Job Overview:
As a Press Production Group Leader, you will be the first line leader to support team members within the metal stamping department. You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities in order to maintain scheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successful.
This position will be on 2nd Shift, Monday through Thursday, 3:00pm to 1:00am. There may be occasional overtime required on Fridays from 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Primary duties:
- Ensure strict adherence to the safety guidelines, policies, procedures, and company standards.
- Embraces, promotes, and empowers every team member to contribute to an environment of continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion, interaction and decision.
- Desires to eliminate waste and to develop team member skill to improve efficiencies within the organization.
- Ensure that employees are properly trained by their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 5S within the press department.
- Work with technical staff to ensure proper support.
- Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating metrics.
- Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress.
- Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding employee relations issues.
- Collaborate with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues.
- Organize, monitor and prioritize tasks to meet daily production goals.
Knowledge/Experience/Education:
- A minimum of 1 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Bachelors Degree or Associates Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
- Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.
- Experience within a high-speed metal stamping operation including progressive dies, transfer presses and manual press operations is preferred.
- Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
Skills and Abilities:
- Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching, mentoring and supervision within a team environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel).
- Strong problem-solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.
- Solid understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Stooping, bending, standing for long periods of time, manual dexterity and able to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance.