Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the efficient operation of department within standards for productivity, labor and raw materials.
• Oversee floor production within established quality specifications.
• Provides floor oversight for safety of all department employees including safety requirements and prevention, completing audits and corrective actions. Ensures training for self and others is planned and goals met.
• Provides some feedback on performance for employees of the area. Coaches and counsels employees with some assistance in order to correct problems improve performance and acknowledge positive results and achievement of goals.
• Recommends staffing including hours, shifts, and overtime to meet area specific objectives.
• Oversees and maintains a clean work environment.
• Monitors and reports department issues. Assists with implementing improvements.
• Communicates the requirements of the department to support groups, including management, to ensure the tools and support essential to meeting the department’s objectives are in place.
• Follows and communicates the requirements and policies of the company to employees and follows-up that those requirements are met.
• Insists on safety as job 1.
• Other duties as assigned

Safety:

• Adhere to all safety policies; set a good example for the personnel in which you lead. Audit. Zero PPE non-compliance issues. Appropriately motivate all employees to adhere to safety regulations; monitor and eliminate at risk behaviors. Prioritize housekeeping throughout area and assist with facility. Complete training; follow through on behaviors at the facility. Delegate, manage supplies and floor inventory, with a critical eye for eliminating waste.

 Professionalism and Disposition:

• Exemplify professionalism (including attitude, tardy and absence), safety and environmental compliance. Cultivate a positive culture that encourages teamwork and promotes safe work practices. Lead in such a way that the department demonstrates a high level of engagement, desires to achieve excellence and is recognized as a cohesive team. 
• Employees feel comfortable approaching the lead and voicing any and all concerns (safety, quality, communication, etc.) Employees have confidence that lead will address issues and concerns in a professional, timely manner.

Communication:

• Clear communication and comprehensive job training is provided as needed to complete tasks and meet deadlines. Employees understand their role – what is expected of them so as to improve quality and increase throughput.
• Lead reviews orders and anticipates part needs, additionally, lead collects and utilizes used parts so as to prevent production stoppages, increase efficiency and lower costs. Employees have the tools they need in order to complete tasks and meet deadlines. Zero next day air packages due to lack of planning.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and communicate them to Plant Manager.

Leadership:

• Manage department with minimal supervision and paperwork issues.
• Ensure department time is utilized effectively; managing OT and any Saturday work effectively. Maintain the department vacation schedule; coordinates personnel to cover absences.
• Train personnel and provide ongoing development of existing employees related to the key areas (safety, quality, delivery, cost and used parts).
• Assist with Performance Reviews, including specific, measurable, achievable and time-constrained written goals. Meet quarterly with employees to evaluate progress on goals

Quality & Cost:

• Follows Solomon’s standards and procedures for customer service, inventory, and production, shipping and receiving.
• Problem solves to correct persistent problems; elevate issues appropriately.
• Seek opportunities to lower costs, eliminate waste and increase through put.

Area Specific Responsibilities:

• Repair and troubleshoot substation units as needed.
• Stack cores and assist with testing units.
• Lead/Supervisory experience is a plus. Must be able to manage employees, process paperwork, approve hours and vacation, track attendance, discipline employees as needed.