Senior Team Lead (Conversion Temp to Perm)

PowerSecure, Inc.•Durham, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Leader lead will be responsible for the personnel and product in their work center(s). They will handle personnel training, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives in their area. Product and personnel status will be measured and reported on to the Production Supervisor. Team Leads are responsible to monitor and manage the completion of shop orders and operations as determined by the part number routing, ensuring operations are complete on time and at or under the allotted labor hours. They actively manage the safety culture, implement refined policies, and ensure their cells are in safe working order. They also review quality data to ensure that manufacturing quality is improving and that the MoM and work instructions are updated to reflect corrective actions.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
1 year of leading a welding and fabrication team in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to understand and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
Advanced understanding of production workflows and ability to prioritize work.
Capable of recognizing individual strengths and developmental needs within the team; construct training to encourage proficiency and overall employee productivity within the cell.
Ability to efficiently plan and meet project schedule deadlines, while maintaining contingency plans to preserve committed timelines.
Advanced competency using ERPs in a manufacturing environment.
Organizational and time management skills: Must manage multiple critical tasks concurrently.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of up to 15 operators and manage all shop orders within their department’s work centers.
Maintain accurate service records, construct preventative maintenance plans, and schedule equipment services while mitigating interruptions to production schedules.
Maintain compliance of all required documentation and production reporting.
Act as a steward of quality by observing machine operation, technician output, identifying defects, and deviations from standards.
Utilize discrepancy data to troubleshoot, conduct root cause analysis, and provide solutions and training to mitigate noncompliance.
Set the pace of work within the cell using IFS routings and data to determine if expectations are met.
Review part number routings before beginning work and report issues to the Production Supervisor.
Accurately report schedule status (on time/late/ahead of schedule).
Utilize forecast planning to mitigate parts shortages and ensure timely notification to material handlers.
Keep manufacturing traveler and Bus BoM/Kanban usage updated and fill in appropriate location upon job completion.
Maintain and review worked/hours allocated to jobs, ensure reporting is precise, and prepare for contingency planning to mitigate excessive O&M expenditures.
Model and cultivate a culture for team safety and improvement initiatives.
Process change requests from ECOs on SO within the cell.
Provide a safe and productive work environment for the team.
Analyze the manufacturing process, identify trends, and propose new ways to improve existing products and procedures.
Motivate team members to harness their potentials and work harder for project execution.
Assign tasks to team members and provide specific directions and procedures.
Interpret engineering specifications, prints, and job orders to workers and assign jobs between areas.
Confer with supervisors and other leads to coordinate operations and activities within or between shifts and other functional areas.
Provide guidance and expert advice on technical, systems, or process-related topics.