Assembly Group Leader- Manufacturing

Due to growth, Wright Manufacturing, Inc. (WMI) an award-winning producer of commercial grade lawn equipment, in Frederick, Maryland, is looking for an experienced Supervisor to lead our Assembly Department on the evening shift.

Assembly second shift hours are approximately 4:00PM-12:30AM. Additional hours may be required if production targets are impacted by unforeseen delays.

This position, reporting to the Area Manager, is responsible for leading, directing, and coordinating the operations of employees in their respective department. This includes ensuring and improving overall departmental safety, quality, productivity, and team member relations using the principles of Lean, and other strategies outlined by the company and division directives.

Salary: $60K+ annually

Primary responsibilities to include:

· Promote a culture of teamwork, quality communication, mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony within and between teams.

· Function as a first-line supervisor over team leaders and team members.

· Provide direction and motivation to team members emphasizing safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, and morale.

· Responsible for leading and maintaining the manufacturing system of assigned area and keeping on task with targets.

· Communicate with fellow Group Leaders and affected stakeholders on areas of concern, not able to be resolved at the individual level.

· Ensure Area Team Leaders are accountable for their responsibilities.

· Train and coach team members to maintain productivity and quality standards, environmental, safety, quality, job performance, setups, trouble shooting, and continuous improvement.

· Assist in the development of standardized work procedures by documenting the best work sequence for each process.

· Participate in completing performance reviews for Team Members on their assigned shift and recommend promotional opportunities as well as pay adjustments.

· Manage and appraise Team Member and Team Leader performance, recommending corrective or celebratory action as warranted.

· Maintain production records.

· Assist in Investigating Team Member or Team Leader complaints and seek appropriate resolution, consulting with appropriate manager or leader as needed.

· Ensures policies and procedures, as written in company documents (Team Member Manual, Work Instruction, Standard Work, Safety documents, etc.) are consistently applied, taking appropriate corrective action when warranted.

· Assist in monitoring work hours, overtime, overall job rotation, and absenteeism for Team Members assigned to their shift.

· Hold daily shift meetings.

· Conduct RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to identify the true cause of an issue and take appropriate steps to develop an effective resolution to the extent possible within the sphere of authority and influence.

· Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities, and teaching/coaching team members to learn, understand, and apply CI in their daily work.

· Oversee quality in the line, identify quality issues at the source and initiate corrective action to resolve.

· Respond to action items or bring to the attention of Area Manager or Production Manager.

· Demonstrated Supervisory / Leadership experience in a Manufacturing setting.

· The ability to read, understand, and apply manufacturing documents

· The ability to manage processes to meet expectations, goals, and company policies and procedures.

· The ability to alert and collaborate with other Managers to identify and address behavior and skills gaps.

· Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing principles including formalized problem solving

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, ERP / MRP systems

· Advanced oral and written communication skills in English, Bilingual a plus.

Successful candidates for Group Leader should also demonstrate the following characteristics:

· Active listening and interpersonal skills

· The ability to perform in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

· The ability to address behavior and skill gaps; and counsel and coach team members in a timely and effective manner.

· High…