Group Leader

The energy at our company is contagious. We're driven by our immense passion, as we constantly seek out challenges and identify new opportunities. We work hard to connect with our customers and earn their loyalty for life. Bring your talent to our company - our opportunities for growth span the globe. We will give you the training and opportunities to unleash your ambition.

• Provide leadership, guidance, resources, and support to Team Leaders and Team Members.
• Manage daily operations and performance across Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).
• Promote safe work practices, conduct safety audits, resolve unsafe conditions, and ensure PPE and safety procedures are followed.
• Coordinate manpower, attendance, overtime, vacations, payroll, and related workforce administration.
• Coach, mentor, and develop Team Leaders and Team Members; ensure training plans and proficiency records are current.
• Maintain compliance with standardized work, processes, company policies, agreements, and Rules of Conduct.
• Monitor quality standards, layered audits, containment, escalation, defect resolution, and corrective actions.
• Support production schedules, throughput, equipment problem resolution, material availability, and waste elimination.
• Lead or support team meetings, communicate goals and SPQRCE information, and maintain shift-to-shift communication.
• Facilitate problem solving, countermeasures, continuous improvement, and employee suggestions.
• Maintain required records, boards, metrics, logs, and documentation.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Materials, HR/LR, and other support organizations.
• Resolve employee and Team Leader concerns, manage conflicts, and maintain positive employee relations.
• Serve as the liaison between the team, management, support groups, and the manpower committee.
  
  

Description

• As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment. Participates in the training, developing, and evaluating of hourly team members. Participates in the development of highly effective teams.
• Leads Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
• Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
• Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
• Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between company and the United Auto Workers Union.
• Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
• Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
• Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
• Coach, teach, counsel, and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.
  
  

The personality most likely to thrive is a calm, accountable, collaborative, and adaptable operator who:

• Leads from the floor and takes ownership of safety, quality, and production results.
• Communicates clearly and works cross-functionally, especially when priorities or problems change.
• Makes timely, fact-based decisions and stays composed in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Coach's others and embrace continuous improvement, rather than relying solely on personal technical expertise.
  
  

Education/Experience

• Associate degree in a technical field preferred; bachelor's degree is a plus.
• Relevant manufacturing leadership, Group Leader, or supervisory experience may substitute for a degree.
• Candidates without a degree should have stronger hands-on leadership and problem-solving experience.
  
  

Top 3 Must Have Skills

• Our Company and standardized-work execution — Ability to apply company, manage BPD/Level 5 metrics, sustain standardized work, conduct layered audits, and use Andon/escalation processes.
• Safety, quality, and compliance management — Practical knowledge of safety/ergonomics, Product Quality Standards, quality-gate reactions, nonconforming material controls, WPO, and Management of Change
• Production planning and problem-solving — Ability to prioritize labor and resources, manage schedules and equipment, diagnose issues, coordinate maintenance, and drive continuous improvement.
  
  

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Benefits

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
  
  

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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AI & Hiring Disclosure

We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight.

All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits.

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Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring.

To learn more or exercise your rights, please contact us at info@fasttek.com.