Associate Area Leader

Responsibilities

• Support all safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all team members.
• Daily plant responsibilities include ensuring employees wear personal protective equipment; ensure leaders/employees follow correct safety policy and procedures, and that proper training and awareness is provided.
• Ensures team members are properly trained on the standard work in their area including areas of equipment operation, quality standards, and interpersonal skills required to perform their duties.
• Provide support, coaching, and training to the Group Leaders/Supervisors under their supervision.
• Continuously improve the visual factory by supporting 5S Bright/Clean/Clear.
• Support day-to-day activities to maintain relationships with team members, meet scheduled production requirements, maintain quality, & improve efficiencies.
• Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating goals & budgets.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by driving customer feedback and driving successful new assembly procedures during new product launches.
• Interact with the Union Steering Committee to insure labor harmony.
• To continuously improve, this role will proactively build relationship within production, partnering with Environmental Health & Safety, Supply Chain, Logistics, Human Resources, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance departments.

Requirements

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Business or Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a medium/high volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with lean tools and concepts.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, basic problem solving and troubleshooting ability, along with proven leadership capabilities.
• Must have advanced understanding of process control and production scheduling.

Physical Requirements

• Position involves sitting long periods, standing, manual dexterity, stooping, bending and minimal lifting.