Team Leader - 3rd Shift - Steel Plant - Big Rapids, MI

Company Overview

We Look Forward to Meeting You!

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.

You're looking for a good job, and we're looking for good people. Let's meet!

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
• Opportunity for overtime (Paid at time and a half)

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a 3rd Shift Team Lead to join our team in Big Rapids.

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.

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 drives lean manufacturing and Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain (5S) activities.
• Participates as active member of team and completes work assignments.
• Follows documented policies and procedures as designated by company’s safety, quality, and production systems; communicates concerns with safety, quality, equipment/production systems.
• Observes and audits detailed standardized work, processes, and procedures through scheduled GEMBA walks.
• Ensures safety and productivity of all members while enforcing safety processes and procedures.
• Enables effective communications between management and members.
• Trains new members, using pre-specified training method, and coaches existing members.
• Maintains clean and safe work place, ensuring equipment and machinery are properly maintained and promptly repaired.
• Investigates and reports all incidents (spills, accidents, poor performance).  Assists with safety and quality investigations.
• Ensures work cell is appropriately handed over to subsequent shift and all cross-shift communication is completed.
• Performs all duties as assigned to ensure department and plant meet daily and weekly production requirements.
• Flexes work schedule as busin