Assembly Team Leader

Assembly Team Leader

The Assembly Team Leader ensures efficient and effective running of Assembly in highly productive and quality driven manner. The Assembly Team Leader is expected to demonstrate strong communication skills with employees ATL, and supervisors. The Assembly Team Leader is responsible for leading employees; reviewing and reporting quality results to team; addressing good/ poor performance thru effective communication; setting clear expectations for team; monitoring equipment/daily production checks; scheduling and staffing; and reporting to Manager with department updates, issues, and potential solutions. This is a highly visible, active supervisory position where the Assembly Team Leader may need to fill in on the floor frequently at times and should be spending most of the time on the floor.

Would you like to work in an international environment where you’ll make a difference every day? At Permobil, we’re looking for game-changers to join us as we innovate for individuals and develop the world’s most advanced assistive solutions.

At Permobil, the people who use our products come first. Our purpose is to create advanced assistive solutions that make the lives of adults and children living with disabilities more enriching. Our people are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver innovations that improve lives. We are a sustainable and responsible business committed to continuous improvement, and our customers can trust us to provide market-leading solutions driven by insights-based clinical data.

Our Assembly department in Belleville, IL is now looking for a Assembly Team Leader.

Key Tasks

Accomplishes assembly manufacturing staff Job results by:
Communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, enforcing systems, policies and procedures.

Maintains Efficient WORKFLOW by:
Monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

MANAGES EFFECTIVE RESOURCES BY:
Completing weekly work schedules, coordinating labor, material, and equipment to meet daily production schedule; assigning personnel to specific duties to cover for absent employees, to rotate responsibilities, or assign tasks for the assembly line; deciding on use of casual overtime.

SUPPORTS OPERATIONS BY:
Adjusting details in ERP for customs; scheduling glue barrel changes and glue applicator roller changes; conveying quality information to team quickly; conducting root cause analysis; taking actions when needed for continued improvement.
Team Leader should be trained in all positions and highly knowledgeable about all positions in assembly. This will help give the TL the knowledge needed to effectively support operations.

Completes production plan by:
Scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow; ensuring the shift meets production goals; reviewing quality reports and failures from final quality assurance. Ensuring daily production numbers are sent daily.

MAINTAINS EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE STANDARDS BY:
Entering attendance points; communicates attendance points to employees; draft discipline for employees with attendance issues as violation levels are met.; approving PTO requests and timecards.

Maintains quality service by:
Enforcing organizational standards and evaluating/analyzing quality reports; relaying the information to the appropriate resource; keeping error rates minimal and within acceptable ranges; implementing cost reductions; maintaining an efficient work pace; meeting and exceeding all performance measurements: quantity, accuracy, timeliness, and thoroughness of work performed.

Provides communication support by:
Communicating across departments to all levels of management and staff relative information pertaining to department resources and product quality.

Resolves personnel problems by:
Investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending/taking actions in a timely manner.

Accomplishes employee training objectives by:
Recruiting, selecting, training and orienting employees; identifying training needs, ensuring proper training is provided and skill check sheets are properly documented for all staff employees, orienting new employees.

Why Permobil is a great next step for you!

1. You’ll make a difference. Every day

Everything we do leads to understanding and improving the lives of our users. Through our evidence-based innovation, we make a difference to people’s lives.

2. You’ll make your mark as part of our future

We collaborate with colleagues across borders to Innovate for Individuals. The impact you make personally could lead change around the world.

3. You’ll feel welcome from day one

We’re known for being great colleagues, who are collaborative, fun and at the cutting-edge. Everyone in the Permobil family cares as much as you do about making a positive difference.

4. You can have a lifestyle you love

you’re always close to nature, yet never far from civilisation. We want everyone who works for us to have a lifestyle they love – at work and beyond.

Who you are

You are passionate, innovative, and ambitious. You want to make a difference for others and feel fulfilled when you can see the link between the work you do and positive improvements in the lives of others. You search out opportunities and are prepared to go off the beaten track to chase your dreams. You don’t follow the herd – you find new ways of working and go where you see potential to make your mark. You are a pioneer, a revolutionary, a game-changer and you are who we’re looking for.

Your Background

• Must be skill checked on all positions within the assigned department. Additionally, must be skill checked on all non-positional work instructions within the assigned department. Has direct reports and is responsible for completing timecards, performance management, and disciplinary actions. Also responsible for reporting maintenance issues, ensuring quality standards within the assigned department are met daily and that production goals are met.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Basic personal computer skills including email, routine database activity, Microsoft Word and Excel, and ERP aptitude

Information

For information about the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter, Recruiting@Permobil.com

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At Permobil, diversity fuels our innovation in creating life-changing mobility solutions. We embrace the unique talents and perspectives of individuals from all backgrounds to drive our mission forward. Join Permobil and be part of a team where diversity is not just valued, but essential to our success in delivering personalized mobility solutions.

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More about Permobil

Permobil founder Dr. Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced rehabilitation technology, passionate about better understanding our users’ needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. Today, those solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.

Permobil is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB, and is headquartered in Sweden. Permobil has 1900 team members in more than 18 countries around the world. For more information regarding the company’s storied history and complete product line, visit permobil.com.