Production Tooling Technical Team Leader

Production Tooling Technical Team Leader 

Responsibilities: 

Daily Workload 

• Manage daily workload to ensure on-time delivery and daily goals.  

• Lead huddles and help foster positive team morale.  

• Update the team board with charts, goals, and other information as needed.  

• When needed, work in the line to help the team meet production goals.  

• Report safety/environmental compliance issues and assist with safety investigations as needed. 

• Approve new designs for custom award production. 

Abnormalities 

• Respond to and track abnormalities (e.g., on a time bucket board, in the QED system).  

• Escalate and help resolve abnormalities as needed.   

Standardized Work  

• Help define, follow, and reinforce the execution of standardized work.  

• Conduct audits on defined standardized work.  

Leadership  

• Use and follow Leader Standard Work.  

• Provide on-the-spot feedback and monthly in-line coaching to every team member; take notes and follow-up on action items when needed.  

• Regularly check and respond to emails, Teams messages, Jiras, and other communication as needed.  

• Collaborate with the Group Leader about individual and team performance, abnormalities, improvement projects, training needs, and other matters as applicable.  

• Cover huddles and other responsibilities when the Group Leader is unavailable.  

Improvements/Problem-Solving  

• Respond to improvement ideas using Jira and escalate issues as needed.  

• Participate and help with strategy deployment, improvement, and cost-savings projects, present project results to leadership.   

• Work with Engineering, Award Design and Refinery to improve processes.  

• Support Machine Shop process. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Basic computer skills   

• Effective written and verbal communication skills  

• Effective problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic Cad skills on Master cam software. 

• Basic CNC Mill operation. 

• 6-months experience working in a manufacturing environment  

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team or project.  

• Demonstrated ability to foster positive team morale.  

• Is motivated to learn, develop, and grow.