Kanban Coordinator Team Leader

Job Description:

Join our team at Terex and embark on an exciting opportunity as we seek a skilled and dedicated Kanban Coordinator Team Leader to contribute to the Genie team in Moses Lake.

At Genie we believe in fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every person is empowered to thrive. We're dedicated to driving quality, innovation, embracing diversity, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We're committed to excellence in everything we do, and we're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and values to join our team.

This position is responsible for the daily coordination of assigned tasks for the Kanban Coordinator and Service Parts team. This includes training and monitoring production processes of a small group of team members. In addition, this position will be responsible for providing a safe work environment, ensuring standard work is being performed, maintaining 5S levels, identifying and resolving quality issues, identifying, and implementing poka yoke, addressing line stop/lost production issues, collecting data and maintaining visual displays, participating in RIP’s, and filling in for absent team members on an as needed basis per supervisor’s request. The Kanban Coordinator Team Leader (KBC TL) will be responsible for setting inventory levels through the use of Kanban and maintaining inventory levels that support production rates.  KBC ensures that material flow from supplier to the facility is on time and maintains delivery standards as set-forth in the Terex Materials Management System and Terex Production System.  Maintains and facilitates timely order and delivery of parts, components, and supplies to support production and service parts.  Responsible for communicating any potential or actual expedite needs to Buyers and concerned parties.  This role is also responsible to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple teams; to solve urgent problems associated with manufacture of products; and document and communicate production outcomes and trends.

What You'll Do:

• Orders materials using standard signals and ordering practices to conform to daily production requirements.
• Identifies and resolves daily material issues, facilitating or ordering necessary parts, components, and supplies for production variance due to part shortages.
• Identifies and communicates all potential and real schedule variances for on-time delivery to their customer.  Works to resolve such issues and develops alternate methods or supplier relationships as needed to ensure continued production and manufacturing flow.
• Responsible for setting inventory levels through the use of Kanban (MRP/sequence pull as directed).
• Maintain accurate locations in the PFEP system and on Kanban cards for all purchased and withdrawal loops.  Perform daily audits to ensure the integrity of the system.
• Ensure that the delivery vessels (bins, totes, and racks) used for production materials meet the standards required for safe transport between supplier and Genie.  These vessels must be right sized for safe handling and for the part quantity established for this Kanban or part.
• Assists Service Parts, Kanban Coordinators, Buyers/Planners and other Materials support team to develop, interpret, and convert intermediate-term plans into action plans.

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of one year production and inventory control experience.
• Minimum of one year Kanban Coordinator experience.
• Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including experience coaching and training others
• Requires sufficient problem-solving skills to troubleshoot situations such as labor and material shortages, while maintaining productivity

Additional things that are great to have:

• Knowledge and skills surrounding Material flow within a production system lean concepts and process, as well as production planning with on-time delivery of supplies to internal customers. 
• Working knowledge of Service Parts, Kanban systems, buyer/planner responsibilities and process as well as overall materials systems knowledge
• Depth of knowledge surrounding flow systems, as well as quality products being delivered within a TAKT time
• Strong influencing skills as needed to negotiate changes with vendors and manufacturing teams     
• Enthusiasm for working in a fast paced, “hands-on” manufacturing environment
• Forklift operator certification & experience preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of “Lean Principles”