WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Team Leader, you’ll keep daily production moving by leading your work cell to meet productivity and quality goals. You’ll coordinate day-to-day operations, support your team, and help ensure production stays on track.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day activities of the assigned work cell to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and production goals.
- Serve as a working Team Leader, performing production responsibilities while providing direction and support to team members.
- Ensure machines and work cells are appropriately staffed to maximize productivity and meet production requirements.
- Coordinate staffing coverage for absences, late arrivals, and scheduled vacations, and authorize vacation time when applicable.
- Communicate production priorities, updates, and other important information between team members, departments, and shifts.
- Ensure priority and rush jobs are completed to meet established shipment requirements.
- Provide accurate and timely production reporting for all team members and report missed production targets along with appropriate corrective actions.
- Set up equipment and tooling, troubleshoot machine and program issues, and train team members on proper procedures.
- Train new team members on first-piece-off procedures and ensure required documentation is completed.
- Support cross-training activities and validate employee job-skill qualifications to strengthen team flexibility and production efficiency.
- Work with team members to establish individual and team goals and support the development of an autonomous work cell environment.
- Drive continuous improvement by applying Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles, reducing waste, improving throughput, reducing TAKT time, controlling inventory, and increasing production efficiency.
- Actively participate in Elimination of Waste Team meetings and help develop improved methods for line throughput.
- Perform required product measurements and inspections according to established frequencies and sampling plans. Identify and isolate discrepancies and report nonconforming material as appropriate.
- Support scrap-reduction initiatives and work with the team to achieve established scrap-rate improvement goals.
- Coordinate Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities with Maintenance to support equipment reliability and production needs.
- Maintain training/education matrices and associated records in accordance with the IATF Management System.
- Support company Goals & Objectives (G&O), including tracking and reporting progress on established measurable objectives.
- Assist with injury investigations involving the work cell and facilitate small-group training related to corrective actions and injury prevention.
- Support Emergency Response Teams, including Safety and Medical Response Teams, as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Plant Leadership Team, Production Supervisor, or Plant Manager.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
- Ability to use computers and production technology, including SAP handheld scanners, machine control panels, and other job-related equipment.
- Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and Q1 compliance requirements.
Education
- High school diploma or GED
- Some college and/or technical trade manufacturing education is preferred
Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in a fast-paced, automotive manufacturing environment
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Incentive Bonus
- Medical, Vision, Dental
- Prescription Drug Plan
- 401K
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Short-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health and Wellness Reimbursement
- Employee Recognition
- Discount Programs