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Group Leader

Iconma

Buffalo, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Automotive Industry, CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Systems, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Employee Relations, Ergonomics, Health Plan, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Hydraulic Engineering, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems, Mentoring, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Production Costing, Production Schedule, Productivity Management, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Safety/Work Safety, Six Sigma, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Traceability, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Buffalo, NY
POSTED
Today
Our Client, an Automotive company, is looking for a Group Leader for their Buffalo, NY location.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Participates in the training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
  • Participates in the development of highly effective teams.
  • Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(Client) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
  • Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
  • Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
  • Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
  • Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between the company and the United Auto Workers Union.
  • Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues. Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
  • Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
  • Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
  • Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements. Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities
  • Review prior shift handoff notes, hour by hour boards, and downtime log.
  • Check staffing vs. plan (absences, skill coverage, overtime needs).
  • Confirm material readiness (kanban, line side inventory, critical parts).
  • Verify maintenance status on bottleneck assets. Safety topic of the day (PPE, ergonomic rotation, near miss from yesterday).
  • Quality focus (top defect mode, containment updates, layered audit findings). Delivery plan (takt, build schedule, constraints).
  • Hold the line to standard work; manage containment; verify SPC/torque/traceability; drive FPY and RFT.
 
Requirements:
  • Candidate will manage 20 to 30 leaders.
  • Will work with quality, process and maintenance engineers.
  • Highest Completed Education: Require associate and bachelor’s degree regardless of experience.
  • Year of experience: Ideal for a candidate to have manufacturing supervisory assistance. UAW experience is ideal, not required.
  • 6 sigma will standout along with managerial courage
  • Continuous Improvement Process
  • Experience and or knowledge with machinery equipment, barring, hydraulics.
  • Having knowledge of CNC will help huge
 
Why Should You Apply?
  • Health Benefits
  • Referral Program
  • Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
 
ICONMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerationfor employment without regard to any status protected by applicable law.

About the Company

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Iconma

ICONMA is a global information consulting management firm providing Professional Staffing Services and Project-Based Solutions for organizations in a broad range of industries.

  • Corporate Headquarters in Troy, Michigan; 20+ locations worldwide.
  • Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE); certified by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC); and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
  • Founded in 2000
  • 2000+ Employees

The company was founded on the principle that success is derived from delivering high quality service and resources in the most responsive, flexible, and innovative way. ICONMA invests in people and resources with a single goal: To provide our customers with the highest quality service in the most responsive manner. Through its network of offices, ICONMA provides the resources to help clients maintain their competitive advantage.

COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Management Consulting Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
FOUNDED
2000
WEBSITE
https://www.iconma.com/