What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1st Shift Team Lead Assembler - STARTS (L1) position at Stoughton?
Are you seeking an opportunity to advance your career with Stoughton Trailers, LLC? Do you have a passion for leading others and staying productive? Our team lead assembler position may be the right fit for you!
Responsible for creating a safe work environment while ensuring quality workmanship, meeting delivery schedules and reducing costs – in addition to helping put people in the proper positions and ensuring employees are properly trained on a continuing basis. Exhibit personal performance and attendance at the highest level. Train and validate/certify manufacturing associates on safety, quality and productivity in the workplace. This includes making sure employees are safe, and have been trained properly for the work they performing, both upon initial employment and on a continued basis. Move manufacturing associates to balance line work. Work with supervisors to remove bottlenecks from the workplace. Exhibit leadership in the area associated with rate and technical performance. Be a working example to all team members. Utilizes a root cause logical thinking system that simultaneously presents problem solutions along with problem recognition. Align the team by balancing work cells with proper manpower to meet takt requirements. Initiate the actions necessary for goal achievement, and coordinate with the Production Supervisor as needed. Assure the people are given the assignments that best allow them to succeed in the area for that particular day’s challenge. Be immediately available to employees in the work area to answer technical assembly questions, address production concerns and other technical work functions. Will have to work cross functionally with other departments to complete tasks, when needed. Support transitioning new employees to the area of responsibility. (Welcome, ensure they understand what to do, have tooling, etc.). Ensure safety, quality and productivity is met in area of responsibility. Responsible for maintain takt for area of responsibility. Perform all technical job responsibilities in a timely manner. Work with Production Supervisor to take Safety/Gemba walks and sustain an acceptable level of 5S. Assure process sheets are being followed and signed off upon. Perform other duties as required. Support new programs or projects. Contribute to the team effort to produce a quality product. Comply with all company policies and procedures. Act as back up for supervisor. This includes, but is not limited to: attending morning meetings, processing reports and/or attendance when supervisor is not present. Work and communicate in a team environment. Ability to work mandatory overtime.
