2nd or 3rd Shift Team Lead

Marmon Aerospace & Defense LLC

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

SUMMARY:
• Overall responsibility for planning and organizing day-to-day operations within assigned cell.
• Arranges and controls daily team activities to ensure smooth workflow, quality production, and timely delivery.
• Leads and motivates individual and team development in the Production Department, quality performance, and service to internal and external customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Safety & 5S

• Ensure the cell is clean and organized
• Write Near Miss Reports
• Help Move raw materials to machines and back to stock
• Contribute toward improving 5S of the facility
• Ensure all equipment is maintained to optimize run speeds and ensure safety
• Model & champion safe work habits including wearing the personal protective equipment.  Strive for zero accidents at all times.

Quality

• Responsible for the quality of the product manufactured in the cell
• Manage wait lab areas and move job cards and wire.  Disposition extra wire.
• Review runsheets and ensure paperwork accuracy and completeness
• Review areas for left behind paperwork.
• Audit quality in each production area
• Daily review of NCMR area and perform actions as necessary.
• Ensure constant verifications and quality checks are conducted
• Ensure all support documentation including traveler sheets, reel tags and setup sheets are accurate and the latest revisions.
• Assist in Lean Improvements

Productivity

• Backup operators as required for absences & vacations.
• Work closely with sales and production control to assure correct product is being manufactured.

• Plan and organize all production through the cell in a timely fashion, using computer system.
• Acknowledge areas that present a bottleneck and work with Segment Lead to keep an even flow of product through the cell.

• Assist Segment Lead with updating backlog, identifying pull ins/lates.
• Maintain a min/max inventory level of product.
• Schedule using a kanban system to reduce the number of transactions in the cell.
• Work closely with Segment Lead and Process Engineering to maintain optimum conditions and throughput of product.
• Monitor the productivity boards and the NCMR areas daily.

Training & Hiring

• Instruct, oversee, and provide training for all personnel in the assigned cell.
• OLPC: Mentor and Coach employees towards OLPC environment.
• Communication training gaps to Segment Lead/Operations.
• Contribute toward adding to training requirement by position as applicable.
• Complete annual performance reviews for each hourly member of assigned cell. Work with Segment Lead & HR for final review.

Growth

• Assist engineers with trials

Miscellaneous

• Assist in personnel corrective action reports
• Weekly inventory of reels

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of basic to moderate math skills.
• Extensive knowledge of product specifications and production standards.
• In-depth knowledge of industry regulations.
• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience in a supervisory role preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving techniques.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum 3 years of production line experience in a related industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers and other department personnel.
• Must be able to read, write, understand, and communicate in English

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:

• None required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This position requires some physical demand.  Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Wear safety attire or protective gear on a daily basis.
• Work indoors. These sites may not be temperature-controlled.
• Are often exposed to loud sounds and distracting noi