Team Lead Millwork & Layup Job

About the role

This employee is responsible for ensuring and maintaining all manufacturing standards, ensuring work schedules are accomplished and manpower is scheduled accordingly. Promotes and governs a safe working environment. Supports and enforces company policy. Mentors and coaches employees on all aspects of production, safety, quality, cost, delivery. Provides guidance for his/her team, on custom components that meet given specifications. Reports directly to the Production Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a team of 2-25 employees.
• Conduct morning huddles with staff to give daily direction and goals.
• Update and prepare Gemba and Planner boards each morning for the Gemba walk.
• Own and sign-off on the accuracy of first piece and while running checklists to ensure the 100% quality of products that leave your area.
• Assist with employee interviews, reviews, 30/60/90-day check-ins with new hires.
• Ensure all employees are at workstation on-time and on-task.
• Work with Engineering & Quality groups to solve issues on the floor.
• Work with the materials & scheduling groups to schedule and tend to parts issues.
• Ensure that all parts that leave department are counted & verified vs. drawing requirements.
• Perform routine and non-routine repetitive production and/or service duties to include operation of machinery (moulders, gang ripsaw, planer, shaper cut-off saws, widebelt sander, optisander, microperf machine, Hot Press), setup of complex tooling and equipment, completion of reports and logs, follow-up on work schedules.
• Interpret process sheets for workers.
• Read measuring instruments.
• Must ensure area is clean and organized at the end of shift.
• Communicate with direct reports, give recognition, and give direction.
• Communicate with the Safety department to ensure all safety and OSHA 1910 standards are followed.
• Communicate with the Quality department to ensure all quality standards are followed.
• Communicate with Human Resources to ensure all legal standards are followed.
• Understand softwood and hardwood lumber… sources, grades, natural characteristics of species, identification of species, etc.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to critically think about custom construction methods.
• Able to read Safety Data Sheets (SDS) sheet.
• Strategist, capable of change, talent developer and strong relationship builder.
• Experience in setting and evaluating processes to determine best efficient workflow.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in managing people.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with NC equipment and how information flows from the office to the floor.
• Dependable, punctual, good attendance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; team player, relationship builder.

Skills

• Understanding of softwood and hardwood lumber sources, grades, natural characteristics of species, identification of species, etc.
• Knowledge of NC equipment and its operation.
• Ability to read and interpret process sheets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, and many more.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this role is “x to X” per year. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors.

Schedule

Shift: 1st shift – 5am to 3:30pm

Travel

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