Job Description

GENERAL DUTIES:

Job Summary

The Team Leader works with Team Members, supervision, engineering, maintenance/toolroom, and quality support to facilitate the production of quality components /finished parts at the lowest manufacturing cost. The Team Leader will assist in task organization/orientation, collect information from and communicate to required sources, to maximize productivity of the Team. The Team Leader is a very important link in the communication chain between Team Members and other required sources. Normal production activities must be communicated to the Team Leader.

Responsibilities: Performs job duties within their assigned team as outlined below.

1. Performs job duties within their assigned team as outlined below.
2. Leads required daily team meetings (e.g., shift start/change meetings), following a prescribed agenda. Organizes for the meeting, guides the discussion, and actively participates in team meetings, including shift change team meetings (if needed).
3. Orients, trains and/or facilitates (objective) training needs of employees in team production processes.
4. Keeps team records (e.g., communications boards).
5. Monitors production and consults with operations supervisor on needed adjustments in work assignments and may recommend changes in work procedures if necessary. After consultation with supervisor, may assign workers to meet production demands (supervisor will be responsible for any/all changes resulting from this type of action that violate contractual provisions) .
6. Communicates resource requirements (e.g., tooling, materials, maintenance/tool room support, set-up support, quality support) for the team directly to operations supervisor and secures resources if possible.
7. Communicates production and quality issues to supervisor and/or quality personnel.
8. Confers with management/supervision, engineering, and/or quality assurance, in order to coordinate production.
9. Notifies supervisor of quality problems, of recurring equipment malfunctions, and corrective actions taken.
10. Assists on machine maintenance and/or downtime in accordance with team job classification requirements.
11. 11. Performs other work required (e.g., 5S activities, general housekeeping, etc,.) of their assigned team.
12. Assists on major machine repairs and changeovers in accordance with team job classification requirements.
13. May cover absenteeism within their assigned team or other similar operation work center team leader.
14. Performs and/or assists with preventative maintenance activities as needed within their team area in accordance with team job classification requirements.
15. Performs work center production activities for the team to ensure smooth orderly production flow including but not limited to rework, product/process auditing, and machine operations. Coordinates their team’s suggestion process. Makes recommendations to their operations supervisor of teams suggestions, follows through with the implementation, and communicates back to team.

Required Skills

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

Preventative maintenance and performing quality testing.  Replaces operators in production area(s) in case of absence and/or if directed in the case of production requirements. Leading kaizen events (e.g., 5S and SMED events).

Education/Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.  Previous experience as an effective team leader preferred.

Minimum 1 year experience on the same equipment(one or more: Set-up, SUROS, or operator) in the past 5 years (subject to change (per selection criteria) if no employees are available with this experience)

Required Experience

Skill and Abilities

• Demonstrate proper ability to perform the required work with normal supervision.

Expectations

• Striving to be the best on the team - Setting the example for all team members to follow.
• Develops and assists in team proficiency and productivity - Effectively teach/train (using objective standards and measures, when/where available) other team members on work center equipment, operational procedures, etc. Confers with team members and operations supervisors to determine and establish training needs within the team and assists in establishing changes to work procedures and instructions (using objective standards and measures, when/where available).
• Follows all standards for the Company and department - This includes all procedures, work instructions, quality documents and safety procedures. Ask for further instruction on standards from supervisor/management if standards are not understood. Request further training if the task or procedure is unclear.
• Strives to ensure quality and discrepant product are not produced - Build quality into work. Ensure processes are consistent with quality objectives. Be aware of current quality levels versus target levels. Report quality issues to supervision/quality support when not. When causes are known and under the team’s control, will fix the cause of quality issues (when able).
• Housekeeping and safety - Understands 5S standards and assists in housekeeping activities in work center and ensures it is maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion.
• Continually develops good organizational and communication skills for and with other team members.
• Continually develops ability to multi-task, set priorities, and meet deadlines.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.