Group Lead- Press 1st Shift

About the role

The team lead‑Press is responsible for all daily lead duties for the press team, including assigning work, monitoring progress, enforcing PPE and safety, directing and redirecting employees, serving as a backup for the supervisor, and backing up the process technician as needed.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of the Press processes and procedures and ability to run the press, troubleshoot at least minor press issues, and serve as backup for the process technician as needed.
• Capable of training new associates on processes and procedures.
• Leading the production line to ensure product is produced according to schedule.
• Providing work assignments, daily production paperwork, and monitoring progress of production staff throughout the day or as directed by the supervisor.
• Verifying production paperwork is completed and accurate.
• Completing confirmations in SAP.
• Viewing and understanding planned schedule.
• Printing Work Orders.
• Completing and emailing pass‑down notes, end‑of‑shift reports, and effectivity sheet.
• Ensuring work areas are kept free of unnecessary objects and housekeeping is acceptable.
• Redirecting employees that are out of area or off task.
• Replenishing consumables as needed.
• Assisting supervisor with monitoring employees that are leaving for and/or returning from break early/late.
• Providing honest, accurate and timely feedback to supervisor regarding employee performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Leading by example, must follow all policies and procedures as well as ensuring the team follows them.
• Reporting to the supervisor as needed.
• Capable of holding the pre‑shift/tier 1 meeting when needed.
• Monitoring and addressing quality of parts produced by casters; assisting them in resolving any issues; retraining as needed.
• Maintaining a good working relationship with other departments.
• Adhering to all safety guidelines and requirements and ensuring the team follows all safety guidelines and requirements.
• Performing other job‑related tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Schedule

1st Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00am to 2:30pm with OT as needed (during the week and weekends)

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent required.
• Must have completed at least 90 days of employment.
• (Internal Candidates) Must be in good standing (no more than 1 active disciplinary write‑up and no more than 1 attendance point).

Skills

• Strong ethical and moral standards.
• Good communication.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Previous SAP experience (preferred) or the ability to learn SAP.
• Previous Office 365 experience (preferred) or the ability to learn the basics of email (Outlook), Teams, Word and Excel.