Team Lead-Materials (Days)

Twin City Fan & Blower•Brookings, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading a materials team in a manufacturing environment, focusing on production, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. The Team Lead will assist with training, ensure quality checks are completed, support lean manufacturing principles, and maintain a clean and safe working environment. They will also communicate daily with Value Stream Leaders, coordinate with maintenance, and assist the Value Stream Leader with employee management and performance evaluations. A significant portion of time (up to 80%) will be spent working in the department to maintain workflow. The role also includes acting as a First Responder and ensuring compliance with ISO-9000 standards, while serving as a role model for team engagement and adhering to company core values.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of shop math, hand tools, power tools, and fan knowledge.
Basic ability to read shop orders, read blueprints, and read a tape measure.
Understand and promote company KPI goals and core values.
Meet expectations in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Efficiency.
Interpersonal skills in efficient time management, good attendance, take/accept accountability, make ethical decisions, be customer focused, and work effectively with others.
High school diploma or GED (required)
2+ year in a manufacturing environment
Ability to read and interpret documents, such as policies and procedures, work instructions and standards.
Ability to communicate verbally with co-workers in a productive manner.
Ability to lead and direct the work of others.
Ability to work as a team member to achieve overall Company objectives.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee information. This includes, but is not limited to: performance, illness, investigations and personal information.

Responsibilities

Assist with department training plan, progress, and cross training efforts to increase flexibility and ensure 100% coverage.
Ensure Quality checks and paperwork is complete before product leaves department.
Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
Assist with 5S improvements, Visual Factory Improvements, and Changeover/Setup Reductions.
Ensures employees maintain a clean working environment to include open aisles and good housekeeping as needed.
Maintain Continuous Improvement mindset within the production teams.
Highlight critical issues of value stream to the Operations management team and champion to resolution.
Communicates daily all relevant information to Value Steam Leaders.
Informs maintenance of any work orders through MMS. In conjunction with Maintenance personnel, coordinates maintenance activities with department requirements and schedules.
Ensures the safe and timely production of scheduled deliverables by effectively utilizing people, equipment, and material.
Assists the Value Stream Leader with employee activities, including evaluation and discipline; Corrective Action Request responses and seeking out root cause solutions; collecting Daily Metrics and annual performance evaluations.
Identifies and corrects unsafe acts or conditions, both in primary duties within department and throughout the plant.
Assists employees with diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment.
Actively participates in Gemba and prepares LDMS board as needed.
Assists with the creation and update of standard work instructions.
Works in the department as needed, up to 80% time, to maintain the flow of work.
Acts as a certified First Responder when so trained.
Applies ISO-9000 system procedures and ensures compliance.
Act a role model for team engagement and team morale.
Act, Live and Behave by TCF Core Values.