Team Leader, Assembly

About the role

We’re seeking a passionate and dedicated Assembly Team Leader who brings enthusiasm and expertise to the table. In this role, you’ll provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership, while collaborating with a dynamic and diverse team to achieve shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Sets an example for safety and fosters a safe work environment within functional area of responsibility ensuring compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Provides leadership and participates in the Risk Assessment, 5S and STOP programs.
• Ensures that quality objectives are achieved.
• Maintains Standardized Work documentation.
• Monitors processes to ensure quality checks are carried out and develops countermeasures against defects.
• Assigns, monitors and observes daily work assignments to ensure work standards and instructions are performed properly and ensures goals are met.
• Interacts with Supervisor and/or Manager daily to coordinate efforts and communicate effectively with employees.
• Reports daily results and provides input to employees’ performance.
• Uses problem solving techniques to proactively address issues or concerns internal to their functional area of responsibility, elevating to Supervisor and/or Manager where appropriate for resolution.
• Maintains employees’ morale and makes recommendations through communication with management in order to ensure positive morale for functional area of responsibility.
• Maintains and arranges for proper preventive maintenance of machines, equipment, and facilities for functional areas of responsibility.
• Facilitates on-the-job and other specified training for employees in functional area of responsibility, ensuring all employees are well trained for safe and successful completion of their jobs.
• Provides cross training to employees to provide challenge and opportunity for employees and to ensure flexibility in meeting daily work assignments/commitments.
• Collaborate with employees in functional area of responsibility, identifies opportunities for continuous improvement (kaizen) and makes recommendations for implementation.
• Assists in Jishuken activities.

Requirements

• Two or more years of assembly experience.
• Basic computer skills (ex: Outlook, Excel, Teams, etc).
• Demonstration of leadership skills.
• Ability to lead/coach in a team environment and demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and dependability.
• Possesses good interpersonal, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience.
• Strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Familiarity with JD Edwards (JDE), SAP and/or Wavetrak.

Skills

• Leadership skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Paid Time Off and 13 Paid Holidays
• Affordable Medical plans and no-cost Dental & Vision options
• 100% 401(k) match up to 6%
• Company-Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health care, legal support, and financial guidance
• Recognition and Kaizen (continuous improvement) Reward Programs

Pay

$22.50/hour + $2.00/hour leadership premium.

Schedule

Standard working hours are 6am - 2:30pm - overtime is expected based on business needs, however, it is not guaranteed.