Team Lead - 3rd Shift

Caterpillar•Menominee, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Requirements

Must be able to work independently and, equally well, in a team environment.
Must have good organizational and problem solving skills.
Proven leadership experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to promote a team atmosphere.
Expertise in one or more jobs with the area.
Must possess the ability to develop personnel to support present and future operations.
Must be able to work the 3rd Shift: Monday - Thursday 8:00pm - 6:00am.
Must arrive prior to shift start.

Nice To Haves

Ability to adjust line staffing to meet flow requirements and supporting the section’s production plan.
Ability to translate the direction set by the Section Manager to task assignments for each Team Member in the given area to meet the section’s plan/requirements.
Ability to be both a practitioner and teacher of fundamental CPS principles and committed to their successful implementation.
Ability to continually look for and identify WASTE.
Ability to fill in for other Team Leads or Team Members as required for absenteeism, poor line flow, and quality and/or equipment issues to provide a continuous operation.
Ability to run ALL operations in the assigned area.
Ability to handle the pressure of production requirements while maintaining a positive working relationship with the Team Members on the line, as well as with their peers, and their managers.
Ability to communicate effectively with all those in need of information, including Team Members, management, maintenance, quality groups, etc.
Ability to report out on the area’s status relative to plan.
Ability to identify safety, personnel, quality, and production issues and bring them to the immediate attention of the section manager to minimize the given problem’s impact on their area of responsibility and potentially the section as a whole.
Ability to respond to and collaborate with downstream operations to resolve work flow issues.
Ability to respond to customer calls if their assigned area is responsible for the customer pain experienced.
Ability to own the metrics for the given area and are accountable for each operation’s metric accuracy and timeliness of their reporting.
Ability to own the area’s current state Value Stream Map.
Ability to partner with the Section Manager in implementation of changes needed to achieve the future state Value Stream Map.
Ability to conduct Root Cause/Correction Action (RCCA) investigation via data driven part/process troubleshooting within the assigned area.
Ability to review, collect and analyze component, process and machine data in order to determine root cause.
Ability to generate and drive the implementation of all Continuous Improvement ideas owned by their assigned area.
Ability to participate and/or lead Rapid Improvement Workshops for their assigned area of responsibility.
Ability to continually monitor and audit People, Quality, Velocity and Cost metrics for each operation (cell level metrics) in their area of responsibility.
Ability to assist in the creation, training and implementation of Standard Work processes and documentation.
Ability to participate in or lead Process Improvement Dialogs in their area of responsibility.
Ability to communicate effectively with all those in need of information including Section Managers, Team Members, Operations Leadership and support groups as needed for the given area to meet performance requirements.

Responsibilities

Understand the overall flow of the line and the technical aspects of the component for features generated in area of responsibility.
Understand the technical aspects of the processes and flow for area assigned.
Adjust line staffing to meet flow requirements and supporting the section’s production plan.
Translate the direction set by the Section Manager to task assignments for each Team Member in the given area to meet the section’s plan/requirements.
Act as both a practitioner and teacher of fundamental CPS principles and committed to their successful implementation.
Continuously look for and identify WASTE.
Fill in for other Team Leads or Team Members as required for absenteeism, poor line flow, and quality and/or equipment issues to provide a continuous operation.
Handle the pressure of production requirements while maintaining a positive working relationship with the Team Members on the line, as well as with their peers, and their managers.
Communicate effectively with all those in need of information, including Team Members, management, maintenance, quality groups, etc.
Report out on the area’s status relative to plan.
Identify safety, personnel, quality, and production issues and bring them to the immediate attention of the section manager to minimize the given problem’s impact on their area of responsibility and potentially the section as a whole.
Respond to and collaborate with downstream operations to resolve work flow issues.
Respond to customer calls if their assigned area is responsible for the customer pain experienced.
Own the metrics for the given area and are accountable for each operation’s metric accuracy and timeliness of their reporting.
Own the area’s current state Value Stream Map.
Partner with the Section Manager in implementation of changes needed to achieve the future state Value Stream Map.
Conduct Root Cause/Correction Action (RCCA) investigation via data driven part/process troubleshooting within the assigned area.
Review, collect and analyze component, process and machine data in order to determine root cause.
Generate and drive the implementation of all Continuous Improvement ideas owned by their assigned area.
Participate and/or lead Rapid Improvement Workshops for their assigned area of responsibility.
Continually monitor and audit People, Quality, Velocity and Cost metrics for each operation (cell level metrics) in their area of responsibility.
Assist in the creation, training and implementation of Standard Work processes and documentation.
Participate in or lead Process Improvement Dialogs in their area of responsibility.
Communicate effectively with all those in need of information including Section Managers, Team Members, Operations Leadership and support groups as needed for the given area to meet performance requirements.