Team Leader - Assembly (1st shift)

AriensCo • Brillion, WI

194d

About The Position

AriensCo in Brillion, WI, is looking for a motivated individual to lead our Assembly team and help us meet daily production goals through strong leadership, adherence to standard work, and a commitment to continuous improvement. In this role, you'll be on the floor training team members, solving problems, eliminating waste, and ensuring quality, safety, and productivity remain top priorities. If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and are ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, this is the opportunity for you!

Requirements

• Minimum High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• Clear understanding of Standard work, time observations, takt time, takt vs. actual, bar charts, standard work combination sheets, spaghetti diagrams
• Proven understanding of 5 Key measures (policy deployment measures)
• Training and communication skills
• Understanding of Lean and 6S
• Basic computer skills
• Trained in TWI
• Become torque certified (training will be provided)
• Understands and has the ability to utilize the Ariens Company Standardized Problem Solving Process
• Past leadership experience preferred
• Additional education in lean, leadership, or manufacturing preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead Assembly team members
• Adherence to standard work
• Create, maintain, audit, and improve standard work
• Ensuring team members cycle time is at or below takt time, includes helping on the line if needed to meet daily production goals
• Training new employees, transfers, and cross training
• Filling in for team members on vacation or absent
• Root cause problem solving issues that prevent the cell from meeting daily production goals
• Good understanding of waste elimination, continuous improvement, safety, quality, productivity, and delivery
• Ability to identify waste and eliminate it
• Properly filling out production control charts and good understanding of the production control board and its function
• Ability to effectively communicate to team members, supervisors and other Ariens Company personnel

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
• Bonus Programs
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays and leave programs
• Flexible spending account (FSA) plan
• Voluntary wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym discount membership program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Cross-training and job rotation opportunities
• Career paths
• Ongoing development through the Ariens Academy
• Kaizen Events - continuous improvement
• Ability to win products
• Daycare facility in Brillion, WI

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED