Team Leader - 1st Shift

Summary: The main goal of a Production Team Leader is to train, direct, validate and motivate employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Enforce safety and security procedures and encourage a culture of identifying and reporting potentially unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses.
• Lead training for all new hires and support ongoing training for team members.
• Determine priority/sequence of parts based on production/shipping schedule.
• Ensure team members are completing standard work and following standad operating procedures safely and accurately.
• Support updating and maintaining standard work and standard operating procedures.
• Directs crew on completion of daily tasks including but not limited to producing quality parts, ensuring compliance with all quality control standards, and scrap reduction.
• Oversee multiple machines to meet production rates to satisfy customer demands.
• Communicate cross-functionally with Production, Warehouse, Shipping, Maintenance, and Scheduling departments to ensure alignment of our customer driven strategy and direction.
• Administer and lead problem solving process through use of 5Y, Root Cause Analysis, and A3’s.
• Continuously strive to drive, improve, and monitor companywide KPI’s: safety, 6S, people, quality, cost of production, delivery, inventory, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure employee and departmental compliance with all policies, procedures, values and mission.
• Ensure that employees are free from any form of harassment (sexual, racial, religious, etc.)
• Meet attendance policy requirements at ASC facility.
• Possess and demonstrate general knowledge of basic computer skills including but not limited to excel, word, email, PowerPoint and company ERP/HRIS systems.
• All other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Customer Focus

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Integrity and Trust

Is widely trusted; is seen as direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidence; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent himself/herself for personal gain.

Education and/or Experience                                                 

High school education; one to three year of related leadership experience or training; or be on an establishment Individual Development Plan through Gibraltar. Must have a commitment to continuous personal and professional development which many include offsite training/travel.

Language/Reasoning Ability/Mathematical Skills                                                                            

Ability to add, subtract, count in simple units of measurement and or whole numbers. Ability to read, write and speak basic English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to read and write simple lists.  Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with interpersonal conflict.                               

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

May be asked to have a Forklift License to facilitate production.  Ability to be certified as a crane operator, forklift and power lock out procedures mastered.  OSHA training strongly preferred.                                                                                 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  You must notify the company if such an accommodation is needed.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for most of the 8 hour shift.  Must have the ability to use hands to handle, grab, lift, pull or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with team lift.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving forklifts and pallets. The employee is occasionally exposed to hot or cold conditions. The noise level in the work environment is high and requires the use of hearing protections.  We also require steel toed shoes and protective eyewear at all times in the plant.