Operations Team Lead

As a Team Leader, you will play a pivotal role in assisting the Production Manager with daily hands-on tasks, overseeing our day-to-day operations. This dynamic position involves close collaboration with both exempt and non-exempt employees, as well as skilled technicians. You will guide and empower your team in mastering essential techniques, upholding outstanding quality measures, and embracing new standards. We believe in cultivating a culture of excellence by adhering to best practices and ensuring that respect, regulatory policies, and procedures always take precedence.

You will exemplify leadership by utilizing Gemba, S6, Q6, and a range of Lean Six Sigma techniques that drive efficiency and effectiveness. We are seeking a candidate with an uplifting spirit and a commitment to being part of a solution-oriented team. If you align with these values, we would love to see your application!

Join us at WACO Aircraft, the world’s sole manufacturer of 1930s-era biplanes. Our aircraft are not just built; they are lovingly crafted by hand, embodying our passion and dedication. With a rich history celebrating a century in business, we specialize in everything from restoring vintage aircraft to providing cutting-edge avionics and engines for modern planes. Come be a part of our legacy!

Scope:

As a Team Leader, you will thrive in an environment with limited supervision, where each day brings new and exciting challenges. You will engage with a diverse array of personalities and navigate various guidelines associated with manufacturing processes. Your role will be pivotal in creating and refining processes that may be lacking, while also assisting with testing, adjustments, and repairs. Beyond these responsibilities, you will contribute to the overall operations of our business, ensuring that we maintain a safe and immaculate work environment that adheres to both manufacturer specifications and regulatory standards. In this dynamic position, you will prepare and complete essential documentation in a timely manner. Embracing the multifaceted nature of this role, you will leverage your advanced computer skills, including expertise in Excel spreadsheets and the entire Microsoft Office Suite, to enhance productivity and collaboration. Join us in making a meaningful impact, where your leadership will inspire innovation and excellence!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop a strategy that the team members can use to better reach a project’s goal while maintaining the highest level of quality and integrity.
• Assign tasks to team members. Reassigns work as necessary throughout the day.
• Determine the completion timeline and monitor progress to keep the project on track and schedule.
• Communicate clear instructions to team members from top leadership.
• Gemba,
• Motivational, encouraging, finds ways to help improve performance and helps the team stay on task.
• Manage the flow of day-to-day operations.
• Solving the day-to-day problems to keep the team working.
• Being humble, resolving conflict, strong work ethic – walk the talk.
• Clear daily objectives
• Capable of making sound technical decisions as a technician and/or when functioning as Production Inspector. Efficiently and effectively troubleshoot and function test referencing manufacturer's technical documents across a variety of airframe, engine, and component systems.
• Demonstrate proficient use of the company's Work Order system by completing accurate and timely listing of discrepancies and completing accurate corrective action statements including completion of Service Bulletin and Airworthiness Directives (AD) compliance statements (ref. FAR §91.417).
• Willingly and effectively share knowledge and learned trusted techniques with lesser experienced technicians through the OJT program to foster their development, ensure accurate work, and support the department goals.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair airframe and powerplant components and systems.
• Document work completed per company procedures and
• Perform minor maintenance on ground support equipment as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

As a manager/supervisory, the primary responsibility will be to oversee the workflow at our facility within your department. The role is a complex one. This will not only be someone who supervises the work of others. A supervisor is also responsible for coaching, developing, resolving issues, and serving as a link between team members and upper Leadership. This position will be responsible, accountable for the work of their team members and properly training those team members to the standards set forth.

• Set goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicate them to the team through daily and weekly Gemba’s
• Develop a strategy that the team members can use to better reach project goals.
• Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks. Assign and reassign work as necessary throughout the day.
• Motivate, encourage and find ways to help improve performance and help the team stay on task.
• Monitor team member productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching
• Receive complaints and resolve problems
• Maintain accurate and timely timecards
• Pass on information from upper Leadership to employees and vice versa
• Prepare and submit performance reports
• Decide on and influence reward and promotion based on performance
• Interview, hire, and train new employees within the department
• Work as a key member of the Leadership team.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2-5 Successful Supervisory Experience Required or Equivalent

Specialized Training:

• Experience in the manufacturing industry preferred.
• valid driver's license and acceptable driving record

Location:

• Onsite in Battle Creek, MI

Work authorization

• United States (Required)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English and communicate effectively with other employees. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and 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.

Math Ability:

Ability to calculate figures using excel such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maneuvers in, around, under, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment on a regular and continuous basis
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and comply with OSHA standards.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Works at a PC for hours at a time
• Travel will be required to attend training and meetings.
• Ability to sit or stand for entire shift.
• Occasionally required to stoop, bend, walk, crouch, and climb.
• Ability to lift, frequently, at least 50 pounds.
• Ability to speak, write, and understand English clearly.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the facility.

The environment characteristic for this position is an office setting as well as warehouse environment. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business and warehouse environment.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should know Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Excel, and ERP software.

About

WACO Aircraft is the world's only manufacturer of 1930's era biplanes. Our planes are carefully and skillfully built by hand. Our Centennial business does everything from restoring vintage aircraft to providing new avionics and engines to current aircraft. The Quality Manager is accountable for implementing, maintaining, training, and improving the Quality Management Systems (QMS) of WACO Aircraft Corporation and Centennial Aircraft Services. The Quality Manager will coordinate with other managers on company policies, practices, standards, processes, and implementation. They will also ensure that all employees follow the company guidelines in their various roles. This role requires the quality manager to be onsite a minimum of four days a week to have exposure, awareness, and knowledge of the processes that take place in the company daily operationally.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Morning shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Battle Creek, MI 49015: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $32