1st Shift Punch - Team Leader
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Material Handler, Quality Engineering
Team Leader, Hot Punch
Monday – Friday, 5:00am – 3:30pm
Pay Range: $23.00 - $29.29 per hour
Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.
WhatYou'll Do
As a Team Leader, Hot Punch, you'll be part of our Stanley Black & Decker team located in East Longmeadow, MA. You'll get to:
To be responsible for effectively assisting the Department Manager in directing the day-to-day activities of the employees within a specific manufacturing area. The Team Leader will be a working leader with their time divided between the production line and process support.
Primary Responsibilities:- Support First Piece and In Process Inspections
- Work closely with Scrap / Material Handler
- Drive the department's 5S and TPM results
- Monthly Inventory Cycle Counts
- SAP Transactions
- Support and audit Hour by Hour inputs
- Conduct daily departmental Tier 1 Meetings, (backup Tier 2 meetings) stretching, and weekly toolbox talks.
- Assist in resolving flow line issues, using proper tools and techniques to ensure the smooth and consistent flow of product through the lines.
- Identify cross-training needs and schedule time to ensure that the flow line is fully cross-trained.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities within the lines, including areas that would benefit from a Kaizen event.
- Work to identify opportunities for set-up and scrap reduction; be aware of and help keep the workforce aware of quality issues and look for areas of improvement.
- Ensure that the proper line staffing is in place at the beginning of each shift as well as ensure that the line has the supplies and support needed for the day's production.
- Audit and assure all induction burn-off units are on and operational at all times.
You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn't it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You're not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have :
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Experience with lean manufacturing
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
- Organizational skills and ability to adapt to shifting priorities
- Detail oriented, self-assured, tactful, supportive
- Excel knowledge
You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history.
Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
We're the World's largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
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