Summary of Position:
Responsible for maintaining open communication on the production floor. Nurturing continuous improvement activities and lean manufacturing philosophies. Investigate problems, develop and implement corrective actions.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
- Enforce all and plant policies/ procedures and articles described in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Enforce all safety rules and regulations.
- Work with Quality/Industrial Engineering Department to resolve production floor processing issues.
- Assist in the development and implementation of new processes on the production floor.
- Initiate and facilitate collaboration of problem resolutions/continuous improvement efforts on the production floor.
- Ensure all pertinent ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 requirements are being met.
- Facilitate unscheduled line changes as required during shift operations.
- Investigate/trouble shoot material problems during shift operations, as required.
- Assign jobs for Team Leaders, Production Operator and Supplemental Employees for your specific areas on the production floor. Assign temporary transfers to their respective areas, as required.
- Monitor associate productivity both, departmentally and individually.
- Monitor employee scrap and reject rates.
- Communicate professionally and courteously.
- Coordinate, implement and monitor Lean Manufacturing philosophies in all areas that pertain to production floor.
- Provide Production Operator, Team Leaders and Supplemental Employees with all tools and pertinent shift information.
- Fill out and distribute maintenance request forms when necessary.
- Record/distribute and/or monitor the daily volunteer leave early list, call off book, absenteeism, miscellaneous forms and documents, rejected material tag book and product deviations.
- Provide daily shift activity information.
- Discipline employees in accordance with division Policies & Procedures.
- Responsible to ensure that all employees always adhere to safety policies and procedures, operating in full compliance with department, station, corporate, OSHA requirements.
- Shall adhere to all work, safety, health and environmental procedures, policies and practices such as; utilizing personal protective equipment and proper attire in keeping with safety standards.
- Comply with all ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 procedures and work instructions related to your job description.
- Performs all other functions as required; included are any work assignments relating to the efficient flow of work within KUKA Toledo Production Operations
Authorities:
- Enforcement of personal protective equipment use by employees, as required.
- Authority to stop production to notify and correct quality problems.
Skills/Competencies:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required.
- Maintain a team-oriented working environment that allows for individual differences and provide for individual growth.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies and procedure manuals and operating instructions.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Good Verbal and Written Communication
- Leadership
- Coordinate Suggestions for Work Station Improvements.
- Motivate Individuals and Teams
- Delegation of Activities
- SetSMART Goals: S*PECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RESULT ORIENTED, T*IME LINE COMPLETION
Team Meeting Skills:
- Scheduling Meetings
- Notifying Team Members of Meetings Time and Place
- Taking Attendance
- Developing an Agenda
- Creating Objectives
- Brainstorming Ideas
- Generating Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Follow-Up
Preferred Education Requirements:
- Possession of a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required for all new hires in all positions.
Preferred Experience:
- Three or more years in production assembly environment and in a supervisory setting.
- Preferred experience in Body-in-White manufacturing environment.
Physical Requirements / work environment:
The physical demands/work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms frequently.
- Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time frequently.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 lbs., and occasionally lift up to 70 lbs.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time frequently.
- Perform repetitive motion type tasks regularly.
- Ability to bend, twist, stoop & crouch occasionally.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee works near powered motor vehicles, power tools & automated assembly fixtures.
KUKA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $68,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
