Production Team Lead - 1st Shift

Hourly pay range: $27.90 - $29.60 per hour, based on skills, experience, and market considerations.

Schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 1st shift. Overtime may be required and can exceed these hours.

Benefits

• Health benefits and vacation time available from day one
• Up to 12 paid holidays
• Weekly pay
• $2.50/hr shift premium for off shifts
• Overtime opportunities
• Career progression with cross-training and compensation growth
• Retirement benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of hourly personnel in a specific work cell/area to meet customer requirements, produce quality products safely and on time, and follow standard work for the value stream
• Complete timely and accurate control board updates
• Coordinate and provide training to new employees
• Align resources, people, and work; lead team start-up meetings and conduct floor-check production start-ups
• Oversee shift-change coordination, including leading tier-one meetings and conducting standard walks with supervisors/managers to ensure standardized work
• Ensure smooth workflow transition between shifts with effective communication
• Keep supervisors/managers informed of production issues; review prior shift’s production-tracking documents and take required actions on misses or other issues
• Create preventive actions to meet safety and environmental goals; ensure 6S events are conducted regularly
• Lead change and improvements; inform management of continuous improvement ideas
• Operate an overhead/jib crane up to 25+ tons as needed
• Assist in production when necessary; ensure operators are trained in powered industrial vehicle and/or crane/hoist operations
• Participate in lean production projects to support continuous improvement
• Complete other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Minimum of two years of manufacturing experience
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future
• No relocation benefit offered; candidates must be within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI (Active-Duty Military Service members exempt from geographical limitation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of one year of transformer assembly experience
• Minimum of one year of manufacturing experience in a lean manufacturing environment
• Minimum of one year of leadership experience in a lean manufacturing environment

Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); SAP knowledge preferred
• Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule
• Ability to operate an overhead crane up to 25+ tons
• Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to influence others to achieve goals
• Ability to work overtime when required
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs; bend, twist, grab, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, and perform other essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations