Senior Production Team Lead

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):

Accountable for the daily output of production for the assembly department

Assist with directing and coordinating production, processing and distribution within the assembly department

Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments

Review production or processing issues with the Production Supervisor as needed

Work with Production Supervisor in setting and monitoring product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality

Confer with Team Members to coordinate operations and activities within departments.

Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals

Assist in production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems

Maintain environmental, health and safety programs.

Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.

Provides direction, development and leadership to floor associates

Monitor assembly operations and able to recognize defective parts

Material handling functions as required

Perform layered audit and quality checks

Ensure 5-S is adhered to properly

Track parts and scrap

Follow processes and procedures associated with the assembly area

Write production reports if needed

Performs any variety of operations within the group to maintain flow of work

Follow requirements of Quality policy, ISO/TS16949

Follow all safety policies

Must adhere to the anti-mutilation policy

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Basic computer office skills (PowerPoint/ Excel)

Capable of operating a pallet jack and/or a fork truck

Technical/ Computer Skills:

Basic computer office skills (PowerPoint/ Excel)

Capable of operating a pallet jack and/or a fork truck

Leadership skills and experience

Basic skills in business economics and time and motion studies

Broad knowledge of OSHA and workplace health and safety programs

Broad knowledge of quality systems including TS-16949, ISO and QS; continuous improvement, Kaizen, 5-S, lean manufacturing, KANBAN, TPS.

Must be able to spot visual defects and assist in making quality decisions

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regularly required to talk and hear

Frequently required to sit, stand, bend at the knees and waist, and walk

Required to use hands to type, handle objects and paperwork

Required to reach and hold on to items at chest level or reach above the shoulder

May be required to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Required to use close vision and be able to focus

Ability to work extended hours as needed

Ability to travel domestic US and/or international if needed

*A full copy of the job description will be in the Team relations office