Production Team Assistant 2nd shift

Astronics•East Aurora, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A Production Team Assistant infuses training, development, and organizational goals into the leadership of the production floor. As a first impression to our valuable front line operators, a successful candidate will have a variety of attributes involving communication, leadership, management of workflow, safety, supervision, and technological aptitude.

Requirements

The ability to serve as a coach, mentor, role model for their own front line staff and others.
Must be able to effectively communicate instructions to team(s) and listen to feedback.
Must be willing to be a leader in the area(s)/department(s) and also work in a team environment with peers.
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 3-5 years of manufacturing experience.
Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continually required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms to pull handles and push buttons and reach objects.
Requirements may also include repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, stooping, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching or crawling.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Previous demonstrated leadership experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate core values of organization and serve as role model for all associates.
Communicating (verbal and listening) with operators, management, process owners, and other peers.
Coordinates support efforts amongst production and engineering team when applicable.
Identifies training needs and arranges for training activities in responsible area(s)/department(s).
Monitors training progress for trainer and trainee, ensures identified training is completed and maintains the employee-training matrix.
Ensure that the team is working well together including resolving basic Tier 1 employee conflicts and involving HR and/or the Supervisor involved when necessary.
Provide performance feedback to manager/supervisor for employee reviews.
Ensure that employees are managing expired materials in responsible area(s)/department(s)
Ensure that the employees are managing the review and recall of calibrated items in responsible area(s)/department(s)
Ensures all process related steps are completed with proper verification; electronic or manual signatures.
When applicable perform any necessary ERP transactions such as but not limited to work in process receipts, work order splits, inventory adjustments, material issues, scrap, and labor transactions.
Completes defect and rejection forms and reviews with team members for opportunities of continuous improvement.
Collects, reviews, and displays any other operational metric data applicable to running an effective and efficient area(s)/department(s).
Attends meetings as production representative; such as but not limited to design review kick-off meetings, material review board, and production status meetings.
Monitors workflow and ensure team members are keeping the flow at an acceptable level.
Maintains a safe and compliant working environment.
Maintain tools and hardware ensuring team members have the proper components and equipment to perform their jobs efficiently
Ensures all production parts are being handled according to the manufacturing instructions or work instructions
Identifies and arranges lean events and continuous improvement measures in area(s)/department(s)
This position may require knowledge of SOX / 404 internal audit controls and related documentation.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

9/80 schedule with every other Friday off
Continuing education support
Certifications
Exposure to governance, risk, and compliance tools at a global scale
Benefits start the first of the month after hire
Quarterly bonus tied to company profitability
401(k) with 3% company contribution
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid holidays (including a full Christmas week shutdown)
Comprehensive health/vision/dental coverage
No weekend shifts
Steady work in a clean, modern facility – bright, temperature-controlled, and organized
Paid time off
Profit sharing