Production Team Leader - (6am to 6pm)

Responsibilities

Detailed requirements of the position are,

The Production Team Leader is responsible for the safety of all teammates in their area of responsibility. Company guidelines that they should use to guide or direct them are,

• Managing all of the control points of the “Line Driven Safety Program” in their area of responsibility.
• Ensuring the proper use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), by each and every teammate in his or her area of responsibility. There is a comprehensive program on PPE in the safety files.
• Leading all teammates in the proper compliance of our “General Plant Safety rules”.
• Ensuring that all of the proper guidelines are met when using a fork truck in the plant.
• Investigating and reporting all accidents that happen in their area of responsibility.
• Reviewing all accidents that happen in the plant in their area or any other area. This review should be used as training to avoid similar accidents by other teammates.
• Monitoring the completion of their teammates daily IIP’s.

Teammate relations is key to any good manufacturing operation. Some general guidelines that should be followed are listed below.

• As a Team Leader you should spend 70% to 80% of your time on the floor. While you are on the floor you should be observing, training, and coaching. Minimal time should be spent in your office, and even less time should be spent in the front office.
• All hours worked by you and your teammates should be managed by you. No one should work overtime without you first being aware and scheduling that teammate.

• Timecard maintenance is key to ensuring that your teammates are properly paid. Daily maintenance of each of your teammate’s cards is essential.
• It is very important that all teammates in your area of responsibility are given timely and fair performance reviews. A review should be honest and fair. If a teammate has a problem area he or she should be counseled to help them correct it.
• As a member of the management team it is your obligation to fill out documentation of all sorts on your teammates from corrective action counseling to praise for a job well done and anything in between.
• Managing the attitudes of your teammates as well as managing your own attitude is essential to have good teammate relations. Verbal abuse, gossiping or in-fighting, or blatant verbal attacks on other teammates, members of the management team, or the company should not be tolerated by you.

An integral part of our company’s success is our ISO Quality and Environmental programs. As a member of the management team you are expected to fully support, embrace, and utilize our ISO system in all facets of your job.

• You should know the quality and environmental policies and practice it in your every day business. It is more than a policy, it is a philosophy to run our business by.
• A major part of our ISO program is the documentation that allows it to work. Training needs assessment, non-conformances, etc. are just a few of the key things we need to document.
• Writing or revising procedures and work instructions is something that each Team Leader should be adept at.

Quality is the single most important aspect of our product. As a member of the management team you should have a strong grasp of what acceptable quality is with our product and our packaging.

• For our finished product to be first quality material it must first meet several points of criteria. As a member of the management team you should be able to thoroughly read a finished product specification and ensure that the product that you are making is first quality.
• Top quality finished product packaging is essential in our industry. It is imperative that the package that we send out conforms to specification to meet safety and marketing standards.
• You also need to be aware as the shift goes on of quality statistics. In other words as your shift progresses you should be in contact with the Quality Assurance teammate to know the quality statistics of the product that you are running.

Successful production performance requires a strong focus. As a front line supervisor you carry more influence on production performance than any other member of the management team. One of your main focus points should be performance standards (i.e., scrap & waste, line speed, and machine utilization).

• It is the responsibility of the production Team Leader to have intimate knowledge of their line and to be able to troubleshoot problem areas. The Team Leader should be able to assess minor things that need to be fixed and should also be able to assist the maintenance teammate in repairing things.
• The production Team Leader will be accountable to schedule teammates for off days such as vacation, birthday holidays, court appearance, and etceteras. A qualified teammate must be scheduled to fill the vacancy on the line so as not to negatively impact production.
• As a production Team Leader you will also be accountable to know where your teammates are at all times.
• A comprehensive list should be made out prior to maintenance day to make the most efficient use of the manpower you have available to you.
• As a Team Leader you should have full knowledge of how a Production Tech teammate spends their entire day. You should assign projects and follow up that these things are being completed.
• Accountability for “radio communication” falls directly on the Team Leader. You should constantly be aware of the communication that goes on during your shift. If any teammate is using inappropriate language or displaying a negative attitude that detracts from your team building efforts you are responsible to counsel this teammate in the proper manner.
• As part of a larger team you are responsible for consistent application of all plant policies. We must ensure that we are very consistent on all policies, for all teammates, on all shifts, up to and including team leaders.

Good housekeeping is essential to the safe and happy well being of our teammates as well as important to create a good manufacturing environment.

• Teammates in your area of responsibility should be held accountable to sweep and clean their workstation daily.
• Communication between the oncoming and off going team leaders is a must to ensure the best possible environment.
• When tools are not in hand they should be in storage.
• Lunch and break areas should be kept clean and free from debris.

Qualifications

6 years of leadership experience

complex manufacturing experience