What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team Lead - PCAL position at Fluke Corporation?
As a Team Lead on our Pressure Calibration team, you will own the daily execution and performance of your production area across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP). You are responsible for maintaining flow to schedule, protecting throughput, enforcing standard work, and developing high-performing operators. This role leads daily management, drives problem solving at the gemba, and ensures issues are identified, owned, and resolved with sustainable countermeasures.
Responsibilities
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Fluke
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The pay range for this position (in local currency) is 26.31 - 39.47 hourly
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
The pay range for this position (in local currency) is 26.31 - 39.47 hourly
Responsibilities
- Drive Safety, 5S, and Daily Management: proactively resolve at least one safety issue per week; perform weekly Kamishibai audits; ensure PPE/ESD compliance; maintain 5S standards; execute Tier 1 and support Tier 2 escalation
- Ensure work environment compliance by identifying and correcting safety risks, expired chemicals, and out-of-calibration equipment, and ensuring all required training is completed.
- Deliver production targets: achieve ≥95% on-time delivery and meet the factory master schedule through effective labor and resource planning.
- Own flow and execution: enforce one-piece flow, eliminate batching, and align personnel, machines, and materials to protect throughput.
- Drive labor productivity: achieve ≥100% application, analyze misses across people, machine, and materials, and improve productivity by 3%.
- Lead daily management and problem solving: maintain accurate SQDIP tracking, escalate issues with clear ownership, and resolve problems using structured root cause methods and countermeasures.
- Ensure adherence to standard work, QMS, and quality standards; lead initial problem triage and coach operators on quality expectations.
- Maintain inventory integrity: ensure cycle count completion, resolve discrepancies, and execute FMS standards including Kanban, material presentation, and stock rotation.
- Identify and escalate material shortages and execution risks proactively to support uninterrupted production.
- Lead and participate in Kaizen activities to drive measurable improvements in SQDIP performance.
- Act as the communication conduit between operators, engineering, materials, and leadership to remove barriers and improve execution.
- Act as first responder for safety incidents and emergency procedures.
- 2-year technical degree or related machine certifications (High School graduate or equivalent required).
- 3–5 years with dynamically increasing responsibilities in a Manufacturing environment.
- Collaboration abilities with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, and Management.
- Resourceful in problem solving and process improvements.
- Manual dexterity and mechanical proficiency.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
- Self-Starter with excellent organizational skills.
- Skilled with computer software such as Microsoft Office and Outlook.
- Ensure proper delivery of all completed parts are timely and accurate.
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Fluke
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The pay range for this position (in local currency) is 26.31 - 39.47 hourly
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
The pay range for this position (in local currency) is 26.31 - 39.47 hourly