About this role
Position Summary:
The Team Leader supports the Group Leader on team improvement activities and provides input and assistance on team needs, problems, and resolutions. We are looking for a dependable, personable individual who has an eye for quality, management experience, and the ability to multi-task.
Job Responsibilities:
- Enable processes and team members to achieve operational objectives including safety, quality, cost, improvement, teamwork, and morale.
- Achieve results by providing real-time response and support to team members, problem-solving, and implementing kaizen of processes.
- With minimal supervision, ensure production is operating according to units per specifications prescribed on the Tiara Yachts work instructions.
- Assign work to the team to ensure completion of daily production requirements.
- Assist the Group Leader in planning and scheduling the department's work.
- Monitor the teams work to ensure quality standards are met.
- Must be able to read and understand units of measure.
- Communicate current product, process, or material constraints or issues to the team leader.
- Must be accustomed to physical tasks for long periods of time, including standing, kneeling, lifting up to 40 lbs, bending, using hands, and working with various materials.
- Must have basic computer knowledge and basic math skills.
- Able to fill in for absenteeism, rotation, etc.
- Maintain visual management and kaizen tools (SW, Charts, A3s).
- Train team members in the zone on standardized work, pull systems, etc., using standardized work as demand changes.
- Rebalance and standardize work as demand changes.
- Provide input to the Group Leader for employee performance evaluations.
- Provide leadership for Continuous Improvement activities.
- Assist with training team members to develop job knowledge and improve performance when asked.
- Coach team members in areas of quality, safety, housekeeping, schedule, productivity, and team behavior.
- Maintain daily labor tracking records and other required production records.
- Promote an upbeat attitude.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by Group Leader and/or Department Manager.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
- Minimum two years of experience in the specified field.
General Job Requirements:
- Pass a background check, drug test, and physical.
- Ability to work overtime as requested.
- Promote a safe and clean work environment.
- Willingness to work on a team or individually.
- Able to follow manufacturing instructions and understand processes.
- Must practice PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) policies as mandated per area (use safety glasses/goggles, hearing protection, etc.).
- Must follow company safety guidelines.
- Must be fluent in the English language.
Join us at Tiara Yachts and be part of a team that values craftsmanship, quality, and dedication.