Finishing and Kitting Lead

Express Image, a DuraMark company is a family-owned and operated specialty printer based in Minnesota. With over 75 years of experience, our talented team utilizes advanced technology to create high-quality specialty printed products. We provide prompt services and quick turnarounds by understanding our customers’ design, shipping, and quantity preferences. We have secured new contracts and are growing quickly!

Basic Function:

· Ensure the safety of your team, the quality of your processes, and manage capacity to achieve on time delivery and increase productivity (manage day-to-day operations)

· Provide daily leadership and training to the Finishing Department to ensure customer demand is met

·Ensure your team members are supplied with material to maximize productivity of the team

· Drive continuous improvement and enhance the team spirit through the application of lean tools (more to come)

Reporting relationships:

Reports to: COO

Direct reports: Finishers and Kitting Coordinators about 12 employees

Objective and Overview:

• Reinforce DuraMark’s core values
• Provide coaching and training to team members to help them become technically competent
• Assist in recruiting process when open positions exist
• Create SOPs to ensure proper training
• Take care of your team members (schedules, time off requests, timecard approvals, safety audits, lead L10 meetings, and recognition)
• Deliver to your customer (create schedules, delegate tasks, coordinate team(s), document issues and collect data for problem solving)
• Ensure standard work is being followed and improve standard work through use of lean tools and visual management
• Participate in Production and Weekend Meetings
• Audit your processes (standard work, safety and quality procedures, product routings and BOM, and material flow)
• Determine the completion timeline and monitor progress to keep projects on track and on schedule
• Communicate clear instructions to team members
• Create and distribute reports to update the company on the team’s progress

Key Metrics/Measurements:

• Revenue shipped
• External customer issues
• Internal customer issues
• Late line items to customers (internal and external)
• Productivity

Role Requirements:

Education:

High school diploma or GED

Experience:

3-5 years of Leadership Experience, preferably in printing or manufacturing.

Position Competencies:

• Able to develop teams, motivate others, and work with cross-functional teams
• Able to adapt to changing schedules and production demands
• Go getter attitude, takes initiative and thrives in a fast paced environment with competing priorities
• Attention to detail and disciplined
• Ability and willingness to make decisions
• Dependable
• Demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments
• Proficient Computer skills (MRP software)
• Problem solving and troubleshooting abilities

Decision Making:

• Respectful communication
• Professional and patient
• Ability to provide feedback and coaching with commitment to follow-through
• Coordinate with your peers and your team to meet customer requirements
• Resolve employee issues, guided by company and department policy
• With your team members, determine priorities for continuous improvement

We are ideally looking for a full-time candidate, Monday-Friday, 1st shift. We are looking for someone who would like to work overtime when it's available due to workload.

Benefits:

• Best in Class Health Insurance through Anthem with HSA options
• 401(k) matching to 4%! (100% vested right away)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Paid by Company
• Long Term Disability Paid by Company
• Life insurance Paid by Company
• PTO and Employee Safe and Sick time
• 8.5 paid Holidays/Year
• Free Coffee All Day

Equal Opportunity Employer: This organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, marital status, familial status, or status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to these protected characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Little Canada, MN 55113 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Little Canada, MN 55113: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $28