Production Team Leader II

Working at Watlow
Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility.


Position Summary:
Leads Team Members in the cell(s) on the day-to-day production to ensure people, quality, delivery and cost (PQDC) targets are met to achieve the customer demand and Value Stream goals. Leads improvement efforts using tools and techniques in the Watlow Business System (WBS) Serves as the subject matter expert on the operations in the cell(s).

Functional Contribution:
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Serve as a mentor and role model
• Manages planning and operations of area of responsibility
• Interprets policies and communicate changes
• Applies tools and techniques from experiences and expertise to reach solutions
• Reports trends to Senior Leadership
• Understand the majority of skills in an area of responsibility.
• Understands the business operations
• Facilitates, coaches, and mentors others
• Solves complex problems
• Determines scope, budget, and implementation timeframes of assigned projects
• Understands the financial aspects of the business
• Ability to organize and simplify data for understanding and action
• Makes sound decisions based on evaluation of available information
• Manages internal and external two-way communications to promote the best interest of all parties
• Develops strong relationships and provides effective communication, prioritization, and alignment
• Fosters collaboration
• Promotes consensus
• Identifies team member development needs and provides career coaching and planning assistance


Skills, Abilities and Mastery (Responsibility Matrix):
Delivery:
• Coaching Forward – Create and/or foster a team environment that demonstrates genuine concern for the personal and professional development of all the team members, regularly recognizing the team members
• Communication- Communicate effectively with all team members
• Team Building Skills- Ensure the Watlow Way is fully deployed
• Goal/Metric Deployment - Direct manufacturing operations in accordance with Value Stream Assessment (VSA) plan and strategy deployment.
• RCCA (Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action)/Problem Solving – Solve problems rapidly utilizing the root cause corrective action process and tools
• Manage data from Time & Attendance System and effectively manage manpower to meet capacity requirements.
• Lead department team members to ensure that people, quality, delivery, cost and growth are continuously being improved on to achieve strategy deployment objectives.
• Lead / Participate and support Lean events - Ensure that Continuous Improvement (CI)/Lean techniques are being utilized to sustain daily operational improvement.
• Utilize the daily operating system to drive PQDC (People, Quality, Delivery, Cost) performance at the cell level, i.e.
• Assure Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) effectively deployed into production cells
• 6S - Ensure the development and deployment of a safe and healthy work environment including appropriate training in safety practices.
• Follow Standard Operating Process (SOP) Production Team Leader

Business Partner:
• Delivering a production plan to VSL to achieve SOFP shipments
• Collaborate with Human Resources on team staffing decisions, employee relations • Collaborate with Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) team on safety matters

Center of Expertise (COE)
• Silver Certification
• PTL Roadmap


Education, Experience and Certification Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (5-8 years)
• Technical certification preferred
• Project management experience
• Leadership training


Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:
• Annual Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term an