Lead

Typical Day

• Provides ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through both formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiates and participates in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Covers people resource requirements for the department.
• Aids in department budget planning and manages department expenses.
• Communicates daily plan and any production or customer service issues.
• Highlights material shortages, interfaces with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages.
• Recognizes and monitors bottlenecks.
• Reports and alerts resources concerning downtime.
• Interfaces with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Tracks time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicates with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
• Updates department communication boards.
• Follows quality indicators. Stops and alerts if predefined indicators are below target.

Requirements

• Serves as an expert/consultant in manufacturing line skills with other employees.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of manufacturing line techniques and may improve processes.
• Applies new technologies/techniques.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, and supervisors of the organization.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Benefits

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.