Fehrer Production Team Lead - 3rd Shift

Summary:

The team leader assists the production supervisor in coordinating and monitoring the production floor and serves as the backup when the supervisor is out.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing as the production supervisor, in the absence of the supervisor.
  • TCIR/IFR below target; Zero recordable accidents and submission of all accident reports in less than 24 hours
  • Annual Department Turnover rate of less than 10%
  • Meet or exceed SFE goal for Focus Factory
  • 3% annual cost reductions
  • Incoming Quality < 5 ppm
• Capable of filling in on the production floor if needed.
• Ensure production line start up/shut down is done.
• Ensure employees are following standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean work environment ensuring that all safety instructions are followed.
• Continuously monitor product quality.
• Identify nonconforming material and properly dispose of the material.
• Ensure employees are trained to perform various job tasks.
• Capable of doing end of shift paperwork.
• Trouble shoots production issues that arise and works to correct them.
• Conduct audits and assessments to identify potential areas of risk. Understand and maintain audit compliance as it relates to the production function. This would include: IATF, ISO, and TISAX (information security).
• Follow all safety protocols and guidelines established by the company. Encourage safe practices and a safety-first mindset among coworkers.
• Additional duties as needed and assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to speak in front of a group of people.
• Proficient with MS word, excel and power point.
• Capable of being forklift certified.

Education and/or Experience:

Employee must have working knowledge of manufacturing environment. Must be self-motivated and possess well developed leadership skills.

Minimum Requirement:

• High School Diploma/GED

Preferred:

• Associates Degree
• 1 year manufacturing experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic instructions and required documents. Can respond and communicate complicated instruction and basic directions.

• Ability to read and interpret work instructions/general production information written and communicated in English.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to comprehend and apply principles of basic mathematics.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Basic problem solving skills, ability to define and solve problems.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to stand, walk, lift, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• May move around the production floor and office area on a continuous basis, and/or possibility of standing in one spot for and extended amount of time.
• Must be able to bend over and pick up debris and material.
• Possible release agent material, anti-squeal and dust particle exposure in the environment.
• Squeezing motion used on hand held glue gun and grinder.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

Work Environment:

Normal amount of sitting and standing, above average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.

• Works with supervisor and management personnel from all departments.
• Will have interaction with quality, process and maintenance personnel.
• Works as a team with fellow employees on the production floor.