Leads will lead an hourly workforce under supervision of the department manager, and provide guidance to team members in a fast-paced manufacturing work environment. Leads use well-developed skills and strong domain knowledge in area specific contexts. They apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and must evaluate information from a variety of sources.
In addition to being knowledgeable about the areas they work, they must also transfer this knowledge to other employees as a trainer. They will work with both new team members and current team members in learning new tasks. They will audit and be audited to ensure consistency in training.
Leads are area leaders. They provide guidance to others while ensuring that production goals and outputs are met. They must maintain a safe work environment and ensure that the team adheres to quality standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Observe all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) rules, including housekeeping practices; participate in EHS meetings, investigations, and audits. Proactively communicate and address safety concerns.
- Schedule personnel on the floor and assign work; direct and assist employees in daily work to ensure products meet order specifications.
- Act as point of contact, or supporting role as needed, for cycle counting; including having specific knowledge of department and SAP computer system and also ordering of materials from warehouse and externally.
- Perform Material Handler assignments in addition to regular job duties and requirements.
- Deliver training to new and existing team members according to training documentation.
- Reviews orders and implements schedules.
- Complete their standard work and ensure all raw materials are ordered on time.
- May be required to come in 4 hours early or stay 4 hours late to ensure lines remain running
- Coordinate training needs with the supervisor to ensure consistency in the training program.
- Lead training initiatives and assist with audits of current team members.
- Maintain a positive attitude with an emphasis on building teamwork. Engage with team members in achieving goals.
- Review and update documentation
- Immediately communicates and escalates equipment and/or personnel issues to their supervisor
- Facilitates daily department meeting – driving actions to closure, understanding reason for gaps and ways to prevent them from reoccurring.
- Coordinate and follow-up on critical (hot) orders in the area.
- Screen operator time-off requests according to guidelines and update area time-off schedule.
- Provide input on operator performance as part of annual performance review process.
- Perform any additional duties as assigned by supervisor