Team Leader, Interiors - Decatur, United States - Special-Lite Inc

Special-Lite Inc

Verified Company

Decatur, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Title:

Team Leader

Department:

Interiors

Reports to:

Plant Manager

Approved by / Date:

Plant Manager /

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Yes

FLSA Status:

Exempt / Salaried

Position Summary:

The
Team Leader is a working supervisor who provides leadership, instruction, and guidance to the employees within the Interiors Department.

This position is accountable for the safety, quality, customer satisfaction and daily production output within the department.

Essential Functions - Production:

Accountable for production output, quality and ontime delivery throughout the department:
Recommends overtime requirements to Plant Manager and supports team during the mandatory hours required
Updates Late Orders tracker online ? review at PCC
Reviews Customer Complaints in system; help customer service resolve issues; shares with production team for lessons learned / continuous improvement
Conduct ?Call & Respond? audits for QCP/Expedited/Warranty/New Hire work
Fill out and submit Rework Sheets
Fill out Rework Request Forms for material missing or need replacement
Calculate daily roll over and turn in to scheduling
Ensures that the necessary products and materials are in the department to build a quality product and meet production deadlines.
Calls attention to and weighs in on material decisions involving color, fit or other assembly issues
Monitors inventory levels of department located stock material like reinforcements, fasteners, etc.
Ensures safety procedures are followed and recommends improvements.
Assigns/allocates work based upon the strengths and abilities of the employees within the department.
Ensures schedule alignment with upstream departments based on material availability
Assigns and reassigns labor to address absences or efficiency issues within the team
Examines blueprints/engineering drawings to determine material requirements and task sequences; collaborates with Detailing on questions and/or blueprint discrepancies.
Monitors, report on, and develops countermeasures when need in respect to our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Update physical and electronic PCC Charts for Safety, Production, Reworks & NAO
Leads the lean process and champions continuous improvement efforts in the department through collaborative effort.
Leads or participates in meetings regarding reworks, Not As Ordered (customer complaints) and other continuous improvement projects
Coordinates Rapid Problem Solving Issues within the department as required.
Helps integrate new products and product changes into production (ECO, SISS, etc)

Essential Functions - Leadership:

Coaches and provides feedback to employees.
OneonOne reviews with all hourly employees in department
Write ups and progressive disciplinary conversations as required per policy
Career conversations w/ employees ? internal skill progressions
Maintains positive employee relations within the department, ensuring practices are fair and consistent; leads and models a positive employee culture.
Runs weekly Whiteboard meeting and reports results at plant wide PCC.
Maintains a neat, orderly, and organized work area at all times.
Work with Human Resource department to fill vacancies:
Conducting interviews & providing hire recommendations to HR
Creates onboard plan for new hires in department; position & training

Non-Essential Functions:

Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Position Requirements:

High school diploma or GED is required.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing environment or completion of a recognized apprenticeship program is required.
Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of assigned work.
Experience working with, and the ability to read measuring devices such as a ruler and measuring tape is required.
Understanding of Manufacturing procedures and practices.
Excellent communication skills in written and verbal forms.
Ability to read, comprehend and carryout instructions in written, oral and diagram form.
Excellent decision making, and problemsolving.
Ability to develop and nurture strong, productive relationships in all levels of the organization.
Experience with Microsoft Office Applications.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency, prioritizes well, shows energy, responds to opportunities, instills urgency in others, and meets deadlines.

Physical Requirements:

Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate equipment, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to talk and hear.
Frequently required to stand and walk.
Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and crawl.
Frequently required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the