Sheetmetal Lead

Sonaca•Auburn, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Sonaca North America is seeking a Forming Fabricator Lead. This role supports the Manufacturing Manager in ensuring continuous production of products consistent with established standards. The Forming Fabricator Lead acts as a focal point for interplant communication, ensuring a cohesive Sonaca North America approach to meeting customer quality requirements. In all actions, this role supports Sonaca North America's Quality Policy, Mission Statement, and other policies and procedures by supporting commitments to total customer satisfaction, quality products and services, lean processes, continuous improvement, on-time delivery, safety, teaming, individual accountability, and respect for people.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
5+ years of experience in a production or manufacturing environment
1+ years in a leadership / lead role
Experience reading blueprints
Knowledge of production processes and equipment
Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Able to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Coordinate and supervise the daily production activities of assigned staff
Assist Supervisor / Manager with day-to-day operations to meet safety, cost, quality and schedule
Manages day-to-day direction from supervision including flow of parts and resources.
Ensure that production goals and objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner
Monitor production performance, identify areas of improvement, and take corrective action as needed
Ensure that production processes are carried out in accordance with established safety and quality standards
Must be able to learn and understand equipment, as well as setup and run the equipment
Will perform most of the hands–on or OJT training for the team members
Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment
Train and mentor production staff in the use of equipment and processes
Monitor and document employee attendance and performance
Develop and implement production schedules and workflows
Enforce company policies and procedures in a consistent and fair manner
Monitor inventory levels and ensure proper stock rotation
Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them in a timely manner
Motivates team by leading by example
Models appropriate behavior and reinforces Sonaca North America policies and procedures
Main focal point for questions for team members
Create a culture for continuous improvement
Models appropriate employee behavior and reinforces Company policies and procedures
By Example, demonstrates appropriate behavior to both new and more senior employees, including such behaviors of dependable attendance, following quality procedures, accurate completion of paperwork, etc.
Actively follows, enforces, and reinforces all safety policies and procedures and incorporates safety issues in all task training.
Reinforces plant organization and cleanliness.
Works with the team to identify and implement improvements in work center organization.
Uses good problem solving skills and assists the work team in the collection of information, analysis of facts and data, consideration of various alternatives, and implementation of the decision.
Assists the supervisor with the development of the work team. May serve as team leader or facilitator.
Initiates and supports continuous improvement by helping the team learn and implement lean manufacturing process improvement tools.
Serves as an expert in the Production Operator tasks, working with management, leads, quality personnel, etc., to resolve technical problems.
Assists HR and training personnel as needed, in the development and evaluation of formalized skill training programs and materials.
Participates in team meetings and scheduling activities.
Serves as the Safety Monitor for the work center operations.
May be asked to help develop work instructions or serve on various work center and/or cross functional process improvement teams, task forces, and rapid improvement projects.
May be asked to temporarily work at or assist other work centers.
Must know, understand and follow all job tools available and applicable to the job and the plant, including work instructions, the Employee Handbook, etc.
Other duties as assigned.
Ability to work overtime including weekends and holidays as needed.
Need to possess a thorough understanding of process flows, lead times and lean principles in the manufacturing environment.
Other duties as assigned by management

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with a percentage company-match contribution
Competitive wages
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Employee assistance plan — for access to counseling, consulting and other community resources
Wellness program
Tuition assistance