Team Lead - Weekends Sauk Rapids
About the role
This Team Lead role is leading the weekend shift with our Circular Products (CP) Sauk Rapids Team.
Responsibilities
- Provide tactical leadership to the assigned team in the fabrication/manufacture of products in accordance with standard work and manufacturing processes while maintaining company core values and safety standards.
- Ensure quality performance on the team.
- Manage the flow of orders within the team, including material handling.
- Engage the team and select team members.
- Train and cross-train the area in accordance with work instructions and standard operating procedures.
- Support material handling for the team directly.
- Act as the trainer for the area or identify and ensure training of new hires is conducted satisfactorily.
- Lead Tier 1 meetings with direct reports.
- Account for meeting production and quality requirements for the group.
- Plan daily activities and resource vacancies on the team.
- Monitor the performance of the team; provide feedback verbally and escalate for written performance documentation to Supervisor.
- Promote a positive team environment; drive inclusion.
- Act as the first line of escalation for employee needs.
- Communicate organizational priorities and policies; provide clarity of policies as necessary.
- Complete timecards, write performance reviews, and provide input on compensation for the team.
- Complete maintenance or facilities requests when needed.
Safety Expectations
- Be a safety champion on and off the production floor.
- Wear and ensure all team members wear proper PPE while on the production floor.
- Follow and enforce all safety policies.
- Train new hires on emergency preparedness expectations.
- Establish and sustain a safe and hazard-free workplace through processes and procedures.
- Participate in safety recognition at Tier 1 and Tier 2 meetings.
- Report and investigate safety incidents and near misses; provide incident and near-miss updates during Tier 2 meetings.
- Inform team members of safety updates, processes/procedures, and policy changes.
- Onboard new hires specific to their role(s) and safety expectations; continue training with team members on their role(s) and safety expectations.
- Complete all safety trainings.
- Complete one (1) CI Safety Card per month.
- Complete OSHA 10 Hour.
- Monitor completion of actions from the Safety Champion each week and provide updates during Tier 1 meetings.
Qualifications
- Prior experience in a leadership role preferred.
- Experience either leading a team in manufacturing or being an informal leader preferred.
- Experience in metal fabrication preferred.
- Ability to perform basic shop math functions.
- Ability to solve practical problems, make decisions, and direct action.
- Ability to read and interpret manufacturing paperwork and engineering documentation.
- Ability to work well with all employees and earn mutual respect.
- Ability to take initiative.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, and easily adapt to change.
- Proficient knowledge in interpreting blueprints and mechanical drawings, or demonstrated aptitude.
- Effective and appropriate verbal and written communication skills in English.
Physical Demands
This position requires wearing and working in company-provided personal protective equipment (PPE). The individual must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. and, if applicable, maneuver large, cumbersome equipment with the use of an overhead crane and/or forklift. Must be able to work in, on, or around equipment and machinery. The employee may need to perform work with the use of ladders. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met during a pre-employment Physical Work Screening (PWS). A reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Pay
$30.00 – $35.00/hour (Non-Exempt). Actual pay may vary based on experience, education, and other factors.
Shift Schedule
Weekend shift: Friday – Sunday, 5:00 am – 5:00 pm
Weekend shift differential: $2.50/hour