Team Lead

East Penn Manufacturing Company • Ann Arbor, MI

9d

About The Position

The Team Lead is responsible for achieving safety, quality, and productivity goals through working with the manufacturing supervisor and development of employees/processes, efficient scheduling of resources, and continuous improvement. The Team Lead will lead a team of associates and their daily activities and priorities of the team through the direction of the manufacturing supervisor. This position requires the ability to read instructions represented in manuals and follow these instructions. This position exists in a temperature-controlled environment.

Requirements

• 1-year minimum experience in manufacturing or operations
• Understanding of ISO requirements
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written, and visual
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel
• Ability to work well with all groups of people
• Ability to direct and motivate team members
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
• Accurate and detail oriented
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities

Nice To Haves

• Experience in battery manufacturing preferred

Responsibilities

• Work with the production supervisor to assist in the development and implementation of production capacity plan in order to meet established goals.
• Work with the production supervisor to ensure weekly production schedules and KPI’s are met according to open orders, backlog, and Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Oversee day to day operations of assigned team
• Coordinate daily with associates to ensure efficient production output
• Inform production supervisor of any issues including those with the flow of raw materials, WIP, scrap, and finished goods.
• Monitor Key Process Indicator (KPI) metrics for production operations.
• Lead High-Performance Work Team.
• Provide assistance to associates as necessary to complete the job at hand
• Fill in for associates on the line, as necessary
• Train associates on proper work methods and safety
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company policies

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• Paid company holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed