Frontline Leader

We are seeking a talented, people-focused individual to join our 2nd shift Heavy Industrial Business team as a Frontline Production Leader. This role is Monday – Friday, 3:30 pm – 11:00 pm.

In this role, you will provide day-to-day leadership through the use of efficient and effective manufacturing tools, processes, and procedures. You will ensure the proper utilization of resources to meet demand requirements and customer expectations.

Hypertherm Associates is a 100% Associate-owned company, whose mission is to provide customers with the best industrial cutting solutions in the industry. Globally focused, we design, manufacture, and support the world's leading cutting solutions with a proud history of over 50 years.

Benefits for you with a job at Hypertherm:

• Annual Profit-Sharing (annual bonus) with a target of 20%
• Employee Stock Options (This your ownership in Hypertherm's future)
• Job security – Hypertherm is an essential business and has an over 50-year history of no layoffs
• Competitive Medical/Dental Benefits (starting on Day 1)
• A starting annual accrual of 3 weeks of Earned Time, 10 holidays, and 40 hours of Community Service Time 
• An on-site primary care health clinic
• On-site cafeterias and gym facilities
• Developmental opportunities and college tuition program assistance
  
  

In this role, you will have a direct impact on our Associates and our business through:

People Leadership

• Provide leadership for your direct team, including associate selection, training, coaching, development, conflict resolution, planning, performance management/accountability, and recognition. Work with Associate's to identify development plans for their continued growth.
• Foster a positive climate and safe working environment promoting associate well-being and team effectiveness across the organization and Hypertherm for improved business results.
• Provide support and coaching to team members ensuring associates are following standard work. Plan and schedule for training needs and follow up and ensure that training is successful.
  
  

Continuous Improvement: Promote team participation in continuous improvement activities and helping to implement these ideas

Safety: Foster a culture of safety by completing safety incident reports, holding others accountable to safety protocols, and providing mentorship to safety champions

Quality: Support a quality culture and established quality standards. Understand the Red Tag process, quarantine process, and participating in root cause analysis.

Capacity and Planning: Work with scheduling associates to inform planning decisions, accounting for downtime, and weekly staffing decisions. Respond to expedites and communicate with Logistics to monitor system performance. Proactively alert manufacturing leadership of potential material. labor, or machine capacity shortages.

Communication: Ensure others are informed of day-to-day operations, delivery metrics, customer demands, or obstacles/challenges to minimize downtime and production runs effectively and efficiently on all three shifts.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3 years of leadership experience
• A dedicated interest in mentoring and developing team members
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated team effectiveness with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to promote a collaborative team environment focused on teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Basic presentation skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Willingness to perform other production responsibilities as necessary (ex. secondary assembly tasks as needed)
  
  

Preferred:

• Associates Degree or higher in related field
• 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Leadership experience in a Lean manufacturing environment
• Experience with project management
  
  

Hypertherm is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we welcome all applications. All employment decisions are based on business need, job requirements and our values as an associate-owned company without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply. We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents. For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.

CURRENT ASSOCIATES OR TEMPORARY ASSOCIATES: Please apply via your internal Workday career account.

This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.

Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.