Manufacturing Team Lead

Description

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

• Contributes to production tasks on a regular basis to meet daily goals.
• Oversees production areas for overall shift in Supervisor’s absence and reports any production issues to Supervisors and/or Value Stream Management as needed for assistance.
• Reviews throughout the shift all day by the hour sheets, production and/or materials issues and provides status information to the Supervisor and takes action to keep on schedule.
• Understands item numbers and OSK information to ensure proper assembly was performed.
• Works with Supervisor, Group Leaders, and other team members in directing employees in their daily job requirements to maintain quality and OTS goals following the Standard Work.
• Utilizes LDM boards to capture and highlight wins/challenges and escalates to the Value Stream Board as needed.
• Works proactively to identify productivity and process yield issues and takes appropriate action to resolve them.
• Trains, cross trains and works to Standard Work procedures where available; contributes to developing standard work where needed
• Helps all employees understand DwyerOmega policies and procedures and brings issues to area supervisor if there are concerns or violations.
• Uses SyteLine and other methods as needed to monitor and track open demand, output and materials.
• Holds daily huddles for shift hand offs to maintain communication on machine/cell performance with each work cell within area of responsibility, review daily plan and provide any information updates.
• Fills in for other group leaders when needed, must be aware of support needed in all area processes.
• Follows the Leader Standard Work database tracking for all Group Leads and achieves a weekly goal as given by the Production Supervisor.
• Communicates with maintenance and engineering support as needed, is proactive with assessing and communicating future requirements for the area.
• Coordinates with manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, and other support functions to resolve Key Performance Indicators (KPI) concerns within the cell.
• Participates and leads change in all operational improvement activities.
• Prioritizes practice of 6S safety and housekeeping policies throughout all areas.
• Ensures proper PPE equipment is available and being used when required.

Requirements

Abilities/Skills Required:

• Must practice good communication skills and have the ability to understand verbal and written instruction from various sources
• Ability to lead, direct work of, and train others.
• Must be a good team player and have ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to learn and understand dimensions on drawings.
• Skills in mathematics to calculate dimensions and understand inventory levels.
• Must have a working understanding of computers and be able to demonstrate ability to learn.
• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to shift priorities quickly and handle interruptions to support operators.

Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 3 years in a manufacturing/production environment.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We believe in transparent and equitable pay. All U.S.-based job posting include a good faith salary range based on role, location, experience, and internal equity. We're happy to discuss compensation openly throughout the entire hiring process.

Salary : $26 - $29