Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Help maintain attendance records of assigned employee’s.
• Cook with directions to assigned manufacturing employee on how to do their assign task(s). This includes hands on training.
• Ensure that the assigned area(s) equipment is operating properly and safely throughout the shift.
• Assign Manufacturing employee to the appropriate operation.
• Ensure that the manufacturing employee’s are following the appropriate conduct codes per Metaldyne’s (AAM) employee Handbook.
• Frequently review the Quality of products following each process and provide feedback to Manufacturing Specialists to keep everyone in tune with the process.
• Develop employees for further company growth.
• Maintain and report status of supplies at the operation line and inventory levels.
• Audit to ensure standardized work is being followed and corrected as needed.
• Coordinate changeovers / setups at required operations per Supervisor guidance.
• Plan changes for minimum disruption.
• Complete Team Leader Report and verify the following for accuracy: Operation Productivity & Pareto sheets. Feedback on process and operation.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED (Associate Degree in Applied Science in Business, Engineering or Manufacturing preferred) or equivalent work experience in the Quality Assurance function.
• Experience: Requires a minimum of 1-year experience in manufacturing operations (2 years experience preferred).
• Knowledge: A working knowledge of delube, deflash, double disk grind, shot peen, white light inspection, video ink jet, magnetic particle inspection and dip tank operation is required in the forging operation. A working knowledge of molding, sintering, sizing, tumbling, cnc, hone and MPI in the Conventional operation. Knowledgeable In The Following IATF 16949 Quality Systems Requirements. ISO-14001 Environmental Management SystemsTrain-The-Trainer. Control Plans. Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Inspection Instructions. Statistical Process Control (SPC).

About the Role

Reports To Directly to assigned Supervisor.

Dauch Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law.

For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.