Team Leader, Cradles

## Team Leader, Cradles Apply locations:
Birmingham, Alabama, UStime type:
Full time posted on:
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* What we offer:

** At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.##

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Summary:

** Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
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* Job Responsibilities:

** Responsible for keeping the lines running efficiently and ensuring that the needs of Cradles Team Members are met to produce a quality product on time, the first time with no personal injuries or mechanical accident and supporting the policies and procedures of Kamtek, Inc.  The Cradles Team Leader is also responsible for providing leadership to Production Team Members while promoting the Employee’s Charter and Operational Principles.
1)    Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.
2)    Follows and supports and Magna’s operating principles, including:  a.
Magna Employee Charter – Operating under its principles by treating all team members equally, fairly and with dignity and respect.  b.
Abide by Kamtek policies and procedures as described in the most current version of the Employee Handbook.  c.
Open Door Policy – Solves issues with two-way, open and friendly communication.  d.
5S – Maintains and promotes good housekeeping by following the philosophy “Everything has a place. Everything in its place”.  e.
Safety First - Obey the plant’s safety rules and procedures by wearing PPE at all times and immediately addressing all safety concerns.  Promotes an environment where zero injuries are the expected standard.  f.
Promote MAFACT benchmarks to achieve World Class Manufacturing.  g.
Core values – Treat all team members equally, fairly, with dignity and respect without favoritism in accordance with company values.
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Attend and participate in Team, Department, Plant-wide and any other meetings as required.
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Conduct all activities in a professional manner and positive attitude with an emphasis on personal responsibility.
3)    Ensure daily Pre-Shift inspections and frequency checks are completed accurately and conduct planned inspection audits on each shift.
4)    Follow, comply and enforce all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs (Magna and OSHA Standards).
5)    Conduct Pre-Shift meetings with the team to communicate safety and/or quality issues and production targets.
6)    Fills in for Team Members that need to temporarily leave the line (emergency, bathroom break, etc.)
7)    Complete all necessary documentation including hourly data collection with downtime reasons and daily performance graphing.
8)    Ensure that all operation documentation is up to date.
9)    Operate production equipment as needed to cover for missing team members and/or to facilitate improved production start-ups.  10)    Routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuation routes correcting any safety concerns immediately.  11)    Conduct daily safety talks in pre-shift meetings and ensure team members sign safety training roster.  12)    Coordinate and assign job responsibility for team members on a daily basis.  

13)    Maintain open communication and provide continued support to other departments regarding any changes, problems, or special projects. Encourages open communications; confronts difficult situations; maintains objectivity; keeps emotions under control; uses negotiation skills to resolve conflicts.  14)    Provide feedback and recommendations to the…