Manufacturing Team Lead

ATS Life Sciences Chicago is a fast paced, exciting and progressive company experiencing incredible growth! We are currently looking for reliable, ambitious and hardworking employees to join our team. As a company, we pride ourselves on building a culture that values employees and promotes innovation, diversity, excellence in communication and commitment to personal/professional growth. Join our team and you will find we advocate a healthy working environment and opportunities to experience the rewards of contributing to a proactive and competent team.

 

The Manufacturing Team Lead performs administrative and functional duties for the Fabrication Department, Manufacturing Engineering, Configuration Group, Inspection, and Provide Leadership to all Fabrication Department employees.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Provide leadership and supervise members of the Fabrication Department and coordinate their activities.
• Plan, maintain and achieve production schedules to provide timely and cost-effective delivery of final product.
• Monitor departmental goals in keeping with company objectives. Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of standards within the department in keeping with these goals.
• Establish and maintain Daily Visual Management (DVM) for all personnel and on all projects to provide current status on completion of activities and performance to objectives and value drivers.
• Meet with team members and advise on ways to achieve and maintain KPI's and improve skills.
• Assign, monitor, and balance team workload (schedule, portfolios, capacity planning, etc.).
• Communicate with, evaluate and approve suppliers to ascertain their ability to meet company requirements, goals and objectives.
• Lead the internal material inspection effort to verify compliance to design and manufacturability.
• Interview and select new work center members; conduct annual reviews.
• Assist the team with preparation and processing of parts for the “Outside Services” and in-house fabrication, including inspection, piece counts, required records, and subsequent movement to appropriate area.
• Expedite problems with suppliers and vendors regarding costs, quality, quantity and delivery of goods purchased.
• Assist with supply chain management strategies that maximize value while ensuring that ATS standards are maintained or enhanced such as managing cost containment, product standardization, supplier consolidation and benchmarking reports.
• Monitor equipment/tool repairs and calibration; make suggestions for improvements including the purchase or new equipment or introduction of new technology.
• Recommend changes to the internal controls’ memorandum, a document outlining the operational controls in place at the division.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree in specialized production field or engineering.
• Two-three (2-3) years’ experience in a manufacturing, custom equipment environment, preferably in international markets.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Excel (pivot tables & VLOOKUP) and PowerPoint.
• Individual must have an ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with people at all levels of the organization, both verbally and in written form.
• Proven organizational and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives on a cross functional team.
• Highly motivated, customer-focused team player and innovator.
• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of machine operations, mechanical and electronic controls.
• Ability to interpret schedules and assign workload.
• Lean, Six-Sigma, QRM, or other continuous improvement experience.
• Basic knowledge of fabrication and assembly processes, including inspection tools.
• Basic knowledge of material handling equipment.

 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• The employee may be required to stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
• Able to stand and bend for long periods of time in a warehouse environment.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or exert up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Visual acuity – Normal requirements for reading written instructions and computer screens.
• Hearing ability – Normal requirements for understanding verbal instructions.
• Working conditions – The employee is subject to a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to high noise levels and exposure to physical hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts and electrical current.
• Capable of wearing appropriate related PPE for extended periods of time.

 

We are an equal employment employer. All applicants considered are