About this role
The Manufacturing Team Leader will take guidance and direction from the Supervisor / Production Manager and will provide support for all daily manufacturing functions and reinforce expectations for performance and quality goals.
Responsibilities:
Safety Focus:
- Support continuous improvement of departmental housekeeping using 5S methodology
- Support continuous improvement in safety using a combination of behavior based and process safety techniques with a goal of zero recordable incidents
- Support investigations on all recordable injuries, near misses and environmental upsets using a root cause methodology and ensure all corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure all safety, environmental and health policies and procedures are strictly followed by all department employees.
People Skills:
- As a member of the management team, the team leader MUST be able to communicate with any Flint group employee in a respectable and effective manner.
- The team leader is the front line in daily management communication with the departmental associates and is expected to communicate in a positive, “can do” manner.
- Departmental team leaders will help monitor performance of associates. They will also assist in developing performance improvement plans, conducting evaluations and when necessary administering disciplinary actions.
- Communicate to all associates in the work unit any process related issues, quality alerts, special requirements, and process/equipment changes.
Customer Focus:
- Help insure all final products meet specifications and customer requirements.
- Support successful resolution of all customer complaints using a root cause analyses to prevent future occurrences
- Help operate the process to meet Supply Chain goals in production, on time and in full (OTIF) shipments, and past due orders.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma and 2 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; 2 or 4 year degree preferred
- Prior Manufacturing work experience
- Good time management skills; Ability to meet deadlines when given projects / tasks
- Strong interpersonal skills to relate with all members of the team; Ability to train, coach, and direct others
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written communications
- Ability to analyze and solve problems
- Ability to work with others collaboratively
- Strong organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading teams or projects
- Lean manufacturing and continual process improvement experience