Production Shift Leader- Afternoon Shift

ZF Group•Fowlerville, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for coordinating and supervising daily Afternoon assembly operations in a team-based production facility with an emphasis on organizing and supervising Assembly Technicians in order to meet assembly and sequencing requirements of automotive suspension modules. The Afternoon Shift leader will be the primary decision maker on the assigned shift and will manage approximately fifty production team members, team leaders and manufacturing support technicians.

Requirements

3-5 years supervisory or Team Leader experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment required.
Experience working in a fast-paced, team-based environment is required.
Must be able to work any shift if required.
Must possess strong interpersonal communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

Daily scheduling and work assignments and manpower utilization for all production team members
Coordinating functions to meet just-in-time assembly requirements and scheduling improvements
Coordinating and ensuring safety rules are followed; employees demonstrating safe work practices
Daily teamwork development and evaluation, motivation counseling and progressive discipline and or documentation
Specific responsiveness to addressing plant customer quality and delivery issues
Assisting Operations Manager to improve lean manufacturing and Business Excellence strategies by working with teams to identify and implement improvements
Responsible for daily assembly technician training and quality awareness activities
Championing special projects and writing reports and other correspondence as needed.
Responsible for the successful execution of plant employee relations tasks and initiatives as it pertains to the position.
Other duties as assigned.