Location: Hanover (Logistic Ctr), PA, United States 
Job ID: 84488 

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

 

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

 

Join us as a

Work Group Lead

 

Your main responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned. 

 

Safety

• Conducts safety audits and inspections.  In-puts safety improvement suggestions
• Adherence to all safety rules
• Safety Observer Committee Resource
• Addresses safety infractions - reports to Supervisor for preventative action

 Quality

• Research 500 orders and provide corrective action to prevent recurrence of issue's)
• Research CQR's and provide corrective action to prevent recurrence of issue's)
• Research defective material and provide corrective action to prevent recurrence of issue's)
• Research audit findings (Internal and ISO) and initiate corrective action to prevent recurrence
• Audit process/product to ensure compliance to standards and SAP documents
• Initiate process improvements when failure modes are detected that prevent 100% complete and accurate product build

 Cost

• Seeks to reduce product and process cost through input from the team members and working with other functions to implement change
• Notifies supervisor of potential unplanned costs
• Ensure defective and scrap materials are properly transacted; ensure confirmations are completed.
• Recognize errors in bills of material; use documented process to implement changes

 ON-Time

• Works as a production employee when needed or required
• Fills in /ensures coverage for call-offs and vacation
• Monitors takt time to standard operating procedures and provides support / training and removes barriers where needed
• Solves daily material and supply problems

 Employee Engagement

• Participate in interviewing of new work group members
• Conducts departmental new hire orientation
• Insures all work group members are trained properly
• Manages cross training program for all work group members
• Provides feedback to Supervisor on employee performance
• Maintains consistent application of plant policies and procedures

 Team Management

• Informal authority with support from Supervisor
• Informal coaching
• Advise work group members of change and ensure revised work instructions are complete.
• Communicates daily goals and results 
• Plans daily work, schedules overtime, adjusts manpower within work group
• Coordinates schedules and approves work group member vacation.

 

What you bring

Requires reading, writing, adding, subtracting and the carrying out of instructions; and the use of fixed gauges and direct reading instruments and devices in which interpretation is not required. Requires H.S. Diploma or GED.

 

What’s in it for you?

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.