Assembly Lead

About the role

Carrier, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure the safe transport of food, life-saving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, assist, and improve all aspects of Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, and Cost.
• Meet and exceed daily productivity goals and play a key role in all other departmental metrics.
• Initiate improvement actions to reduce department spending.
• Coordinate daily work assignments and provide immediate process or assembly back-up for any absenteeism.
• Ensure that equipment and machines are always in safe and good working condition.
• Eliminate, prevent, and countermeasure all quality issues.
• Coordinate quality control activities; initiate and implement Work Standards, specifications, and characteristics of the processes to ensure quality is built in.
• Solve problems on an ongoing basis.
• Search for constant improvement, seek out to eliminate waste, and encourage the use of CI Tools and methods to properly solve problems.
• Encourage good attendance and be a role model by being at work each working day and always being on time.
• Drive employees to get excited about work and use reinforcing feedback methods to encourage good work habits.
• Impress upon the team a sense of urgency to reach team goals and get things done.
• Provide new employee orientation, new employee introductions, and coordinate on-the-job training.
• Communicate with all team members on a daily basis.
• Meet with cross-shift counterparts daily (at the start and end of the shift) to discuss Quality, Workload capacity, Safety, Staffing problems, CI issues, and machine/component problems.
• Hold weekly stand-up meetings to review the previous week's metric results and to receive any CI suggestions or concerns.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing environment
• 1+ years of experience reading blueprints, standard work instructions, bills of material, and precision measuring instruments

Skills

• Solid mechanical background; proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel); knowledgeable of multiple lines is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrates a collaborative communication style with supervisors and related departments.
• Proven leadership skills; demonstrated ability to facilitate teams; exceptional customer service skills; ability to work well with others and independently.
• Proven problem-solving and strong decision-making skills; promotes and champions change.
• Strong organizational skills; excellent attention to detail and accuracy; work history includes versatility and flexibility.
• Drives for results; pursues personal development; willing to work overtime as needed.

Benefits

• Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental,