Mechanical Assembly Team Leader

Team Leader: Implements under the direction of the Operations Manager; Problem Solving Methodology and company Talent/Performance Management System to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, develop a qualified workforce, reduce operating costs, inventories and lead times through continuous improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly and annual expectations.
• Develop and lead teammates; performance assessments, training and employment decisions.
  • Assure that the team members have the necessary education and training to effectively participate in improvement teams.
• Partner with other Operations Team Leaders to balance personnel and production activities.
• Coordinate the review, presentation and release of design layouts, drawings, analysis and other documentation.
  • Communicate team status, task accomplishment and direction.
  • Provide status reporting of team activities against plan or schedule.
  • Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and resolve issues with other teams.
  • Escalate issues which cannot be resolved within the team.
  • Provide guidance to the team based on management direction.
• Coordinate meetings with all stakeholders to discuss project impediments, needed resources or issues/delays in completing the task.
• Ensure rapid implementation of decisions and delivery, quality and budget adherence.
• Create culture of continuous improvement; create standardized work and processes, ensure processes are followed and the area is compliant with safety and 5S requirements.
  • Update departmental boards daily with in process work orders to include status and potential bottlenecks.
  • Create Improvement teams and track progress using a visual management.
  • Empower team to stop and fix problems in order to get quality right the first time.
• Create a visually controlled environment to assure problems are surfaced and improvements are driven.
• Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere; hold regular team meetings, assign team member tasks and coordinate support activities both internally and externally with the team.
• Coordinate cross training for teammates providing production continuity with backups to each position.

Requirements:

• Bachelor/Associate degree or a combination of education, experience and licensing.
• Computer skills with Microsoft Office and web-based applications.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving tools preferred.
• Ability to access and develop individual and team skills/capabilities.