Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and energetic Team Lead for our third shift to oversee production operations, ensuring smooth, efficient, and safe distribution center activities. As a key leader on the night team, you will coordinate daily workflows, manage team performance, and implement process improvements that enhance productivity and safety. Your leadership will drive a positive work environment while maintaining high standards for inventory control, safety compliance, and operational excellence. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment, making a tangible impact on our overall distribution performance.
Responsibilities
- Support production FFM or Superintendent in their daily activities.
- Work with FFM or Superintendent for daily machine assignments for operators.
- Ensure operators are properly trained on machines and products they are assigned to.
- Verify effectiveness of training by entering in the Training Log (in coordination with training coordinators),
- Plan line setup when mold changes occur.
- Order components for jobs using SAP.
- Identify and train operators that break out.
- Monitor operators to ensure that they follow company policies for safety, quality, and behavior.
- Address issues as they arise and involve FFM or Superintendent when disciplinary action is necessary.
- Communicate daily with support groups to make all aware of any critical issues that may affect on-time deliveries to the customer. Initiate containment of suspect parts by following the DPR and blocking procedures. * Disposition of parts on hold (in coordination with BU QE).
- Conduct audits for work areas or finished products (as needed).
- Participate in daily scrap review activities (as needed).
- Collect/gather data to support studies including backflush reports (as needed).
- Monitor and lead molding & assembly operations to meet safety, quality, and production requirements.
- Input daily and weekly production data. Maintain required documentation.
- Establish training needs with the department manager to improve personnel job skills.
- Review quality data to define root cause and corrective actions (8Ds internal and external).
- Assist in resolving operator concerns and unresolved issues with the Human Resources department.
- Implement all new projects to production from pre-series to series production, including training on all shifts.
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Automotive manufacturing experience
- SAP experience preffered
- Manufacturing Lead or Supervisor experience
- Shift Coordination
- Decision Making
- Safety Compliance
- Injection molding experience preffered
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have knowledge of operation processes?
- Do you have material plastic competence knowledge?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- leadership: 1 year (Preferred)
- automotive: 1 year (Preferred)
- relationship management : 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
