Best Practices, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Identify Issues, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing Assembly, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Management, Regulatory Compliance, Safety/Work Safety, Startup, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Time Management, Training/Teaching
Position Summary: The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring the performance metrics and KPI's are achieved. Facilitate problem-solving activities within assigned production area when abnormalities impact the performance of the area. Helps monitor shift start-up/hand-off activities, associate training, compliance with standardized work.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:
- Lead shift start meeting (Top5) with all the team members of the team.
- Drive troubleshooting and problemsolving activites within a dedicated production area when target performance is not achieved.
- Proactively facilitate continuous improvement activities.
- Cooperate with cross-functional team members to make improvements as needed.
- Measure, chart and monitor predefined performance metrics.
- Coordinate on-time production start-up and monitor Kanban for respective production area.
- Ensure smooth hand-off to the next shift by communicating production levels and issues.
- Lead efforst to improve and update standardized work regularly
- Daily audit compliance with standardized work, escalating identified issues and retraining associates on the correct processes.
- Monitor adherence to 5S and drive improvement efforts.
- Develop and share A3 problem solving stories within and across facilities.
- Adopt and implement best practices (A3's).
- Manage versatility process with the APT .
- Perform on-the-job training and cross-training of associates as needed.
- Help teach and develop team members in lean manufacturing principles and capabilities.
- Answer associate questions and foster a positive team oriented environment.
- Help manage staffing assignments and schedules including job rotation and overtime.
- Escalate labor shortages to Production Leader and cover absenteeism by operating equipment, as needed.
- Work on line 30% of the time during a week.
- Provide Production Leader with input into the performance of team members as requested.
- Serve as temporary Back-Up Leader to cover absences of Production Leader.
- Perform and demonstrate production and/or assembly of parts in a safe manner adhering to all Safety policies.
- If trained as a first responder, provide injury related response as necessary.
- Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.