Team Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

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There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before!

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Location:

United States (US)- Illinois
- East Moline

Function:
Operations (CA)

Title:

Team Leader-123863

Onsite/Remote:
Onsite Position

As a Team Leader for Harvester Works located in East Moline, IL, you will:

• Manage and monitor individual and department performance on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency and take corrective action including discipline as needed.
• Lead employee engagement activities while establishing a positive employee environment through communications, feedback, and overall guidance.
• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction, and tooling to successfully execute their jobs.
• Lead safety through regular safety communications, driving engagement in the CI Safety and Ergonomic Risk Assessment process and prompting near miss reporting with a focus on quick, thorough safety corrective actions.
• Monitor Control Plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems, and generally supervise production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements.
• Drive department-level support of factory goals regarding 5S implementation, Continuous Improvement, manpower planning, and operating budgets.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

• Excellent communicator who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions and being proactive in a high-pressure or time-sensitive environments
• Ability to conduct crucial conversations, including ability to enforce company policies, practices, procedures and work rules
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and variable shifts as business needs
• Experience communicating across functions, such as: supply management, engineering, operations, and human resources or labor relations

• 1 or more years of experience with production control systems, preferably within John Deere
• 1 or more years of experience in a leadership role in a union environment
• Two (2) or more years of experience with shop floor manufacturing and incentive pay systems (such as CIPP)
• Cross-functional work experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Material Control, or Supply Management
• Demonstrated experience utilizing lean manufacturing techniques to drive business improvements
• Possess a good working knowledge of the appropriate operating and information systems used in Operations (Word, Excel, SAP, SharePoint, PowerBI)

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology, Operations, Business/Management, or Supply Management or equivalent experience

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you  enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally,…