Finishing Team Lead

Directly oversee all functions, operations, and personnel related to the Finishing department. Promotes a strong culture of safety. Responsible for driving continuous improvement to achieve departmental goals. Requires daily planning and communication with team members and other departments including safety, quality, materials, and engineering. Fosters a positive work environment built on trust and respect. Always maintains a professional demeanour to ensure a high level of engagement from all team members.

Essential Functions:

Main Duties:

• Manage the activities of up to 10 - 12 employees to achieve safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency goals.
• Development of team members through SMART goals and reviews.
• Development and execution of continuous improvement measures – problem solving.
• Maintains 1-piece flow in the department and focus on reducing waste – lean manufacturing.
• Work closely with upstream and downstream departments to improve product flow and quality.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong problem solving and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to motivate and lead.
• Self-motivation and accountability.

Education and Experience:

• 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• 2 years of lead/supervisory experience.
• Lean manufacturing experience required.

Essential Knowledge:

• Understanding of manufacturing flow.
• Data gathering processes and strong math knowledge.
• Team building and situational leadership.

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to prioritize and make judgement calls while maintaining calm during unanticipated problems.
• Ability to clearly communicate requirements and measure results.
• Ability to creatively solve problems while utilizing effective time management skills.
• Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
• Thrives in a company with a diverse, challenging, and fast paced environment.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 5%, across other facilities.

Physical Demands:

• Lifting/moving of objects 5-10 lbs. Standing for entire shift along with considerable foot travel. Overtime and occasional Saturdays. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

The company’s Job Descriptions are not intended to be a complete detailed account of all expected/anticipated activities. We operate in a fast-moving and competitive global environment and therefore need employees to be flexible.