Team Lead - 2nd Shift PVC/CNC

About the role

Landscape Structures Inc. is a leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment. The company focuses on designing community and school playgrounds that promote learning and development through play. The company values innovation, commitment, integrity, teamwork, and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Sets positions or directions for the team for the workday
• Trains team members
• Validates the competencies of team members
• Acts as the outgoing quality gate
• Works through problems with cross-functional teams/departments
• Conducts standard work audits
• Conducts safety and 5S Audits
• Works on MDI projects/Control Plans
• Trends production metrics
• Owns the Q Board
• Updates the board at a minimum of daily, and ensures department participation
• Puts in request to complete newspaper items
• Closes out newspaper items or escalates as needed
• End of Day Communication (depending on area: start and end of shift meeting, end of day emails or end of day checklists)
• Provides interview and onboarding support
• Other duties as assigned

Attributes

• Action Oriented: Takes pride in their work; pursues work with energy, drive, and a need to finish; enjoys seeing work completed; is action oriented and full of energy for the things they see as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
• Approachability: Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; knows how to manage relationships effectively and knows when to escalate.
• Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
• Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can work through disagreements equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise; awareness of the pulse of the team; doesn’t avoid conflict.
• Problem Solving: Uses lean or problem-solving tools (including LSI tools) to solve difficult problems; knows which resources to use and when; can see hidden problems; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Planning, Priority Setting & Managing (and Measuring): Work Spends their time and the time of others on what’s important; develops schedules and task/people assignments; sets clear objectives and measures; clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; eliminates roadblocks; understands how decisions impact up and down stream customers and organizational goals; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work; accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; measures performance against goals; identifies, understands, and act upon department trends; evaluates results.
• Delegating: Delegates both routine tasks and decisions appropriately and when needed; may delegates tasks to team members but is ultimately responsible for the output; ensures time and resources are in place, giving team members time to complete tasks; equitably and fairly assigns tasks among team members.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in people leadership
• 2+ years manufacturing experience preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of lean principles strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and an ERP system strongly preferred
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Benefits

• Eligibility for profit-sharing and monthly bonus opportunity
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits; paid time off and paid holidays; 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock ownership plan

Equal Opportunity Employer

Landscape Structures is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Employer Participation in E-Verify

Landscape Structures participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. See more here. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf