Team Lead I

Mueller Water Products•Cleveland, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Lead I ensures that team members on supported production lines are appropriately trained and follow their standard operating procedures. The role also assists the Production Supervisor as needed or in the Supervisor’s absence. It involves hands-on manufacturing work, quality checks, troubleshooting, providing guidance to coworkers, and helping production lines meet their goals. The position works in both an industrial plant and an office environment, including safety-sensitive areas with machinery, loud noises, and potentially hot or cold conditions. The Team Lead communicates daily with team members, leadership, and other departments. No travel is required.

Requirements

Advanced math skills, including the ability to understand measuring concepts and their applications.
Familiarity with basic and advanced measuring tools and knowing when to use them to inspect parts.
Organized and detail-oriented.
Ability to follow detailed verbal and written assembly instructions, processes, and procedures.
Ability to read and understand work orders and assembly instructions.
Ability to prepare and assemble materials and parts in a manufacturing production environment.
Ability to perform quality-control checks and verify work-order specifications.
Ability to complete basic forms and reports and label products correctly.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with others.
Ability to provide guidance, troubleshooting, and best practices.
Ability to lift and carry or otherwise move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to sit and stand in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
Ability to walk around an industrial plant safety-sensitive environment on an ongoing daily basis.
Good manual dexterity to use a computer, copier, fax, phone, and industrial equipment.
Ability to occasionally ascend or descend stairs.
Ability to manage a team and communicate clearly and accurately with leadership and other departments.
Ability to hear and see while working on the plant floor in safety-sensitive areas.
Ability to work in both a plant and office environment and function in a high-pressure production environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of welding principles.
Experience in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment.
Professional Welding Certification.

Responsibilities

Work safely in the manufacturing production environment.
Follow detailed verbal and written assembly instructions, processes, and procedures.
Read and understand customer work orders and assembly instructions, including blueprints and technical drawings.
Train coworkers on multiple processes and procedures, providing hands-on and verbal job-function training as needed.
Dismantle, assemble, and paint valves and bolts; weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten components using hand and power tools.
Operate hand and power tools, presses, drills, saws, lifts, and control equipment efficiently and safely.
Perform quality-control checks and verify work-order specifications.
Communicate and work effectively with others.
Report quality, process, equipment, and material problems to the Production Supervisor or appropriate party.
Assist in the RCCM (Rout Cause, Counter Measure) process to resolve issues.
Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Operate forklifts and overhead cranes with approved rigging methods as directed.
Perform other routine duties as directed.
Provide guidance and direction as needed to meet production-line goals.
Assist the Supervisor as needed or in the Supervisor’s absence.