Zone Team Lead - 1st Shift

JB Poindexter & Co•Riverside, CA

1d•$26 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

The Zone Team Lead - Finish position is responsible for providing associates with clear objectives and standards for results, along with the necessary tools, training, and support. The role aims to foster a motivating environment where team members can achieve full competence. This position requires a self-starter with a willingness to learn and a strong desire for career progression within the company. The Zone Team Lead will work with minimal supervision, promote teamwork and effective communication, and address associate issues promptly. Adherence to all company policies and legal requirements is mandatory. A key aspect of the role involves actively participating in the training of new and existing associates, maintaining continuous communication, and performing performance coaching and counseling to ensure expectations are met. The role also includes reading and interpreting various work-related documents, providing guidance and training, and maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly work environment. Additional duties as assigned are also part of the role.

Requirements

Must be able to read and or interpret work orders.
Must be able to read a tape measure.
Must be available to work overtime, including Saturdays, if needed.
Must have the flexibility to work rotating shifts as necessary.
Must be able to stand for 8 - 10 hours per day and lift up to 35 lbs.
Must have understanding of quality policies and have minimum or zero defects per unit.
Must adhere to the company safety regulations and assist in the training and awareness of safety guidelines to new team members in the department.
Must actively participate and support Poindexter Production System (PPS); 5’s, Lean, TPM, and other Continuous Improvement Activities.
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear).
The team member frequently is required to stand (sometimes for extended periods); walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 35 pounds.
The team member may, at times, sit, bend, stoop, squat, reach overhead, or crawl (may be in confined spaces).
The team member is expected to perform repetitive tasks using their hands, and have the ability to climb ladders and/or work in high places.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent GED preferred.
Prior supervisory experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide associates with objectives and standards specifying results to be achieved.
Provide tools, training, and support as needed.
Provide a motivating climate supportive of each team member becoming fully competent.
Work with little or no supervision.
Display and promote teamwork and effective communication within Production and the company as a whole.
Deal quickly and effectively with associate issues / concerns.
Adhere to all legal and company policies and procedures.
Take an active interest in the training of all new and existing associates assigned within your area of responsibility.
Maintain continual effective communication with associates assigned to area of responsibility.
Perform performance coaching and counseling as required to ensure associates perform to desired expectations.
Assist with on the job training of team members.
Read and interpret written orders and specifications, blueprints, instructions and labels, which may contain hazardous warnings and cautions.
Provide guidance and assist with on the job training of team members.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work environment.
Other duties as assigned.
Effective use and coordination of resources to accomplish specific goals and outputs while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
Control and reduce truck hours.
Effective and efficient utilization of people and other resources (overtime, equipment, material, etc.).
Efficiently and effectively plan and execute daily work.
Coordinate activities with other departments of the plant.
Achieve truck delivery goals; daily delivery, monthly delivery, and on time delivery.
Monitor and control inventory levels to ensure appropriate availability and work in process levels.
Seek and develop new or improved processes that result in improved productivity and customer satisfaction.
Seek and develop solutions to problems as appropriate.
Demonstrate a commitment to quality and the quality process.
Completes assignments in an accurate and thorough manner.
Produces work that meets or exceeds standard including satisfying the requirements of internal or external customers.
Display personal quality attitude and quality leadership / sponsorship.
Monitor established work procedures / practices; follow specs.
Implement changes as required.
Take an active role in the daily truck audits.
Follow up on issues and corrective actions.
Monitor quality of trucks in process and in rework and communicate actions required / taken.
Actively pursue defect reductions and positively impact defect measurements.
Implement and maintain quality improvement efforts.
Maintain processes.
Lead by personal example to create and maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
Enforces or follows safe work practices.
Achieve zero lost time injuries and reduce OSHA recordable injuries.
Assure compliance to safety policies and safe work practices.
Maintain consistent daily housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
Utilize established programs and personal (safety meetings, etc.) to improve safety performance.
Display personal safety attitude and safety leadership / sponsorship.