Sr Team Lead

CoorsTek • Worcester, MA

2d • $31 - $38 • Onsite

About The Position

It's exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better. We're committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing. This role is responsible for directing activities of workers involved in producing parts using technical and complex equipment in an assigned area. The Sr Team Lead leads and encourages a collaborative team environment dedicated to meeting departmental goals and objectives. They also maintain work area cleanliness. This is a working supervisor role for a team of workers, including conducting/providing input on performance reviews, hiring, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Requires 2+ years of Production/Machining Leadership experience
• Major focus in supervising production areas that utilize machines or automated equipment
• Supervisor must have experienced with operating equipment and skilled at diagnosing and troubleshooting equipment issues
• Supervisor must have experience with reducing equipment down time
• 5S & Lean Experience
• Strong Microsoft Computer Skills
• Ability to provide and receive verbal and written instructions
• Intermediate math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals and fractions) and computer skills
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching/mentoring ability
• Ability to resolve conflict in a professional manner
• Advanced knowledge of technical or complex production processes and equipment within assigned area
• Must exhibit attention to detail as well as excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Direct work of operators operating complex or technical equipment following production schedule to meet quality and on time delivery requirements
• Communicate human capital and overtime requirements and production challenges to appropriate leader
• Maintain production data (workflow and scrap) in appropriate computer database, identifies trends correcting or escalating to appropriate person
• Partner with production planner to determine department work flow and schedule
• Provide consistent and timely feedback to employee on development, performance and conduct
• Train and coach employees on department work instructions, processes, procedures and policies
• Monitor, review and approve employee time records in a consistent and timely manner
• Operate and/or setup a variety of complex and/or technical manufacturing equipment in assigned area to produce acceptable product per work instructions
• Inspect parts for defects as part of in-process inspection, record results and adjust process/machine or notify appropriate person when production schedule compromised
• Gather improvement ideas, implement and maintain as directed by department supervisor
• Wear required personal protective equipment at all times in areas where mandatory

Benefits

• Shift Differential: $2.50/hour
• Training Requirement: Must be able to attend one week orientation on Day Shift, but will train on Swing shift after first week
• Target Hiring Range Hourly: USD 31.39 - USD 38.40
• Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED