1st Shift Production Team Lead

Eaton CorporationRaleigh, NC
Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a 1st Shift Production Team Lead at our Spring Forest Rd location in Raleigh, NC. The hourly rate for this position is $24 per hour. Core hours for this role are 6:00am - 2:30pm. This role offers career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments, overtime opportunities, and a variety of benefits including health benefits, vacation time, paid holidays, weekly pay, retirement benefits, paid parental leave, educational assistance program, and wellness reimbursement.

Requirements

  • Minimum two years of experience in a manufacturing environment
  • High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
  • Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Nice To Haves

  • Associates Degree
  • Inventory control experience
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and requires frequent standing or bending.
  • Ability to distinguish colored wiring
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a productive, team oriented environment
  • Working knowledge of the mechanical, electrical, and safety procedures of a manufacturing facility
  • Attention to detail and ability to use Microsoft Office programs and MRP software
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, schematics, or standard work procedures
  • Ability to use good judgment and problem solving skills to make informed decisions
  • Ability to work daily and/or weekend overtime

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for inspecting products for conformance by using assembly instructions, manufacturing orders and checklists at the quality level mandated by the company/product line. Lead root cause analysis for quality defects
  • Interface regularly with the production planner and material handlers to ensure all resources needed to meet customer commitments are available. Order parts as needed
  • Maintain consistent/quality production output by directing associates based on workload
  • Manage the work center production boards on an hourly basis to ensure production is meeting target output levels adjusting resources to meet business need
  • Represent production work centers in daily production meetings as needed and highlight any issues affecting production
  • Provide daily updates to purchasing to ensure customer demands are met. Lead and coach production team on use of Kanban system
  • Inform manufacturing engineering representative of a BOM inaccuracies. Provide support for updates of standardized work
  • Coaches production team on continuous flow principles. Helps continuously redistribute workload as need to help maintain work balance across work stations
  • Report any issues or problems affecting quality or product delivery to necessary departments
  • Assist in training of new employees. Maintain training records for production team.
  • Able to perform all build functions within work cell
  • Adheres to and promotes all environmental, health, safety rules and regulations, and work instructions. Brings key issue to attention of management team and assists in determining solutions
  • Use the principles of 5S to ensure a clean and organized work area
  • Fosters an environment that promotes Eaton’s goals, philosophies, and encourages continuous improvement through participation and teamwork (ELSS, EQS, etc). Lead Kaizen events in within and across production team

Benefits

  • Health benefits and vacation time
  • Paid holidays
  • Weekly Pay
  • Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Wellness Reimbursement
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