What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Team Lead position at Eaton?
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Production Team Lead. At our Youngsville, NC location they engineer, manufacturer, and ship prodcuts related to electrical power distribution to 6 different segments. Some of those include Utilties, Institutions, Aerospace, and Residential. The Production Team Lead role offers a 40-hour paid work week with hours being 6:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday. With full time employment you are offered Benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision), 401K percent match plan, and vacation.
The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
In this function you will:
- Responsible for inspecting products for conformance by using assembly instructions, manufacturing orders and checklists at the quality level mandated by the company/product line. Lead root cause analysis for quality defects.
- Kitting & material allocation: material write-offs, wire count verification, verify on-hand inventory is correct and production orders on schedule are clear to build, retrieve expense material from receiving and allocate properly to the wire harness cell.
- Float to wire harness cell workstations to assist production when necessary.
- Print out and provide all required supporting documentation (drawings, specs, guides) to operators to support builds.
- Support the changeover of tooling to support wire cutting and crimping operations. This will include the proper storage and setup of sensitive crimp tooling.
- Interface regularly with the production planner and material handlers to ensure all resources needed to meet customer commitments are available. Order parts as needed
- Maintain consistent/quality production output by directing associates based on workload
- Manage the work center production boards on an hourly basis to ensure production is meeting target output levels adjusting resources to meet business need
- Represent production work centers in daily production meetings as needed and highlight any issues affecting production
- Provide daily updates to purchasing to ensure customer demands are met. Lead and coach production team on use of Kanban system
- Inform manufacturing engineering representative of an BOM inaccuracies. Provide support for updates of standardized work
- Coaches production team on continuous flow principles. Helps continuously redistribute workload as need to help maintain work balance across work stations
- Report any issues or problems affecting quality or product delivery to necessary departments
- Assist in training of new employees. Maintain training records for production team.
- Able to perform all build functions within work cell
- Adheres to and promotes all environmental, health, safety rules and regulations, and work instructions. Brings key issue to attention of management team and assists in determining solutions
- Use the principles of 5S to ensure a clean and organized work area
- Fosters an environment that promotes Eaton’s goals, philosophies, and encourages continuous improvement through participation and teamwork (ELSS, EQS, etc). Lead Kaizen events in within and across production team
Qualifications:
- Minimum two years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
- Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
- No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Forklift certified
- Associate's degree
- Inventory control experience
Skills:
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and requires frequent standing or bending.
- Ability to distinguish colored wiring
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a productive, team-oriented environment
- Working knowledge of the mechanical, electrical, and safety procedures of a manufacturing facility
- Attention to detail and ability to use Microsoft Office programs and MRP software
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, schematics, or standard work procedures
- Ability to use good judgment and problem-solving skills to make informed decisions
- Ability to work daily and/or weekend overtime
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