Team Leader

GKN Aerospace Careers•Tallassee, AL

About The Position

The Production Supervisor (Team Leader) is accountable for achieving the People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets through the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model. The Team Leader is accountable for attaining Operational Excellence across their designated area of responsibility, in line with the Performance Centre objectives. The Team Leader is accountable for creating a ‘Great Place To Work’ through developing and empowering first class Team Members and driving a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue. We are seeking a 1st shift employee. • Are you a Team Leader who thrives when helping operators grow and develop, and are constantly looking for coachable moments to upskill them?• Do you love solving problems and want to go beyond just fixing them - identifying root causes, finding optimal solutions, and implementing process improvements to prevent future issues?• Are you driven by a need to exceed your customers, your team, and your company expectations?• Can you push your team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner and still have their esteem?• Do you thrive in leveraging the talent of your team to consistently increase performance and productivity?• Do you flourish when you can make decisions and own its consequences?• Are you a person who has a natural authority to get things done and who actively deals with poor behaviors or performance?

Requirements

High School Diploma required.
3 - 5 years of expereince in manufacturing
3 years of recent direct people managment experience.
Excellent performance as a Team member, demonstrating rigorous adherence to standardized work, and a track record of Kaizen implementation
Self-motivated by meeting and exceeding PSQDCC performance targets
The demonstrated ability to work with various stakeholders
Demonstrated potential to lead, engage, train and develop direct reports
An effective communicator and an influential team member
Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with a Lean Operating Model / Production System
Aerospace manufacturing industry experience

Responsibilities

Create and sustain a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace ÂGreat Place To WorkÂ value drivers and Culture Principles by role-modelling behaviours, motivating, encouraging and recognising the contribution of individuals and teams.
Hold Team Members and Team Leaders accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles
Be Open and Honest when appraising and managing individualsÂ performance whilst supporting and coaching individuals to close performance gaps
Provide opportunities for Team Members to play to their strengths; do what they do best and create on-going opportunities for learning and personal development
Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that their assigned areas are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment
Leading and developing their teams to understand the context, mechanics and the delivery of PSQDCC targets to meet customer and stakeholder commitments
Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across their assigned areas
Active involvement in problem solving and the management system using a ÂGo to GembaÂ approach to solve problems with the ambition that 95% of issues can be solved within the zone itself
Contributing to the Value Stream future state design, and ensuring its execution across their assigned areas
Cooperate with other Team Leaders to ensure the best performance outcomes for the entire Area
Holding the functional support staff accountable for adhering to the Global standards and enabling their zone team to meet its targets
Ensuring the disciplined execution of Daily Management and Standardised work through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work
Driving and facilitating the Engagement of all team members, ensuring engagement actions are defined, implemented and followed-through
Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
The companyÂs Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
Export Control regulations
Responsibility for managing a Zone budget as agreed with their Group Leader
Taking ownership when having to make difficult decisions linked to their Zone