Machining - Team Leader, 3rd Shift

Standard Duties

• Lead, guide, and support the team by coordinating workloads, offering assistance to ensure production targets are achieved and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and quality standards are met.
• This is a working Team Lead role.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Create a proactive safety culture through safety training, weekly safety meetings, a commitment to 5S and ongoing team compliance to safety policies and standards.
• Identify unsafe work practices and work with Safety Leadership and Area Leader to resolve.
• Identify unsafe work practices and work with Safety Leadership and Area Leader to resolve.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and compliance to company policies/procedures, OSHA requirements and Borg Warner Beliefs.
• Train and support employees on the proper usage, handling, and preventative maintenance of equipment and tools.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area in compliance with 5S standards.
• Support incident, accident and non-conformance investigations.
• Train and foster a SPC approach to proactively meet process targets and stabilize processes/conditions.
• Conduct daily start up meetings with your teams to discuss safety, priorities/schedule adjustments, performance to KPI’s and plant updates.
• Optimize the allocation of people and resources, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in meeting daily Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) while upholding quality and safety standards.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with team members, customers, support groups, and management.
• Verify employee training records are fully completed, signed off and submitted in accordance with standards.
• Support the PQT in conducting quality assessments and fulfilling documentation obligations.
• Optimize staffing and access inventory levels to align with schedule changes.
• Monitor and sustain standardized work for area of responsibility.
• Provide support and guidance to team.
• Serve as the subject matter expert.
• Monitor change over and/or line set up efficiency.
• Work with operators to assist trouble-shooting activities for set-up, tool and equipment adjustments.
• Examine materials to ensure they conform to control and specification limits.
• Efficiently reduce scrap and waste by continuously monitoring and improving processes.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement by supporting cross training of employees across machining departments.
• Identify normal vs. abnormal condition and take immediate appropriate action, elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and records and reports, to assess production output against demand and adjust accordingly.
• Delegate daily duties to team members.
• Actively participate in leadership development activities sponsored by Borg Warner.
• Support and sustain the Operator Certification process.
• Ensure timely and accurate production reporting.
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the Machining Department and equipment to effectively assist the team in the achievement of daily goals and foster a continuous improvement culture.
• Support other departments as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Stand for long periods of time.
• Lifting shoulder high up to 35 lbs. repetitively.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Repetitive motion activities including but not limited to loading machines, unloading machines, standing, lifting, loading/unloading carts.
• All employees are responsible for knowing, understanding, and complying with the safety policies and procedures.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Safety Judgement/Decision Making
• Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills
• Attendance Attention to detail and accuracy of work
• High sense of…