Welder 3 Team Lead

Find Your Opportunity•West Fargo, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Lead will assist the Shop Supervisor in overseeing and coordinating all activities of production employees in their designated area. This role embraces and demonstrates the qualities of the TrueNorth Steel Game Changer Definition, participates in building a strong culture to positively impact site yearly retention goals, and supports and strives for safety in all areas of the site. This includes resolving safety problems that arise and completing the required paperwork to close the action items. The Team Lead drives employee engagement by hosting one-on-one discussions with shop floor employees and prepares and administers, with shop supervisor assistance, employee’s yearly goal check-ins and annual performance reviews. They apply root cause analysis and actively participate in the closing of site Corrective Actions (CA’s) and Non-Conformances (NC’s) to ensure our internal and external customers receive the highest quality product. The role involves time and labor management, including reviewing and making corrections daily to labor time reporting, reviewing and approving or denying PTO requests for direct reports, approving bi-weekly time sheets for Payroll, and reviewing and correcting labor reporting in jobs in the ERP system. The Team Lead continually supervises direct staff to produce manufactured products, organizes and monitors workflow on the shop floor, and identifies issues, problems, and solutions in areas of safety, quality, and production. They maintain a safe and clean work environment through leading by example and assisting the Shop Supervisor in monitoring the proper use of equipment and resources. The Team Lead oversees the day-to-day functions of their assigned department by providing guidance and direction, maintains an adequate supply of tools and consumables required to keep the shop floor producing efficiently, and helps to reduce production costs without compromising the quality of the end products. They enforce safety rules with their team members to avoid injuries in cases of accidents and production hazards and ensure that all team members wear protective gear during production and all safety items are installed and functioning correctly. They inspect work done by team members to ensure it meets company standards of good quality. Prompt and dependable attendance with a willingness to work flexible hours including overtime or weekends as needed is also required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of two years' experience in a related field preferred.
Leadership Skills to positively impact those they are leading.
Training and experience in personnel management.
Applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of complex tasks.
Good understanding of company policies and procedures.
Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Leadership – Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Prompt and dependable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Embrace and demonstrate the qualities of the TrueNorth Steel Game Changer Definition.
Participate in building a strong culture to positively impact site yearly retention goals.
Support and strive for safety in all areas of the site.
Willingness to work flexible hours including overtime or weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

Assist the Shop Supervisor in overseeing and coordinating all activities of production employees in their designated area.
Resolve safety problems that arise and complete the required paperwork to close action items.
Drive employee engagement by hosting one-on-one discussions with shop floor employees.
Prepare and administer, with shop supervisor assistance, employee’s yearly goal check-ins and annual performance reviews.
Apply root cause analysis and actively participate in the closing of site Corrective Actions (CA’s) and Non-Conformances (NC’s).
Review and make corrections daily to labor time reporting.
Review and approve or deny PTO requests for direct reports.
Approve bi-weekly time sheets for Payroll.
Review and correct labor reporting in jobs in ERP system.
Continually supervise direct staff to produce manufactured products.
Organize and monitor workflow on the shop floor.
Identify issues, problems, and solutions in areas of safety, quality, and production.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment through leading by example and assisting Shop Supervisor in monitoring the proper use of equipment and resources.
Oversee the day-to-day functions of their assigned department by providing guidance and direction.
Maintain an adequate supply of tools and consumables required to keep the shop floor producing efficiently.
Help to reduce production costs without compromising the quality of the end products.
Enforce safety rules with their team members to avoid them getting badly injured in cases of accidents and production hazards.
Ensure that all team members wear protective gear during production and all safety items are installed and are functioning correctly.
Inspect work done by team members to ensure that they meet company standards of good quality.
Provide prompt and dependable attendance with a willingness to work flexible hours including overtime or weekends as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.