Group Leader ECO

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Consult with Engineering, Software Specialists and End Users/Stakeholders to gather information about programming needs: goals, objectives, features, functions, as well as input and output requirements.
• Provides guidance and leadership to subordinate leaders to help them effectively plan work, direct team activities and establish production priorities. Actively drives and ensures all team members are engaged and focused on creating a safe work environment.
• Develops all team members and provides the proper training and tools to achieve quality at the source across the product line(s). Identifies specific operator knowledge/skill requirements and communicates recruitment and training needs to Human Resources and Workforce Development. Helps develop or revise standard operational and working practices and verifies that subordinate leaders require worker compliance with standards.
• Motivates and encourages all team members to actively participate in 5S initiatives, achieving/sustaining world class levels.
• Leads/facilitates continuous improvement activities to drive improvement in safety, quality, delivery and cost through Kaizen and other world class techniques. Coaches and encourages active participation by all team members in problem solving activities helping them develop their skills utilizing Lean tools.
• Drives and assures active team member involvement in TPM programs. Identifies, recruits and develops employees as future leaders.
• Collaborates with Marketing, Engineering, Finance, and other functional areas as necessary to help implement new products and product improvements. Participates in meetings with key personnel to review, discuss and refine the product’s definition; to formally review the proposed product designs and refine for improved manufacturability; to review fabrication equipment and process and refine/alter for improved manufacturability; review process flow line layouts, time standards, and production scheduling.
• To support new product introductions, provides sample products and participates in equipment qualification/buy-off procedures. Ensures proper support/coordination of line trials and production training including start-up and debug. Participates in post-project evaluation of new product introductions.
• Plans production operations, ensuring priorities, sequences and operational schedules for manufacturing products in accordance with company practices. Reviews production and operating reports to help determine operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems.
• Confers with subordinate leaders and co-workers in Customer Service, Materials Management, Engineering, EC, Quality and Transportation to help determine appropriate solutions to short- and long-term problems in meeting production requirements. Researches and helps develop short- and long-term improvements to manufacturing processes to maximize efficiency, improve throughput and maintain safety.
• Provides positive and negative feedback to employees verbally and in writing. Documents feedback through Confirmation of Conversations (COC). Conducts or participates in annual performance reviews for employees.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads salaried leaders, hourly leaders and hourly employees

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Eight to 10 years of manufacturing experience with at least five years at the leadership level
• Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; MBA preferred
• Experience in lean manufacturing and world class manufacturing best practices
• Ability to motivate and lead teams of salaried and hourly leaders and employees.
• Ability to develop and coach team members.
• Ability to analyze data and develop data-based solutions.
• Must be able to work without supervision and manage under stress to meet deadlines.

LANGUAGE / COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Must demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills to communicate effectively at all levels of the Company.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

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REASONING ABILITY:

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CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Usual office environment with frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing.
• Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery.
• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone.

Physical presence in workplace required.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to travel occasionally domestically.

Description:

Occasional: activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequent: activity exists 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Time-management

Advanced

Problem-solving

Advanced

Microsoft Office

Novice

Leadership

Advanced

Behaviors

Preferred

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Motivations

Preferred

Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better.

Experience

Required

8-10 years: Eight to 10 years of manufacturing experience with at least five years at the leadership level