Module Leader

Overview

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment.

Job Title: Module Leader

Location: Ottumwa, IA 52501

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position.

Job Description

• Manufacturing experience in a union environment.
• Systems experience - SAP.
• Familiar with desktop applications - MS Word, Office, Excel.
• Good communication skills.
• Is responsible for achieving departmental/area goals and objectives.
• Supervises semi to highly skilled production and/or maintenance employees on an assigned shift to ensure the manufacture of products within established delivery, quality, safety and cost standards.
• The supervisor is the first-line liaison between the production employees and the management staff and thus also serves the function of representing the company's interests with the shop floor staff.
  
  

Duties

• Establishes employee environment regarding communications, feedback and overall guidance.
• Ensures that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job.
• Monitors Control Plans, troubleshoots workmanship problems and generally supervises production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements.
• Administers employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules appropriate for the unit.
• Monitors individual and line performance and takes corrective action including discipline, as needed and responds to complaints to insure the Company and employees adheres to policies, practices, procedures and work rules.
• Determines manufacturing and/or distribution priorities based on the production schedule and makes daily assignments including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the Customer Delivery date.
• Plans for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets.
• Monitors and makes corrections to stay within the department operating budget targets.
• Directs departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.
• Implements and monitors safety programs and housekeeping.
  
  

Education Preferred

• College Degree or Equivalent Experience
  
  

Years Of Experience Required

• 5 years of professional experience
  
  

Must Haves

• Excellent communicator, demonstrated leadership skills, experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment
  
  

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.