Senior Manufacturing Team Lead - 2nd Shift

Introduction to the job

As a Team Lead, you will effectively lead the 2nd shift Manufacturing Work Centers (Production and Qualification). You will have managerial responsibilities for 15+ Technicians. You will ensure safe, on-time delivery of high-quality product to our customers while leading improvements in process and operational effectivity and efficiency. You will continuously seek out, foster, and spearhead improvements to all aspects of your operational area. You will engage in adoption and industrialization of new products and new processes through a strong partnership with Production, Manufacturing and Quality Engineers. You love being a team player that enjoys the success of team members as much as you enjoy personal success.

Shift: Front end Nights 6.30pm-7am (Sunday night, Monday night, Tuesday night and alternate Saturday nights)

Role and Responsibilities

• Maintaining alignment of individual, team, and area goals to department and Company objectives.
• Creating employee annual performance goals and coaching and mentoring your team of technicians for daily success.
• Partnering with employees to create professional development action plans.
• Developing competencies within the team that focus on technical skills, continuous improvement, teambuilding, and cross-training.
• Leading a team of technicians to deliver (Droplet Generation Modules, Proto Systems Commissioning),  while meeting or exceeding department and product Key Performance Indicators. These include, but are not limited to: 5S safety; product first pass yield; on-time delivery; production lead time reduction; labor efficiency and labor hour accuracy; and workforce development and upskilling.
• Anticipating resource requirements and allocating accordingly in order to meet shift goals.
• Creating, maintaining, and monitoring work schedules with clearly defined priorities.
• Transparently highlighting any product or performance issues and escalating requests for help as needed.
• Facilitating identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within your area.
• Partnering with Production Engineering to systematically improve processes for increased efficiency and product quality.
• Displaying structured systematic problem solving, innovative problem resolution, and encouraging new ideas and methods that are applied with rigorous experimentation and change control.
• Leading by example, encourage personal motivation in an effort to achieve world class quality and performance.
• Working effectively with peers across shifts to meet goals and maintain production continuity.
• Reviewing existing operations (L4 level) in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered.
• Ensuring positive material flow in order to avoid stock-outs and escalates in the event of any material issues.
• Communicating effectively to gain buy-in from technicians and influence department leaders.
• Administrative duties including time and attendance record-keeping and performance/merit reviews.
• Administering and enforcing company policies and procedures in a direct and consistent manner.
• Working with Human Resources on disciplinary issues and hiring decisions.
• Acting as an interface with Finance and Logistics Department for inventory audits or physical inventory counts.
• Overseeing cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
• Supporting engineering change order implementations with support from Engineering Staff.
• Managing predetermined budget amount for area of responsibility and implementing predetermined plans for tactical execution.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Requires AA Degree or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree desired (in a science or engineering field preferred) OR at least 5 years of supervisory/leadership experience.
• Strong LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience- you can demonstrate a history of operational improvement through effective collaboration with your employees and across your partner organizations.
• Computer proficiency with MS Outlook 365 applications, with knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system.
• Familiar with ISO9001 and ISO14001. Direct working experience in an ISO certified environment desirable.

Skills

• Strong manufacturing operation acumen.
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.  
• Can learn and apply new information or skills. 
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prio