Team Leader G&A 3rd Shift

JTEKT North America•Blythewood, SC

10d

About The Position

The Team Leader G&A assists the department Supervisor in ensuring safety, quality, and productivity in the work area. The role supervises a shift, supports associates and department leadership, and helps improve overall department performance by resolving problems, scheduling personnel, addressing quality issues, conducting audits and appraisals, training employees, and tracking KPIs such as Bekido, Chokko, and Yarijimai. The Team Leader promotes a safe, professional, and cooperative work environment; ensures associates are trained and equipped; manages time and attendance; and provides consistent performance feedback. The role supports continuous improvement through 5S, standard work, Lean/JPS methods, productivity monitoring, and communication with other Group leaders. It also assists with component problems and scheduling, supports emergency response, and helps ensure customer needs and expectations are understood.

Requirements

Associate degree required.
Good leadership skills to manage and direct others.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Organizational and documentation skills.
Ability to multitask effectively and efficiently.
Basic computer skills for recordkeeping, compiling and managing data, and communication.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Three to five years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the department Supervisor in ensuring safety, quality, and productivity.
Motivate and encourage associates to meet or exceed plant standards.
Manage and resolve conflicts within the work area and maintain a professional work environment.
Apply fair and consistent treatment standards to associates.
Ensure associates are properly trained and have the tools needed to complete their jobs.
Manage associate time and attendance.
Complete timely, consistent performance appraisals with constructive improvement feedback.
Focus on continuous improvement related to safety, quality, and production.
Work with other Group leaders to promote cooperation, communication, and smooth workflow.
Assist supervision with quality issues by containing suspect product and providing quality feedback to value stream associates.
Maintain and continuously develop a 5S system addressing safety, housekeeping, organization, quality, and continuous improvement.
Assist the department Chief Leader in resolving disciplinary issues.
Conduct daily layered audits, standard work audits, and ahead-or-behind reviews while ensuring productivity.
Assist with component problems and component scheduling when possible.
Monitor and track associate and equipment productivity, developing tracking tools as needed.
Track KPIs including Bekido, Chokko, and Yarijimai.
Maintain knowledge of plant policies and procedures.
Learn, support, and implement standard work practices and Lean/JPS methods and philosophies.
Respond to emergency alarms and emergency health situations as part of emergency response.
Identify internal and external customers, understand their needs and expectations, and understand how job performance affects them.
Supervise a shift in accordance with policies and procedures.