Group Leader

               Hiring Manager:       Jose Gutierrez  HR Rep:                    Patricia Oltar

 

The Group Leader role is one of technical leadership. The person filling this role will accept the responsibility to uphold the plant’s goals to create a sustainable culture of growth and development through highly engaged primary teams. (Engagement is defined as an active and positive involvement in the processes of the plant.) 

 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Self-Knowledge -- Demonstrates a strong self-awareness of one’s strengths, development needs and the     impact of one’s own behavior on others; and consistently takes actions to be better.

• Understands that continual personal growth is necessary and is actively using the primary ADP process to ensure growth.
• Understands the critical nature of personal leadership by example and uses his/her own high level of engagement to encourage others.
• Regular Attendance on site and the ability to rotate varying shifts.
• Comply with all plant rules.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Follows all environmental compliance polices & programs.

 

Elevates Performance -- Sets high performance standards for self, team, and others; assumes accountability for delivering all performance expectations; always knows and adjusts to what’s expected; and monitors status of performance delivery against expectations.

• Understands and actively supports the fact that a primary root cause for most accidents is the individual’s personal behavior.
• Understands and ensures compliance with our Lock Tag Try system. Respect for the potential hazards within the manufacturing operation. Training and regular auditing of the process.
• Has the ability to train others in specific job-related tasks.
• Ability to deliver oral and written communication written Daily Shift Reports, daily verbal pass-downs between other machine coordinators and Front-Line Leaders.
• Proactive in leading the Production team by example in all aspects of Safety.  Safety needs to become something he/she values. Safety cannot be viewed as something that needs to be done because someone else is giving the direction.
• Provides training encouragement/accountability and guidance to improve operator effectiveness throughout the operation. Takes all issues not being resolved quickly to their Front-Line Leader. 
• Develops and actively manages plans for training, overtime, short crew size, product changes, stop/start shifts (listed in order of priority) for their end of the line.
• Supports and works through all Process Teams, not just their own.
  •     Leads engagement and execution of TPM activities.

 

 

Competes on Analytics --   Extensively uses qualitative, quantitative, and statistical data analysis as well as fact-based management to advance understanding, share insight, commit to a course of action, and make decisions.

• Reduces cycle time to problem resolution and eliminates the “replace and see what happens method.”
• Can analyze a problems or process issues and eliminate the root cause. 
• Understands the basic concepts of what it takes to consistently manufacture high quality shingles; understands critical product characteristics, key process variables, customer needs.
• In-depth technical knowledge around operation and control of the Laminator including: Pattern Cutter, Laminating Section, Free Loop Tension and Control, Filled Sealant (transfer, mixing, and application), Filled Adhesive (transfer, mixing, and application), Soap (transfer, mixing, and application), Cut-to-Length, Inspection Section, Dual Star Wheel Auto Catchers, and Front End Packaging Systems.
• Executes upon Quality System protocols to maintain product specifications; understands and can train team members on control/reaction practices to maintain product specifications.

 

Decision Making -- Gathers, analyzes, and interprets information to understand problems and identify opportunities; draw conclusions and generates alternatives; chooses a course of action based on facts; and ensures buy in and understanding of the resulting decisions. 

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