple processes. The role requires investigating line stops, communicating line damages and quality issues, and working with the Production Supervisor to develop cross-training plans. The Lead will also fill in for assemblers as needed, interact professionally with customers, and maintain a safe, clean, and organized workplace, supporting 5S initiatives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
3+ years’ of seat assembly or related manufacturing experience
Must be able to read, write and interpret engineering drawings and technical instructions
Ability to independently plan and prioritize tasks
Ability to solve problems with little or no guidance
Ability to communicate and present in front of peers and upper management
Ability to organize teams to effectively accomplish organizational goals
Excellent interpersonal skills
Must be able to work flexible hours on short notice and overtime

Nice To Haves

Trainer or leadership experience preferred
Qualification to support all line functions as needed

Responsibilities

Ensure quality products are assembled in support of customer dock dates
Organize and assign work to meet the production schedules while following standard work assigned to the shipset
Monitor and communicate the daily production results and submit the daily efficiency report
Conduct daily meetings with the production line to review daily performance goals and challenges
Set up ANDON system to manage line progress through the shift and update as needed
Ensure the proper provisioning of the production line (tools, hardware, consumables)
Effectively communicate and elevate issues impacting the daily performance of the line from Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Logistics to the Production Supervisor
Assess the efficiency of each operator and provide training or recommend disciplinary action as necessary to Production Supervisor
Provide input for performance evaluations for assemblers and assistants
Review and provide daily attendance reports; Audit ITA records to ensure proper time charging
Monitor and reduce line scrap cost; Follow MRB and Q-note processes
Conduct and assist with corrective actions, root cause analysis and preventative action
Cross train on multiple processes to increase knowledge and value to the team
Train assemblers in new processes including standard work
Investigate line stops, put in emergency measures, and counter measures to cope with line stops
Communicate Line damages immediately
Communicate regularly with the line inspector to be aware of the quality issues found
Communicate quality issues back to the line operator and investigate root cause to ensure it is resolved
Participate in the daily production meetings
Work with Production Supervisor to build a cross training plan to strengthen the team and invest in assemblers
Fill in for assemblers when away from the work area (absenteeism, training, etc.)
Interact with internal and external customers professionally
Maintain a safe, clean and organized workplace; Conduct regular housekeeping audits
Support and maintain 5S initiatives