Team Leader

The Manufacturing Team Leader reports to the Production Supervisor or Director of Operations and is responsible for the overall manufacturing operation of multiple production lines with a team of up to 25 employees.

Summary

• Drives a culture ensuring a safe and healthy workplace
• Develops and delivers production plans to ensure optimum levels with the most efficient utilization of people, equipment, and resources
• Proactively drives resolution of operational, manufacturing, and maintenance issues to ensure minimum cost and prevent delays
• Informing engineering or Quality control of manufacturing problems.
• Counseling and disciplining employees for rule violations.
• Drives exceptional customer service and quality with effective scheduling and cross department communication
• Maximizes throughput yield while minimizing scrap and material losses
• Creates, prioritizes, and delivers continuous improvement to the business
• Reduces complexity in all processes
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• 5 years’ experience in industrial manufacturing and 2 years in supervisory role
• Demonstrated success delivering results in continuous improvement environment
• Excellent communication skills working across an organization including Purchasing, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources
• Demonstrated success in selecting, developing, and coaching a team
• Ability to communicate verbal and written instructions effectively.
• Ability to work with others in a team environment
• Ability to utilize computers/bar coding to track parts, routings, job orders, employee labor, and attendance etc.
• Ability to drive forklift
• Must be able to see and hear adequately to respond to auditory and visual requests.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs, bend, stoop, squat, twist, and stand for extended periods of time.