Team Lead

Gates Corporation•Red Bay, AL

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Gates is hiring a Team Lead at its Red Bay, Alabama plant. The Team Lead assists the supervisor and provides daily direction and training to production-area employees to support efficient operations and processes. The role helps maintain a safety-focused, accountable work culture and supports performance, productivity, quality, housekeeping, and continuous improvement. It also involves cross-training and assisting across shifts as needed.

Requirements

Three years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience working in a Lean manufacturing environment.
Extensive facilitation skills.
Demonstrated initiative in a fast-paced work environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to coach and train team members.
Demonstrated understanding of regulatory environments.
Ability to influence change management.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite and other ERP systems, such as Oracle.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Lean manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Promote a safety-focused culture, communicate expectations, ensure safe work practices, address safety infractions, and investigate safety-related issues or violations.
Monitor and communicate employee issues and concerns, contacting HR or management when situations require immediate attention.
Solicit employee ideas and communicate them to the supervisor, Continuous Improvement Coordinator, or Manufacturing Process Technicians.
Participate in operational improvement programs, projects, and continuous improvement activities.
Facilitate efficient changeovers.
Provide daily direction and training to production-area employees to support efficient operations and processes.
Facilitate team performance in productivity, quality, housekeeping, and personal accountability.
Work with the supervisor on performance problems and recognition, and provide coaching as appropriate.
Assist the supervisor in administering policies and work practices fairly and consistently.
Promote adherence to GEM philosophies and a culture of self-directed behavior, accountability, and process and performance excellence.
Conduct pre-shift meetings and report daily attendance and punctuality.
Control and maintain raw materials, production supplies, and tools.
Report and track shift metrics and provide daily performance reports for the assigned shift.
Ensure area employees are trained in and follow SOPs for safety, quality, production, inventory, and 5S procedures.
Ensure team operators follow the correct procedures for safety, quality, and production in accordance with company policies.
Provide coaching and instruction to team members to improve performance.
Assist the supervisor and cross-train and assist all shifts as needed.
Perform other tasks as assigned.