Skilled Group Leader - Casting-Maintenance

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Toyota’s Equipment Maintenance Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Skilled Group Leader. The primary responsibility of this role is to lead and supervise a group of Skilled Equipment Maintenance team members and team leaders to maintain our casting dies at the highest level. Reporting to the Equipment Maintenance manager, the person in this role will support the plant’s objective of producing engine blocks and transmission cases in a safe and efficient manner.

Weekend (Friday through Sunday) Day Shift and Night Shift

• Ensure team members follow all safety rules, policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain 3 Function standards for department.
• Responsible for team following all standardized work and ensuring JSA’s are completed for non-STW jobs.
• Daily reporting on machine issues and ensuring urgency is being followed based on current situation for inventory, plant performance and manpower.
• Ensure daily manpower conditions are met while driving TM’s to complete training, cross check, quality circles and much more.
• Provide technical support through coaching and teaching both during and after equipment breakdowns.
• Use daily mendomi to keep morale high in group.
• Encourage kaizen and ownership of area.
• Maintain 4s of area and have clear standards using systems.
• Use FMDS to track daily problem‑solving activity.

• 3+ years of manufacturing or relevant military experience; aluminum casting, foundry metallurgy, or heat treat experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Maximo or CMMS.
• Demonstrated experience applying Toyota Production System (TPS) principles of kaizen, standardized work or similar lean methodologies.
• Ability to work weekends, overtime and shutdown work (such as July and December holidays) as needed.
• TL Candidates must have 1 year experience as TL and completion of TL-GL pathway (Internal candidates only).

• 2-year degree/certificate or higher in Maintenance or Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience with data analytics tools such as Power BI or similar.
• PLC experience.
• Robot knowledge / programming experience / integration experience.
• Working knowledge of FMDS, and Prevention, Prediction, Quick Action (PDQA).
• Supervisory experience, with responsibility for direct reports.
• Experience with creating and maintaining budgets including cost reduction activities.
• Toyota Business Practice (TBP) completion through panel (Toyota Team Members Only).

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect.
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable).
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family.
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more.
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA).
• Relocation assistance (if applicable).

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