What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jitl Coord position at American Greetings Corporation?
The position of coordinator is responsibilities for the daily work assignments, motivation, consultations, and discipline of all personnel assigned to his/her area of responsibility.
Normal work hours are 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM
It is the coordinator's responsibility to provide support to his department through the insistence of proper operating procedures in obtaining the goals of the company. Responsible for instilling a culture of safety and continuous improvement in areas of responsibility. The incumbent is responsible for managerial tasks that include performance evaluations, training, and employee development.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Evaluate the production area, the schedule and open work, and direct the workforce to the appropriate workplaces to safely achieve efficient production and quality. Since the JITL has more flexibility and varied function, the coordinator is constantly reviewing and adapting the floor operation as needed to meet evolving priorities.
* Promote a Lean Manufacturing environment in all activities. Abide by and embrace the principles of Continuous Improvement and Quality.
* Make quality decisions with the JITL team and if a quality problem is found take corrective action and initiate preventative measures using appropriate JITL and Creative Resources.
* Constant monitoring of the schedule and the cell work-in process areas to balance workloads, eliminate bottlenecks, and reduce inventory. Retains responsibility for cost, quality, timeliness, and safety. Will typically have first-line responsibility/authority for workforce ranging from 20 to 100 hourly Associates. This range may swell for brief periods.
* Work with the Engineering and Maintenance to reduce safety hazards, improve processes, reduce downtime, and correct problems
* Develop and/or conduct teambuilding meetings and training for the cell. This requires communication skills (verbal and written), it requires good planning and time management skills to set up the technical cross training.
* Administer discipline as required.
* Attend various meetings and making contributions for developing schedule, reviewing maintenance items, reducing make-readies, continuous improvement and other related manufacturing support topics..
* Participates in Safety awareness, leadership responsibility for implementation, enforcement, and general support of safety policies, programs, and initiatives.
* Provides employee development activities to include, training, performance evaluation, counseling and other activities as needed.
* Will typically lead or otherwise participate in multiple improvement projects throughout any year.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status. We desire to place a priority on referrals of protected veterans. EOE M/F/disability/vet VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Normal work hours are 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM
It is the coordinator's responsibility to provide support to his department through the insistence of proper operating procedures in obtaining the goals of the company. Responsible for instilling a culture of safety and continuous improvement in areas of responsibility. The incumbent is responsible for managerial tasks that include performance evaluations, training, and employee development.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Evaluate the production area, the schedule and open work, and direct the workforce to the appropriate workplaces to safely achieve efficient production and quality. Since the JITL has more flexibility and varied function, the coordinator is constantly reviewing and adapting the floor operation as needed to meet evolving priorities.
* Promote a Lean Manufacturing environment in all activities. Abide by and embrace the principles of Continuous Improvement and Quality.
* Make quality decisions with the JITL team and if a quality problem is found take corrective action and initiate preventative measures using appropriate JITL and Creative Resources.
* Constant monitoring of the schedule and the cell work-in process areas to balance workloads, eliminate bottlenecks, and reduce inventory. Retains responsibility for cost, quality, timeliness, and safety. Will typically have first-line responsibility/authority for workforce ranging from 20 to 100 hourly Associates. This range may swell for brief periods.
* Work with the Engineering and Maintenance to reduce safety hazards, improve processes, reduce downtime, and correct problems
* Develop and/or conduct teambuilding meetings and training for the cell. This requires communication skills (verbal and written), it requires good planning and time management skills to set up the technical cross training.
* Administer discipline as required.
* Attend various meetings and making contributions for developing schedule, reviewing maintenance items, reducing make-readies, continuous improvement and other related manufacturing support topics..
* Participates in Safety awareness, leadership responsibility for implementation, enforcement, and general support of safety policies, programs, and initiatives.
* Provides employee development activities to include, training, performance evaluation, counseling and other activities as needed.
* Will typically lead or otherwise participate in multiple improvement projects throughout any year.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status. We desire to place a priority on referrals of protected veterans. EOE M/F/disability/vet VEVRAA Federal Contractor
