Automated Solutions

With its three manufacturing facilities about an hour north of Charlotte, in Caldwell County and Iredell County, North Carolina, Automated Solutions is a locally owned and operated manufacturing company who cares about its culture and values its employees . We are a privately held diversified manufacturing company with product lines primarily in the packaging industry with polyethylene foam rolls, cohesive polyethylene foam wrap, Cro-nel® and Nyvel® cold seal protective packaging products, specialty multi-layer furniture bags that eliminate rub damage in shipping, packaging equipment, and replacement vacuum cutting surfaces. The company's products are sold across the U.S. as well as into Europe, Australia, and Mexico. Some of the company's packaging products are featured in the storage & organization department of The Home Depot. Automated Solutions was started in 1998 by Bob Campbell and Richard Boyd. Our company has evolved from a machinery and equipment building shop to a full-fledged manufacturing company. Now with over 400,000 square feet of manufacturing space under roof in three locations, we are continuing to provide high service and quality levels that are unequaled in the industry.

Automated Solutions is a warm and friendly place to work where we strive to continually improve ourselves and our processes. 

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Core Values/Principles

We do what we say, we say what we do.

Someone who ties their own success to the entity(company).

Demonstrates high levels of integrity and honesty.

Manufacturing Team Leader Job Description:

Definition:

Responsible for the manufacturing of components or finished goods sold on a specific production line. May include some people management and reporting requirements.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Responsible for the operation of a manufacturing function, supporting the manager with the day-to-today management of their manufacturing area, overseeing a group of members and ensuring an efficient and safe operation. Provide leadership and line management to the team, coordinating their workloads, providing support to ensure the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring production targets, Key performance indicators (KPIs) and quality (ISO) standards are met in order to meet the requirements of the customer. 

Key Responsibilities:

General and task management

• Work to ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements while achieving quality and safety standards.

• Ensure that team members follow defined manufacturing procedures and comply with quality requirements

• Ensure full adherence to 5S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize,Sustain) practices at all times

• Ensure all records are completed appropriately

• Ensure that non-conforming material is clearly identified and segregated

• Ensure that the escalation procedure for quality concerns is followed

• Ensure achievement of production throughput against stated capacity targets.

• Ensure the team are aware of day to day targets and responsibilities

• Maintain visible lead for adherence to procedures and instructions

• Monitor change over and/or line set up efficiency

• Prepare line set-ups for following shifts.

• Monitor and maintain all safety equipment and tools

Self Management

• Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures. 

• Embrace personal challenges.

• Confident, rounded thinker Is self aware, resilient, assertive and open to change.

• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together.

• Actively Committed to team development.

• High levels of motivation, optimistic and action orientated. 

Skills and Attributes: 

• Exercise considerable initiative/judgment in work methods and in interpreting and delegating work requirements/goals.

• Work independently, reviewed infrequently with minimal supervision.

• Ability to lead by example, gain respect from the team and communicate with clarity whilst demonstrating excellence in approach to work and people activities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organization skills

• Ability to manage a wide variety of activities at the same time.

• Ability to plan, analyze and challenge.

• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality.