Manufacturing Work Team Leader

General Purpose

Leads and manages an assigned department to achieve operational objectives (in areas such as safety, product quality, reliability, cost, continuous improvement, and employee morale) that align with and promote the achievement of Operations' and the corporation's business strategy.

Achieves results through successful leadership and team development, as well as effective planning, organization, implementation and execution.

Essential Functions

• Continuous Improvement: Facilitates change by using kaizen as a tool to improve the organization's capability by utilizing people's skill to solve problems proactively and constantly move towards the ideal situation or 'true north'. Engages in kaizen activities everyday to proactively go after problems with a shop floor focus.
• Professional Challenge/Participation: Motivates and involves employees in improving processes through creativity, problem solving and learning. Sets expectations, teaches, encourages, coaches and holds direct labor employees accountable to utilize standardized work to improve operations, as well as, participates in the implementation of improvements through day-by-day kaizen. Solicits employees' ideas for improvement and creates a work environment where employees are encouraged to take risks and share their ideas for improvement.
• Quality: Ensures the team's performance and accountability to zero defects. Partners with customer service and corporate quality teams to ensure the identification of quality issues and their root causes, as well as, designs and implements solutions. Manages and monitors compliance to quality plan and ISO 9000 certification.
• Recognition/Feedback: Shows appreciation of those individuals and teams that demonstrate outstanding performance, which is directly aligned with the company's Blueprint for Corporate Community. Provides timely feedback including formal performance reviews, performance coaching, and discipline.
• Reliability: Ensures 100% on-time delivery of quality products to the customer.
• Safety: Ensures a safe working environment for all employees and visitors. Responsible for the team's safety program, implementation and commitment to 5-S principles, ensures all safety training and development is completed for all employees, administers safety policies and procedures, and complies with all state and federal legislation.
• Shop Floor Focus: Spends the majority of time directly on the shop floor where the key value added activities take place, so one can understand the current status of the operation and gain direct input from employees in order to make improvements.
• Staffing/Development: Determines staffing levels & skills required and trains employees. Helps employees to develop new skills that will allow them to increase their contribution to the business and improve the processes of the operation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years successful supervisory experience in an operations environment or at least four years of demonstrated success in a leadership role that has included directing the work of others with proven results.

Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience: Minimum of four years successful supervisory experience in an operations environment or at least four years of demonstrated success in a leadership role that has included directing the work of others with proven results.

Skills And Abilities: Ability to express ideas effectively (verbally and nonverbal) with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated professionalism. Adept at resolving conflict in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to identify and understand issues and make appropriate decisions. Proficient in ISO quality systems fundamentals and Lean Manufacturing principles. Ability to effectively use office automation / communication software and tools used in the office environment.

Critical competencies for this position include: integrity and trust, customer orientation, job knowledge, decisiveness, relationship building, effective communication, systemic thinking, future focused, managing and developing talent, flexibility, innovation, and business knowledge.

Must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without accommodation.