Sea Ray​/BIMC - Group Leader - Assembly Final Finish

Sea Ray/BIMC - Group Leader - Assembly Final Finish

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The Group Leader role is responsible for overseeing the department, participating in day‑to‑day assembly job duties, and assisting the supervisor in a wide range of departmental reporting.

• Uphold and represent the Brunswick Integrity Playbook and professional behavior and communication as a leader.
• Hands‑on boat builder (~10%‑15% of time). Delegate work as appropriate.
• Span of control is approximately 15 team members. Oversee multiple workstations.
• Drive accountability: quality, safety, control of breaks and lunch times.
• Desire to grow in leadership role. Partner with peers to resolve production and quality issues.
• Yellow Belt (within 2 years) and Lean competencies: A3 problem solving.
• Act as primary intra‑ and inter‑department liaison on routine matters. Address basic conflicts or disagreements between crew leaders or team members.
• Tour job candidates through production areas and provide input for the hiring process to the supervisor.
• MES tools. Basic computer skills required. Log in/out and use Shop Floor, Workday, SharePoint, and schedules and prints.
• Hold Crew Leads accountable for their roles and responsibilities.
• Ensure team has all materials needed to run production; remove obstacles to achieving daily production goals. Understand root cause of downtime and inefficiencies and elevate to Production Supervisor.
• Understand production, communicate throughput required for each workstation per day/week and ensure team adheres to schedule.
• Validate shop floor to ensure boats have been rolled and address any issues with Crew Lead.
• Make suggestions and recommendations to supervisor regarding configuration of job breakdowns and layouts for run‑rate changes and new model integration.
• Friday work required as scheduled; able to work a flexible schedule to meet business demands.
• Ability to learn and operate Travel Lift to put boats in and pull them out of the water.
• Willingness to obtain company‑sponsored Captain’s License and perform “performance runs” on various boat models.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the marine industry highly preferred.
• Technical competence in multiple disciplines of boat building and safe operation of vessels.
• Proficiency in understanding prints and drawings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player, lead by example, work well with others.
• Flexible to work extended hours to support business requirements.
• Physical requirements may vary and may include lifting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, climbing stairs.
• Commit to working safely; report hazards immediately.
• Aware of compliance findings/DPUs and assist with investigations. Drive corrective actions.
• Consult on root cause analysis on defects and drive resolution.
• Sign off on quality gates and understand recurring quality issues.

Maintain cleanliness, ensure safety compliance including PPE adherence and safety policy. Manage safety escalation from Crew Leaders. Group Lead responsible for maintaining housekeeping checklist.

The anticipated pay range for this position is $23.75 to $28.35 hourly. Actual base pay will vary depending on job knowledge/skills, experience, business needs and location.

This position is eligible to participate in Brunswick's comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, 401(k) (up to 4% match), Health Savings Account (company contribution), wellbeing program, product purchase discounts and more.

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