Electronics/Test Technician Team Lead - DIRECT HIRE - Large Capital Equipment Needed!

Electronics/Test Technician Team Lead - Large Capital Equipment Manufacturing Experience Needed!
The Production Team Leader will play a key part in the daily, weekly and monthly flow and output of the production floor. He/She will guide a designated team to meet operational targets and customer commitments and continuously drive to a sustainable environment that expects:

• 100% on time
• 100% quality and
• a zero tolerance for unsafe work

This role will have a strong link to the Manufacturing and Operations Management team to help set priorities, raise potential issues, and drive improvement and progress to operational excellence.

Salary: $100,000/year
1st Shift, Monday - Fridays

Responsibilities:

• The main measures of success in this role are improvement of on-time shipments, increases to operational efficiency, and capacity increases through improvements in yield, cycle time, and processes.
• Working with buyer/planner or manager, develops daily schedules for areas of responsibility to conform with monthly requirements defined by master scheduler/Plant requirements.
• Develop and implement production schedules to meet customer demands while optimizing resource utilization.
• Monitor and analyze key process metrics, such as yield, cycle time, and equipment utilization, to identify trends and drive process optimization strategies
• Creates and maintains measurements for the team's performance (Daily/monthly goals, inventory accuracy, etc).
• Continuously analyzes operations in an effort to reduce costs and improve quality.
• Manages resources to accomplish established goals of quality, quantity and cost.
• Interfaces effectively with other Group Leads to allocate resources between teams, as needed.
• Be a frontline and strong advocate for making sure production is done safely and correctly first time through (zero errors)
• Contributes to direct labor as required during surge times and to meet commitments.
• Works with management team to set production targets (daily, weekly, monthly - as needed) and guides team to reach them – primary temporal focus is hourly, daily (assisting management with weekly, monthly and longer term):
  • Communicates a clear set of priorities to team on an ongoing basis
  • Allocates resources to meet production schedules and targets
  • Alters work flows as necessary to optimize team headcount and skill sets available
  • Ensures team completes all administrative tasks to support production systems
• Is directly responsible for and accountable to the management of his/her staff with support from Manufacturing Manager
  • Provides annual reviews, performance feedback and merit discussions
  • Gives coaching and delivers discipline as required
  • Manages time-off requests, daily time approval and employee attendance
  • Manages My Success requirements
• Works with managers to define, collect data and report metrics to support production targets and team goals:
  • Will collect data as needed to support higher level metrics
  • May be required to present metrics in a team environment
  • Will use knowledge and insight on metrics to help guide drivers for improvement
• Lead continuous improvement activities and events as needed for improvement targets defined through management goals, objectives and initiatives
  • Factory Floor must be maintained to a very high standard of organization
  • Factory Floor must be neat and orderly in appearance
  • Help develop, maintain and track a list of ongoing continuous improvement activities
• Work with management team to optimize the headcount necessary based on the plan and targets
• Help to define required training for personnel and then guide team in execution to training plan
• Provide input into the performance of the team on an ongoing basis. This will include direct feedback to team members.
• Is the lead for daily production meetings or other forums where production status, barriers, plans, etc. are discussed and reviewed
• Is required to complete administrative work such as inventory investigation, change management analysis and production plan generation.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of manufacturing experience required or similar industry experience
• 5 years experience testing and troubleshooting large capital equipment (at component & system level), completing disassembly and reassembly as a result of testing.
• 5 years of military training and experience testing, and troubleshooting of large military. platforms to be considered in lieu of industry experience & degree or technical diploma.
• Working knowledge of Excel, ERP and work instruction type software is needed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiar with production planning and scheduling techniques.
• Possesses basic management, employee relations, and administrative skills. 
• Ability to inspire and lead.
• Unwavering commitment to achieving production goals in the face of any challenge.
• Refusal to fail and ability to work until job is done.
• Always available onsite during core working hours unless using planned PTO in advance. 
• Ability to stay highly organized and focused.
• Good computer skills are required. 
• Working knowledge of BoM’s. work instructions, drawings, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of 5S, Lean execution in a factory setting. 
• Strong knowledge of EM Assembly processes.
• Knowledge of component, subsystem and complete assembly test processes is a strong plus. 
• High School Diploma or GED.

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