Stamping Shift Leader

GM•Kansas City, KS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Stamping Shift Leader, you will provide leadership for Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE) for the total press shop. You will be responsible for providing direction and assistance to your team. This position will require you to rotate between all 3 shifts on a 3-to-4-month basis.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or 3 years of equivalent manufacturing experience
Ability to work rotating shifts (rotating between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd every 3-4 months)

Nice To Haves

3+ years of manufacturing experience
Leadership experience
Stamping experience
Highly developed oral & written communication skills
High level of interpersonal skills
Knowledge of basic stamping and manufacturing processes
High level of analytical ability
Knowledge of and coaching experiences in Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS)

Responsibilities

Knowledge of the total stamping production process
Communicate status to other shifts
Champion of allocated BPD activities
Discuss weekly production plan with production control
Make adjustments to the schedule as needed as a result of production problems
Allocate manpower as needed to each press line, plan release for training
Maintain shift safety by audits, observation and follow up of all incidents
Maintain and improve machine up time
Prevent recurrence of breakdown causes
Ensure TPM program is on track
Discuss major downtime causes with maintenance weekly and request corrective action
Sign off on standardized work charts and agree with all shifts
Lead shift meetings for SPQRC
Report shift status to operations manager
Coach and mentor Group leaders and improve their general performance
Ensure GM-GMS is followed
Liaise with customers for quality problems and co-ordinate countermeasures
Support area manager to resolve manpower issues in conjunction with union
Ensure cost control achieves budget needs
Must be willing to rotate shifts
Understand and comply with the terms of local and national labor agreements