Group Leader

Overview

As a Production Group Leader, you will be the first line leader to support team members within your area/zone. You willbe responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities in order tomaintainscheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successful.

Primary duties:

• Creates an environment of continuous improvement
• Empowers and expects every team member to contribute to continuous improvement
• Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion,interaction and decision
• Desires toeliminatewaste and to develop team member skill to improve lean operations
• Ensure that employees are properly trainedby their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 6S
• Interface with technical staff to ensure proper support
• Establish annual goals andobjectivesthat support the attainment of operating metrics
• Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress
• Serve as the first point of contact for employeesregardingemployee relations issues
• Interface with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Experience/

Education:

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
• A minimum of one to three years of experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Previous manufacturing supervision experience would be preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
• Previous professional,internshipor co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching,mentoring and supervision within a team environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook,Wordand Excel).
• Strong problem solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.
• Basic understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen,Kanbanand Lean manufacturing is preferred.

• Stooping, bending, standing forlong periodsof time, manual dexterity and able tolift upto 50lbswithoutassistance

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

. Type Full-Time