Weld Maintenance Team Leader 2nd Shift

About the Role

This position is responsible for enforcing company safety and operational procedures, maintaining equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the manufacturing department.

Responsibilities

• Enforce company Safety rules and procedures throughout the department and follow set example.
• Create and enforce 5S activities throughout the department.
• Ensure all downtime (D/T) calls are responded to efficiently, countermeasured, and supported as needed.
• Assist technicians with root cause analysis for downtime incidents.
• Identify critical spare parts and order them as needed.
• Ensure the Preventive Maintenance (PM) system is on schedule and effective.
• Perform root cause analysis on top downtime items and implement countermeasures.
• Monitor production lines to ensure countermeasures are effective.
• Perform PM tasks as scheduled, assist in repairing defects, and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for any quality-related incidents and provide countermeasures.
• Support engineering with new equipment setup and trials.
• Communicate existing and new equipment failures with engineering and management.
• Support Quality Assurance (QA) during quality incident investigations and implement appropriate countermeasures.
• Perform cost reduction activities to reduce overall operating costs.
• Prepare and ensure all items necessary for PM and projects are readily available.

Environmental & Physical Demands

The role involves regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, sharp objects, and constant loud noise. Physical demands include:

• Frequent use of hands to touch and handle objects.
• Regular requirements to hear, talk, and see (including close vision).
• Prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, sitting, climbing, and balancing.
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.

About JSC

Jefferson Southern Corporation (JSC) is a Tier One automotive supplier specializing in producing ready-to-install parts for automobiles. Our operations include stamping steel parts and welding them into components that form the "white body" or interior shell of vehicles. While these parts may not be highly visible in the final product, they are critical to the strength, safety, and performance of the car.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (some benefits at no cost to employees).
• Basic Life Insurance and AD&D.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Telemedicine coverage.
• 401K retirement plan.