Production Team Leader- Midnight shift - Pulaski, United States - ABC Technologies

Description

Job Summary:

The Team Leader's primary responsibility is to manage a group of team members and provide essential guidance. The Team Leader will act as the primary point of contact for the team and must ensure smooth operations and effective collaboration. They will oversee daily tasks are being achieved and provide resolutions to roadblocks that come to surface during day-to-day activities.

Job Responsibilities:

Your supervisor may from time to time ask you to perform other related duties not specifically included in this job description. This job's key responsibilities include:

• Provide day-to-day guidance to team members assigned to you.
• Ensure equitable distribution of workload among team members.
• Coach team members on how to safely and effectively complete assigned tasks.
• Recognize achievements and contributions of your team members.
• Facilitate effective communication within the team.
• Help the team navigate challenges and solve problems collaboratively.
• Ensure that work produced by the team meets quality standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement within the team.
• Make decisions within the scope of the team's responsibilities.
• Address issues and obstacles that may impede the team's progress.
• Foster a positive and motivating work environment.
• Support management with ad-hoc tasks/projects when required.
• Promote ABC's EHS policies across the department and adhere to all EHS requirements.
• Organize and help facilitate job training activities for new and existing team members.
• Providing information to management regarding PIP's, absence management and performance management.
• Report any incidents and near misses immediately.

Job Qualifications:

• High school-level education or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a team leader role, within the manufacturing industry.
• Excellent leadership skills - active listening, strong communication, and coaching/mentorship skills that motivates team to reach daily goals.
• Experience with and/or knowledge of PIP's, absence management, and performance management processes.
• Target driven, with an understanding of KPI's and ability to motivate team to achieve them.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities with sound decision making skills to make judgement calls, if necessary.
• Demonstrated team player that exhibits a "One Team, One ABC" attitude and promotes safety-first approach.
• Ability to work under pressure, in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience within the automotive industry is an asset.

Behavioural Expectations:

• Safety-First - A safety-first mindset is a proactive approach to safety, where all employees keep an eye out for safety issues and avoid potentially dangerous situation which could likely cause danger, risk, or injury. This also means that everyone has responsibility for safety regardless of role, level, title, or job.
• Continuous Improvements - Suggest every employee, everywhere is always looking for ways we can improve and standardize our work even when everything is going well. By doing so, it will drive consistent progress toward improved business performance and will tap into people's desire to be the best at what they do.
• Compliance - Employee compliance is achieved when workers are familiar with all the laws that govern their industry or job and know how to conduct business in an ethical manner. It often requires procedural training and encouragement to learn from mistakes.
• Driving Results - Everyone knows their role and is accountable for driving their work to achieve a common goal.
• ONE Team - being part of a group that shares strong relationships, trust, respect, and a common vision for what "good" looks like. One team means supporting and relying on one another to achieve to drive the overall business priorities and meet our customer commitments.

Working Conditions:

This job comes with short to prolonged periods of sitting, lifting, carrying, etc.

Environmental, Health and Safety Expectations:

Employee Responsibilities:

• Work in compliance with ABC Standards, EHS Policies, Local, Regional and Federal acts, bylaws, and regulations.
• Report any spills or leaks immediately.
• Use personal protective equipment and clothing as required.
• All Employees shall follow Site Workplace Safety Guidelines.
• No Employee shall remove or make ineffective any protective device and must report missing or damaged protective devices.
• No Employee shall use or operate any equipment, machine, or device in a manner that may endanger themself or another worker, including the operation of equipment, machine, or device without proper training or certifications where required.
• No Employee shall engage in horseplay or unsafe acts.
• Employees must immediately report any hazard(s), unsafe act/condition, near miss or incident regardless of severity to their Group Leader.
• All Employees must maintain a drug and alcohol-free workplace in compliance with the substance abuse policy.

Security and Housekeeping:

• Ensure visitors and contractors follow the Contractor Management Policies / Site-specific Procedures.
• All Employees must use the designated employee entrance and exit doors. Under no circumstances can employees prop or cause to remain open any entrance or exit door that could permit entry to the facility for unauthorized individuals.
• All employees shall ensure the building is always clean and a safe workplace.
• No food or drink is permitted in the warehouse or production area, unless in a spill proof container. All other food and drink items must remain in the designated break areas.

Why ABC?

In addition to a workplace that emphasizes respect, teamwork and personal and professional growth, ABC Technologies offers a broad range of health, wellness and financial benefits that promote the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of our employees and help them bring their best self to work, including:

• Competitive compensation package
• Employee Group Benefits
• Retirement Saving Program (401K)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Home, Auto and Pet Insurance
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Annual increases in PTO
• Internal job opportunities
• Social events throughout the year