Metalworking Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Works with team members, supervision, engineering, maintenance/tool room, and quality support to facilitate the production of quality components/finished parts at the lowest manufacturing cost.
• Assist in task organization/orientation, collect information from and communicate to required sources to maximize productivity of the Team.
• Leads required daily team meetings (e.g., shift start/change meetings), following a prescribed agenda.
• Organizes for the meeting, guides the discussion, and actively participates in team meetings, including shift change team meetings (if needed).
• Orients, trains and/or facilitates (objective) training needs of employees in team production processes.
• Keeps team records (e.g., communications boards).
• Monitors production and consults with operations supervisor on needed adjustments in work assignments and may recommend changes in work procedures if necessary.
• Communicates production and quality issues to supervisor and/or quality personnel.
• Assists on machine maintenance and/or downtime in accordance with team job classification requirements.
• Performs other work required (e.g., 5S activities, general housekeeping, etc.) of their assigned team.
• Assists on changeovers in accordance with team job classification requirements.
• May cover absenteeism within their assigned team or other similar operation work center team leader.
• Performs and/or assists with preventative maintenance activities as needed within their team area in accordance with team job classification requirements.
• Performs work center production activities for the team to ensure smooth orderly production flow including but not limited to rework, product/process auditing, and machine operations.
• Coordinates their team’s suggestion process.
• Makes recommendations to their operations supervisor of team suggestions, follows through with the implementation and communicates back to them.
• Installs new/modified tooling and stations.

• Provide support to other machines not included in established teams as required.
• Perform rework, reclaim or sorting as needed.
• Assist supervisor as needed/directed.
• Operate department equipment to produce required parts as needed.
• Perform job duties as assigned or directed by supervisors.