Material Handler Team Lead

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for organizing, assigning and overseeing production in his/her cell. This position leads the production team in meeting production schedules, facilitating the safe and productive manufacture of high-quality products, effectively driving and maintaining the standardized work process. The Team Leader is also responsible for developing team members and leading continuous improvement activities using lean manufacturing tools, including 5-S and waste elimination.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical demands, or work environment.

• Organizes & holds safety meetings to carry out safety education, risk assessments, accident investigations & other related safety activities.
• Coaches team members on adherence to safety procedures, including correct use of PPE, daily safety checks and workplace inspections.
• Identifies, coordinates and resolves safety issues and facilitates Behavior-Based Safety observations.
• Assists EHS in drafting of Safety & Prevention procedures.
• Ensures team members adhere to standard operating procedures.
• Analyzes the cause of quality issues & formulates suitable action plans, including containment and preventative corrective actions.
• Assists in improving Poka-Yoke and quality assurance documentation.
• Allocates shift’s team members according to the production plan, training matrix, and skill matrix.
• Continuously tracks team performance and resolves any production abnormalities promptly.
• Effectively communicates with all team members and the next shift Team Leader any and all issues/concerns resulting from your shift’s operations.
• Provides timely and effective feedback to help Team Members to strengthen specific skills needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
• Escalates issues and/or successes of the cell to the Group Leader as necessary.
• Resolves problems during the launch period of new products & improve the production process.
• Implements the cyclical & monthly audit of the components in your production cell.
• Analyzes all inventory discrepancy & develops improvement action plans.
• Measures and optimizes the usage of MRO in the production cell.
• Organizes team members to perform daily checks and maintenance on their production equipment, fixtures & gauges.
• Assists in the improvement of tooling and modification of equipment.
• Assists in the audit of equipment & tooling for use in new products.
• Organizes & leads the team’s execution of the 5S plans, including housekeeping, making problems visible and standardizing activity for all Team Members.
• Develops the team’s 5S improvement plan.
• Implements the cell’s continuous improvement plan.
• Leads the implementation of the cell’s continuous improvement plan.
• Initiates, develops, leads and implements the continuous improvement plans.
• Provides standard & specialized training for new, transferred replacement or returned team members and renews and upgrades team members’ on-the-job skills.
• Trains & develops multi-skilled Team Members.
• Trains & develops backup.
• Other duties as assigned that are within the duties of a Team Leader level position.

 

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• High school equivalent or higher education.
• Work experience in the automotive parts industry preferred.

 

SKILLS

• Understanding of lean manufacturing, waste elimination, problem-solving & 5S principles.
• Be able to use Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Able to read, write, and perform basic math skills (includes basic algebra, fractions, geometry).
• Must have the ability to carry out instructions, provided in written, oral or diagram forms.
• Basic understanding of TPM principles would be beneficial. Ability to operate, troubleshoot, make minor adjustments and/or perform preventive maintenance on metal bending, welding, forming, fabrication, and assembly equipment would be advantageous.
• Experience in effective use of quality control gauges/equipment, inventory systems, blueprint interpretation, computer applications, and SPC charting where applicable.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and product and process specifications.
• Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence.

 

TRAVEL

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight tra