Team Leader - 2nd Shift - DC - Holland, MI

Company Overview

We know finding the right job that fits your life is important. If you're looking for a manufacturing role in a company that offers a diverse and inclusive work environment, stability, competitive wages, and growth opportunities, then Haworth is the place for you! Regardless of your skill level or background, we believe everyone can contribute to our company's success. We value our members and invest in their development and well-being to help them succeed. In business for more than 70 years, Haworth is a family-owned, global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. In addition to our heritage of innovative design and quality products, we are proud of our members who have contributed to our company's success and stability.

 

Why Haworth? Find out here!

 

Here at Haworth, our Members enjoy the following benefits from their first day of employment:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401K with company match
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off Accrual by pay period
• Bonus opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• On-site 24-hour Fitness Center
• Opportunity for overtime (Paid at time and a half)

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Team Lead to join our team in Holland.

Leads team to attain goals in Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost, Culture, and Environment by providing effective coaching and training to distribution/production team members. Organizes and performs full range of complex duties in fast-paced environment that requires thorough understanding of functions within work cell, as well as policies and procedures. Works with supervisor and other team leaders to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to ensure customer demand and production schedule are met.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION

• High school education or equivalent (equivalent is defined as equivalent degree OR job-specific work experience OR combination of education and job-specific work experience; three years job-specific work experience equals one year of formal education).

 

WORK REQUIREMENTS & EXPERIENCE

• Two years related team-based experience in manufacturing environment, including experience with standard company software programs (i.e., Microsoft Office suite of products).
• Experience leading teams or projects strongly desired.
• Experience in Systems, Applications, Processes (SAP) environment preferred.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Large-sized equipment utilized in some areas.
• Moderate exposure to noise, dust, fumes, dirt, solvent, glue, grease, oil, paint, heat, and/or vibrations.
• May require repeated and sustained lifting and reaching.
• Repeated bending at knees; may have constant forward flexed spine.
• Constant mental and visual attention required.
• Must wear protective clothing in specific work areas.
• Hearing and eye protection required.

 

Current and continuing right to work in the United States without sponsorship required.

Major Responsibilities

• Prepares production floor for daily production; monitors and adjusts production based on inventory and planned machine downtime, ensuring work cell is sufficiently staffed to meet production demands.
• Works with supervisor to develop annual plans for goal attainment and facilitate cascading of goals and objectives to production team members.
• Reviews and communicates production set-up for accuracy and quality requirements.
• Motivates workers to enhance production quality and, at same time, maintain production requirements.
• Checks finished products to ensure quality and customer standards are met.
• Executes and coordinates member training to ensure adherence to standards.
• Uses lean fundamentals and robust problem solving to ensure stable operation of work cell.
• Monitors and predicts flow to ensure work cell is able to respond efficiently to production changes.
• Reports concerns or problems with safety, quality, processes, equipment, materials, and labor to supervisor and identifies potential solutions to resolve issues.
• Works closely with support staff such as Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Materials Management, Customer Service, and Distribution department members to resolve issues.
• Observes, maintains, coordinates, and completes standard work to improve work processes.
• Updates production metrics and facilitates regular team communications; maintains Team Boards.
• Identifies and supports continuous improvement efforts with supervisor and team members.
• Sustains and dri