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About The Position
The Team Lead is responsible for leading and directing manufacturing teams, maintaining performance against safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals, and supporting continuous improvement. The role includes coordinating production readiness, materials, training, visual management, and problem-solving activities to help meet the Annual Operating Plan and customer delivery needs. The position may perform production-worker activities only as a backup. The role is paid $26.00–$34.00 per hour and is eligible to earn commissions based on performance metrics and other criteria in the applicable commissions plan. Dover Food Retail describes itself as a leading manufacturer of display cases, specialty products, refrigeration systems, power systems, and related services, and is part of Dover Corporation’s Refrigeration and Food Equipment segment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and direct manufacturing teams.
- Respond to Safety-Quality-Delivery-Cost (SQDC) performance and Lean priorities.
- Conduct daily team huddle meetings focused on area performance.
- Lead sustained continuous improvement.
- Maintain Standard Work, Built-in-Quality, and small-lot presentation to the line.
- Interpret and ensure compliance with company policies and safety regulations.
- Recommend and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
- Lead group problem-solving teams.
- Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist workers in resolving them, using the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) process.
- Perform workers’ activities in the group as a backup only.
- Maintain efficiency levels to the planned Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
- Prepare and execute the daily start-up plan.
- Update and maintain the cross-functional training matrix.
- Ensure hourly performance boards are maintained with input and variance causes, including all visual display boards.
- Participate with manufacturing engineering in assuring on-time delivery to customers and internal departments through Kaizen processes.
- Lead daily Kaizen activities and document them.
- Conduct continuous level-load scheduling.
- Coordinate material scheduling and kitting to prevent line shortages.
- Maintain 6S throughout the shift and maintain Operator PM checklists.
- Maintain a well-prepared absenteeism representative.
- Implement and sustain Standard Work procedures and practices, as well as Visual Boards and Controls.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
