Team Leader - 2nd Shift

Role Summary

To lead, direct, and support Assembly Team Members safely and efficiently, to coordinate and communicate with other departments, follow safe work methods, and to conform to the Employee’s Charter principles and plant standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Promote Andon Procedure and follow it. Stop the job per criteria. Document on board. Issue a TA immediately for rejects that are over minimum. Support escalation process when required.  Be available in the immediate area to be able to respond to team members’ requests for help.
2. Lead the (Tier 1) pre-shift meetings.  Communicate issues to Area Leader lineside within first hour of shift (Tier 2 meetings) that could prevent team from achieving shift’s goals.
3. Ensure daily pre-shift inspections are completed and conduct planned inspection audits on each shift.  Complete Layered Process Audits and 5S Audits daily for designated area.
4. Maintain integrity of quality to ensure finished product meets BGM standards, to include the changing of weld tips, wire spools, and cleaning of nozzles to ensure efficiency of weld robots.
5. Routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuation routes correcting any safety concerns immediately.
6. Within 24 hours of an accident/incident complete accident investigations identifying root cause and corrective action.
7. Coordinate and assign job responsibility for team members.
8. Complete and maintain team member performance reviews.
9. Immediately attend to all accidents and injuries and initiate the accident and injury investigation program, while following up to ensure procedure implementation and completion.
10. Support company and customer quality systems, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing process.  Encourage team to generate Continuous Improvement suggestions.
11. Develop and facilitate on-the-job team member training using Job Instruction/TWI Methodology utilizing Job Element Sheets and updating training matrices and proficiency checklists.
12. Report to work prior to the start of scheduled shift to ensure informed handoff from previous shift, and understand line condition prior to start up.  Team leaders may also be scheduled to stay after scheduled production to complete end of shift responsibilities.  Schedule shifts will be at leadership’s discretion.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or GED
• Post-secondary education preferred, or related experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 1-3 year experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Leadership and supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to promote healthy employee relations in workplace
• Knowledge of OSHA
• Knowledge of DOL compliance guidelines
• Must be willing to obtain weld certification and forklift certification.

Additional Information

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