Team Leader, Production (2nd Shift, SJ66)

DENSO•Statesville, NC

7d•$61,500 - $76,900•Onsite

About The Position

To coach associates to meet quality, cost, delivery, morale, and safety (QCDMS) targets in compliance with the quality policy and continuously working for associate’s success. This role involves coordinating production, troubleshooting machine problems, conducting daily start-up meetings, monitoring production, verifying quality, training associates, maintaining reports, and ensuring documentation is up-to-date. The Team Leader will also establish operator instructions, communicate effectively with all levels, perform preventative maintenance, implement kaizens using the PDCA method, complete daily log books, review timecards, and make recommendations for operational improvements. Additionally, the role supports the company management style to promote ownership and acts as a key member of Employee Involvement, promoting morale, pride, and ethics. The Team Leader directly supervises departmental line keepers and associates.

Requirements

Requires High School Diploma or GED equivalent (must fulfill NC State or Federal educational requirements).
Requires 1-3 year manufacturing experience; supervisory experience preferred.
Must have proficient math and analytical skills.
Must be proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Effective verbal, listening and communication skills.
Effective leadership and coaching skills
Strategic thinking and decision making skills
Ethical conduct
Must have investigative, troubleshooting and analytical skills in order to evaluate problems/processes and take necessary action in support of subordinates
Requires constant standing and moving 8-12 hours per day
Must be able to constantly lift and carry up to 35 lbs.
Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and kneel.
Must be able to apply up to 66lbs push/pull force unassisted.
Must be able to reach overhead.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred.
Prefer 2 or 4 year degree in related field or equivalent related work experience.
May require some travel.
May require shift work & overtime to support area of responsibility as needed.

Responsibilities

Coordinate production in the specific area to meet required schedules.
Controlling 5M changes- Investigate problems/processes; notify affected departments and implement appropriate action as needed.
Troubleshoot and fix machine problems.
Daily start up meeting with associates to communicate expectation and strategy.
Monitor production start-up for any abnormal conditions and take appropriate action when needed.
Verify quality of your product and associates work.
Responsible for training and development of associates.
Responsible for maintaining daily and monthly charts, graphs, and reports.
Maintain subordinates documentation on time sheets, attendance, corrective action, etc.
Establish and maintain operator instructions.
Effectively communicate with all levels of associates.
Schedule and perform preventative maintenance on machines as needed.
Use Associate Success Center to implement kaizens using PDCA method
Complete daily log book with details and strategy for the next shift.
Review, correction and approval of associate timecards within respective areas.
Make recommendations to improve productivity, quality and efficiency of operations.
Assists with the company management style in a manner that promotes ownership by all associates.
Acts as key member of Employee Involvement with promotion of good morale, pride and ethics throughout DMNC.
Directly supervises departmental line keepers and associates within respective areas.
Requires teamwork and participation and promotion of company activities such as IATF16949, ISO9001, ISO14001 and Employee Involvement.
Requires effective communication with team members and internal departments and related outside resources in both written and oral format.
Understand, comply and consistently apply company policies and procedures fairly to all employees.
Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
Maintain 5’s standards: maintaining good housing keeping.
Make recommendations to improve productivity, quality and efficiency of operations through continual improvement
Responsible for coordinating the establishment of production goals within respective area.