Team Leader

WHAT YOULL DO

As a Team Leader, youll keep daily production moving by leading your work cell to meet productivity and quality goals. Youll coordinate day-to-day operations, support your team, and help ensure production stays on track.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Lead the day-to-day activities of the assigned work cell to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and production goals.

- Serve as a working Team Leader, performing production responsibilities while providing direction and support to team members.

- Ensure machines and work cells are appropriately staffed to maximize productivity and meet production requirements.

- Coordinate staffing coverage for absences, late arrivals, and scheduled vacations, and authorize vacation time when applicable.

- Communicate production priorities, updates, and other important information between team members, departments, and shifts.

- Ensure priority and rush jobs are completed to meet established shipment requirements.

- Provide accurate and timely production reporting for all team members and report missed production targets along with appropriate corrective actions.

- Set up equipment and tooling, troubleshoot machine and program issues, and train team members on proper procedures.

- Train new team members on first-piece-off procedures and ensure required documentation is completed.

- Support cross-training activities and validate employee job-skill qualifications to strengthen team flexibility and production efficiency.

- Work with team members to establish individual and team goals and support the development of an autonomous work cell environment.

- Drive continuous improvement by applying Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles, reducing waste, improving throughput, reducing TAKT time, controlling inventory, and increasing production efficiency.

- Actively participate in Elimination of Waste Team meetings and help develop improved methods for line throughput.

- Perform required product measurements and inspections according to established frequencies and sampling plans. Identify and isolate discrepancies and report nonconforming material as appropriate.

- Support scrap-reduction initiatives and work with the team to achieve established scrap-rate improvement goals.

- Coordinate Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities with Maintenance to support equipment reliability and production needs.

- Maintain training/education matrices and associated records in accordance with the IATF Management System.

- Support company Goals & Objectives (G&O), including tracking and reporting progress on established measurable objectives.

- Assist with injury investigations involving the work cell and facilitate small-group training related to corrective actions and injury prevention.

- Support Emergency Response Teams, including Safety and Medical Response Teams, as assigned.

- Perform other duties as assigned by the Plant Leadership Team, Production Supervisor, or Plant Manager.

WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED

- Ability to use computers and production technology, including SAP handheld scanners, machine control panels, and other job-related equipment.

- Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and Q1 compliance requirements.

Education

- High school diploma or GED

- Some college and/or technical trade manufacturing education is preferred

Experience

- At least 5 years experience in a fast-paced, automotive manufacturing environment

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

- Employee Stock Ownership Plan

- Incentive Bonus

- Medical, Vision, Dental

- Prescription Drug Plan

- 401K

- Pet Insurance

- Paid Vacation & Holidays

- Short-Term Disability

- Tuition Reimbursement

- Health and Wellness Reimbursement

- Employee Recognition

- Discount Programs