Team Leader (Turbo Assembly) - 3rd Shift - Grade F ($25.75 - $30.90)

Team Leader - Production

Arden, NC     

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Career Opportunities

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with BorgWarner now!  

For a listing of Asheville/Arden openings:  BorgWarner Openings

All positions start at an above market pay rate for that position. Benefits are also above market and include the below for all fulltime employees:

• Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
• Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
• Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

The BorgWarner Arden campus offers two world class technical centers and a cutting-edge manufacturing facility that designs and produces turbos, fan, and fan drive components for the automotive industry. The Arden campus offers a multitude of career opportunities and is in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.

This position will organize, develop, lead and supervise the manufacturing function of a designated production area or process to ensure the achievement of the goals stated in the Business Plan for Safety, Quality, Production, Cost, Inventory, Delivery, and People. 

• Responsible for communicating and meeting daily production schedules as guided by the production scheduling group.
• Performs set-ups and changeovers on machinery according to manufacturing specifications with the help of team members
• Responsible for quality checks and testing of assembled components at end of line assembly process.
• Requires the ability to identify proper tooling, understanding machinery and product for quality part manufacturing.
• Utilizes various tools to set-up machinery correctly.
• Assigns daily duties to team members and ensures team members follow standard work and/or work instructions.
• Regularly provide input on staffing needs, overtime requirements, component part shortages, tooling, quality and productivity (including equipment uptime).
• Ensure timely and accurate production reporting.
• Develops and maintains standard work.
• Operates equipment for team members during absences.
• Be able to perform the team leader functions of three departments: your department and the two other departments assigned by the Supervisor or PLM.
• Respond to abnormal events identified by team members.
• Escalate abnormalities as appropriate.
• Ensure 5S standards are met on a daily basis.
• Oversee continuous training of operators. Provide guidance and leadership in teamwork, production processes, set-up and other items pertinent to departmental success.
• Effectively work with employees to identify issues and assist in trouble shooting activities for set-up, tooling, equipment adjustments, and other situations as needed.
• Must be able to perform all quality, SPC and documentation requirements.
• Team leader is responsible for guiding the team and gathering input from team members ensuring objectives around safety, quality, delivery, and cost are met.
• Team leaders will provide input into employee evaluations in draft format.  Final appraisals will be determined by the Production Supervisor.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Safety Responsibilities:
• Conduct safety trainings as required.
• Follow up on safety issues, identify unsafe work practices and work with EHS Manager to resolve
• Notify appropriate perso