Team Lead-3rd shift 9pm-5am

Commercial Vehicle Group•Michigan City, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role assists the supervisor in ensuring the department meets goals and objectives for safety, quality, and productivity. The Team Lead leads in a professional manner with a positive outlook, understands and supports cell goals, and assigns people to jobs. They are responsible for conducting cell communication meetings, answering questions about cell performance, completing 5s Audits on time, and ensuring cell communication boards are updated promptly. The Team Lead effectively works with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of product, ensures adherence to work instructions, and is knowledgeable about policies and procedures (including safety) or can find the answers. They drive associate suggestions for continuous improvement, work with the supervisor to ensure the work area meets 5s standards (correcting deficiencies and ensuring recycling), and collaborate on cross-training to meet goals. Additionally, they work with supervisors to ensure associates are properly trained using the process training.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to 6+ months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Develop alternative solutions.
Keep emotions under control while under stressful situations.
Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
Present numerical data effectively and accurately.
Show respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
Promote a harassment-free environment.
Work with integrity and ethically.
Follow the Company’s policies and procedures.
Prioritize and plan work activities.
Use time efficiently.
Approach others in a tactful manner.
Accept responsibility for own actions.
Deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Be consistently at work and on time.
Ensure work responsibilities are covered when absent.
Arrive at meetings and appointments on time.
Ask for and offer help when needed.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Knowledge of AS400 Manufacturing software.

Responsibilities

Assists the supervisor to ensure the department meets goals and objectives for safety, quality, and productivity.
Leads in a professional manner with a positive outlook.
Knows and supports cell goals and objectives.
Assigns people to jobs.
Effectively conducts cell communication meetings.
Effectively answers questions pertaining to cell performance.
Completes 5s Audit on time.
Ensures cell communication boards are updated in a timely manner.
Effectively works with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of product.
Ensures those around them follow work instructions.
Knows policies and procedures (safety included) or can find answer.
Drives associate suggestions for continuous improvement within the department.
Works with supervisor to ensure work area meets 5s standards (corrects 5s deficiencies; Including ensuring employees are recycling).
Works with supervisor to ensure cross-training is happening to meet goals.
Works with supervisors to ensure associates are properly trained (uses the process training).