Production Team Leader (Wax, 2nd shift)-IGT

Howmet Aerospace•Hampton, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Leader (Wax)-IGT 2nd shift position hours will be 4:00pm - 2:00am Monday through Thursday. The role's primary function is to coordinate work activities on a daily basis to meet customer delivery schedules under the direction of the Department Supervisor. This involves ensuring daily production goals are met in both quantity and quality, utilizing production methods that reduce cost and increase productivity, and maintaining equipment through TPM or other methods. The Team Leader is also responsible for upholding company values, fostering teamwork, and pursuing self-development opportunities. Effective communication with peers, superiors, and customers, both verbally and in writing, is essential, particularly during shift turnovers. The role requires a working knowledge of non-certified operations within the department and the ability to coordinate scheduling needs with various support departments. Adherence to work systems, including work instructions and labor reporting, is critical. Additionally, the Team Leader will identify training needs, train operators, and monitor the work environment for safety issues, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and the 5S program. This role requires compliance with company attendance policies, including occasional overtime.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment.
Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree from two-year college or technical school preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates workflow through department on a daily basis to meet production schedule.
Ensures daily production goals are met in both quantity and quality.
Utilizes production methods that reduce cost and increase productivity.
Observes and adheres to standards of performance, identifies and reports shortfalls to supervisor.
Ensures maintenance of equipment by application of TPM or other methods.
Upholds and demonstrates Howmet’s values in approach to work, decision making and interpretations of ethical guidelines and polices for subordinates.
Maintains relationships with peers, subordinates, superiors, external and internal customers, promotes teamwork within and between departments.
Accepts and seeks individual/self-developmental opportunities.
Works on assigned projects to meet department goals and objectives.
Communicates verbally and in writing to peers, superiors, internal and external customers and suppliers.
Maintains communication during shift turnover through the use of turnover sheets, updated status boards or other verbal and written means.
Make and receives verbal and written assignments.
Conduct meetings with team members.
Working knowledge of all non-certified operations in department.
Executes assignment instructions for work during shift to align for changes, absences, equipment downtime, or necessary overtime.
Coordinates scheduling needs with Shared Resources, Central Stores, Tool Room, and Maintenance.
Ensures adherence to work systems to include work instructions, labor reporting, visual controls and Integrated Process Control, and audits.
Identifies, evaluates, and documents training, communicates needs to supervisor.
Trains operators utilizing one on one training method or other techniques.
Monitors work environment for safety issues and acts to correct problems.
Utilizes the 5S program to maintain a clean and safe workplace.
Follow Howmet’s Safety Regulations and Work Rules Handbook along with all departmental specific safety requirements.
Must comply with all company attendance policies and guidelines; this includes, but is not limited to, regular attendance and occasional overtime.
Other duties as assigned.