Department Team Lead - Nitinol Fine Wire

• Location 9609 Ardmore Ave,Fort Wayne, IN, 46809,United States
• Industry Manufacturing
• Employee Type 1
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others Yes

• Name Fort Wayne Metals
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We’re glad you’re exploring our Department Team Lead-Nitinol Fine Wire position and want to share some of the details.

At Fort Wayne Metals, we specialize in producing top-quality wires, cables, and assemblies designed to enhance and safeguard lives. Our products are used in everything from our customers’ stents and surgical robots to aircraft and automobiles. At our essence, we are thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, leveraging our knowledge of materials to create customized solutions for our customers.

Join us in our dedication to making a tangible impact through our advanced materials and superior products.

The Department Team Lead will Manage execution of daily Production Schedule, prioritization of jobs and training of work force while continuing to inspect FWM products and maintaining on-time delivery to customers. They will actively engage and lead team to develop and maintain a continuous improvement environment as part of the management team.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 3- 5 years’ relevant experience
• Supervisory experience preferred.

• Help create and maintain an effective team environment.
• Communicate responsibilities, job assignments and prioritizations to employees to maintain department efficiency.
• Coordinate and participate in team meetings in order to share information and expectations.
• Ensure standard safety and environmental procedures and practices are followed and help maintain the safe work environment, including 5S audits.
• Edit and keep training scripts and work instruction revisions up to date.
• Create and maintain a continuous improvement culture from within FWM. Engage and drive employees to participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• May participate in wire drawing; help maintain quality and on-time delivery.
• Assure that material flow of department is sufficient.
• Collaborate with Area Supervisor to meet departmental needs.
• Monitor the training and performance of all employees to ensure employees are competent in performing their jobs.
• Conduct evaluations and address performance deficiencies and initiate corrective action.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

• Ability to perform basic computer functions.
• Possess intermediate math, reading, and writing skills.
• Mechanical aptitude, preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good hand dexterity.
• Understand and apply safe work practices

• Work hours consist of 40-50 hours per week.
• Fast paced production environment.
• May work with and around hazardous chemicals.
• Appropriate PPE must be worn where posted and required.
• Exposure to fluctuating temperatures may occur.
• Apply safe work practices
• Minimal time spent working at desk.
• Average weights in production range from 10-25 lbs. Maximum weights may exceed 75-80 lbs. on occasion.
• May be required to perform work above shoulder height.
• Frequent bending, twisting, lifting and squatting.

The health and wellbeing of Fort Wayne Metals is a critical part of our culture. In addition to offering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options to suit your needs, we’d like to share some of the other fundamental resources that make Fort Wayne Metals a premier place to work:

• Parkview Wellness Coach
  • Ready to assist with your physical and nutritional wellness needs.
• 4 onsite gym locations as well as discounts for regional gym facilities
• From pickleball tournaments, sponsored races and sports leagues, to participating in the YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, we have a variety of fun ways to stay active.
• When You Need to Talk
  • 5 sessions of counseling are available to you and all members of your immediate household at no cost.
• Relaxing Time-Off
  • Qualify for Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay on your first day of employment.
• Epic Events
  • From Tin Caps Night to family days at the zoo, we offer multiple activities throughout the year for…