General Technician Lead (Day Shift)

Company Description

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. ITW, with approximately 18 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 56 countries that employ approximately 51,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 10,000 active patents.

ITW Deltar Fasteners serves all the major automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers with plastic fasteners totaling approximately $280M in revenues. Units include: Frankfort, IL; Chippewa Falls, WI and our Commercial Sales and Engineering in Troy, MI. The division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, ITW Deltar Fasteners enhance our customers’ competitive advantage by

• Maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in NA.
• Exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide.
• Continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product exceeds customer specifications while providing unparalleled value.

Job Description

The General Technician Lead will report to the Manufacturing Manager. The major areas of responsibility for this position are ensuring a smooth-running shift while working alongside/with employees and providing support to all manufacturing cells. The list includes but is not limited to validating part quality, packaging finished goods, proper part containment and basic mold and machine maintenance. In addition, the Lead position will work in various cells on their assigned shift, based on daily staffing shortages or needs; during times of full coverage, the Lead will focus on superior part quality of all cells.

• Responsible for validating quality of parts (flash, short shots, color, quantity)
• Run proper part containment for parts found to be defective while on shift.
• Label and package product in compliance with work instructions and customer requirements
• Publish a written ‘Shift Report’ documenting significant shift events and important cross over communication.
• Provide leadership for the shift crossover meeting.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Use computer, including SPC software, dial/digital calipers, gauges, and hand tools.
• Complete Routsis Training Program
• Complete Tool Room job shadowing
• Maintain 5S and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Startup/shutdown and basic troubleshooting of injection molding machines, automation, and auxiliary equipment within production cell on 12-hour shift
• Document the need for tool repair or machine maintenance.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.
• Audit/ fix skid counts
• Complete Layered process Audits
• Communicate and execute press schedule.
• Ensure adherence to work balance tool (in the absence of a cell leader)

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.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Ability to lift 55 lbs.
• Willing to work 12-hour shifts including weekends, as scheduled.
• Qualified candidate will possess good work ethic, reliable, self-directed, and dedicated to quality.
• Team player who demonstrates the ability to relate to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Basic computer skills

Additional Information

ITW is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientatio