1st Shift Sequencing Team Lead - Tier 1 Automotive

International Automotive Components•Arlington, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a 1st Shift Sequencing Team Lead in a Tier 1 Automotive environment. The position involves leading a team, ensuring quality standards, managing production flow, and supporting supervisory functions. Key responsibilities include sequencing parts, maintaining a clean work area, performing assembly tasks, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. The role also involves coaching and developing employees, assisting with scheduling, and resolving production issues.

Requirements

Always practice Safety protocols (including LOTO, and PPE)
Be able to identify quality issues and address each issue appropriately
Have strong problem-solving capabilities, prioritize activities to coordinate with customer requirements
Be able to perform and coordinate scheduled tool changes efficiently
Sequence parts according to part number
Maintain the manufacturing work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
Basic to complex assembly of parts
Ensure car parts meet the established standards of quality
Evaluate adequacy of quality assurance standards, conduct and monitor inspection of materials to ensure finished product quality
Ordering HOT doors and sometimes delivering them to GM in their personal vehicle
Held accountable when numbers start dropping down due to having door shortages
Rotate with supervisor on weekends to conduct door auditing and housekeeping of the sequencing and carpet area
Must be on time for shift meetings for pass downs
Help conduct team meetings
Help on the cherry pickers and forklift drivers when falling behind
Make sure that everyone is wearing their PPE at all times check all of the cherry pickers, forklift drivers are conducting their forklift checklist
Help in getting empties from racks and making sure to fill with new full racks
Responsible for line check lists
Work closely on the floor with all levels of manufacturing team members
Coaching and developing employees to ensure the right talent has all the necessary tools to succeed
Responsible for providing guidance to employees on the floor and serves as back-up to the supervisor as needed
Provides on-the-job skills and quality standards training to both new and seasoned employees to ensure that learning and self-development opportunities exist for production staff
Must be team oriented by actively promoting and participating in a team-based environment
Work closely with management to ensure staffing target is met monthly to run the lines
Attend the production floor to address issues impacting efficiencies and resolve any shortcomings
Assist management with the development of weekly work schedules and crew assignments
Ability to think quickly, creatively and challenge team members to do the same
Ensures work areas are properly maintained
Enforce safety policies and assure all employees have the required PPE when working in the production floor
Perform other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Practice Safety protocols (including LOTO, and PPE)
Identify quality issues and address them appropriately
Prioritize activities to coordinate with customer requirements
Perform and coordinate scheduled tool changes efficiently
Sequence parts according to part number
Maintain the manufacturing work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
Perform basic to complex assembly of parts
Ensure car parts meet the established standards of quality
Evaluate adequacy of quality assurance standards, conduct and monitor inspection of materials to ensure finished product quality
Order HOT doors and deliver them to GM in their personal vehicle
Be accountable for door shortages impacting numbers
Rotate with supervisor on weekends to conduct door auditing and housekeeping of the sequencing and carpet area
Be on time for shift meetings for pass downs
Conduct team meetings
Assist on the cherry pickers and forklift drivers when falling behind
Ensure everyone is wearing their PPE at all times
Check that cherry pickers and forklift drivers are conducting their forklift checklist
Get empties from racks and fill with new full racks
Responsible for line check lists
Work closely on the floor with all levels of manufacturing team members
Coach and develop employees to ensure they have the necessary tools to succeed
Provide guidance to employees on the floor and serve as back-up to the supervisor as needed
Provide on-the-job skills and quality standards training to new and seasoned employees
Actively promote and participate in a team-based environment
Work closely with management to ensure staffing targets are met monthly
Attend the production floor to address issues impacting efficiencies and resolve shortcomings
Assist management with the development of weekly work schedules and crew assignments
Think quickly, creatively and challenge team members to do the same
Ensure work areas are properly maintained
Enforce safety policies and assure all employees have the required PPE
Perform other duties as assigned