Team Leader - (Conversion Temp to Perm)
About The Position
The Team Leader lead will be responsible for the personnel and product in their work center(s). They will handle personnel training, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives in their area. Product and personnel status will be measured and reported on to the Production Supervisor. Team Leads are responsible to monitor and manage the completion of shop orders and operations as determined by the part number routing, ensuring operations are complete on time and at or under the allotted labor hours. They actively manage the safety culture, implement refined policies, and ensure their cells are in safe working order. They also review quality data to ensure that manufacturing quality is improving and that the MoM and work instructions are updated to reflect corrective actions.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
- 1 year of manufacturing experience.
- Ability to understand and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is required.
- Must have organization and time management skills; this position requires the management of multiple critical tasks concurrently.
- Ability to efficiently plan and meet project schedule deadlines, while maintaining contingency plans to preserve committed timelines.
- Must possess an advanced understanding of workflows in production and prioritize work.
- Capable of recognizing individual strengths and developmental needs within the team; constructs training to encourage proficiency and overall employee productivity within the cell.
- Possess an advanced competency using ERPs in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for personnel training, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives in their work center(s).
- Monitor and manage the completion of shop orders and operations, ensuring they are completed on time and at or under allotted labor hours.
- Actively manage the safety culture, implement refined policies, and ensure cells are in safe working order.
- Review quality data to ensure manufacturing quality is improving and update MoM and work instructions.
- Responsible for as many as 15 operators and all shop orders within their department’s work centers.
- Maintain accurate service records, construct preventative maintenance plans, and schedule equipment services while mitigating interruptions to production schedules.
- Accurately maintain compliance of all required documentation and production reporting.
- Observe machine operation, technician output, identify defects, and deviations from standards. Utilize discrepancy data to troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis; provide solutions and training to mitigate noncompliance.
- Set the pace of work within the cell utilizing IFS routings and data to determine if expectations are met.
- Review part number routings before beginning work, reporting issues to the Production Supervisor.
- Accurately report schedule status (on time/late/ahead of schedule).
- Utilize forecast planning to mitigate parts shortages and ensure timely notification to material handlers.
- Keep manufacturing traveler and Bus BoM/Kanban usage updated and fill in appropriate location upon job completion.
- Accurately maintain and review worked/hours allocated to jobs, ensure reporting is precise, and prepare for contingency planning to mitigate excessive O&M expenditures.
- Responsible for team safety and improvement of initiatives.
- Process change requests from ECOs on SO within the cell.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
