Lead

About the role

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions with facilities around the globe, leading in critical power infrastructure supporting industries from financial institutions to data centres. The Lead role, located in Columbia, SC, reports to the Production Supervisor and is responsible for providing leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through both formal and informal evaluations
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department
• Assist in department budget planning and manage department expenses
• Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
• Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks
• Report and alert resources concerning downtime
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow
• Update department communication boards
• Follow quality indicators; stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target
• Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step

Requirements

• Typically requires an associate's degree, vocational or technical training, or equivalent experience
• 6 years of related experience
• Serves as an expert/consultant in manufacturing line skills with other employees
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of manufacturing line techniques and may improve processes

Skills

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees and supervisors
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Working conditions

Occasionally exposed to work that requires repetitive motion, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. Occasionally works in job assignments that may require overtime and 2nd or 3rd shift job assignments as required.