Lean Team Leader - Manufacturing Excellence

Fleetwood Group, Inc.; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleetwood Group, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader to supervise peak production months and support, train, and respond to team members year-round. You will lead problem solving, kaizen activities, and ensure quality through standardized work and JI training, while coordinating with the Group Leader and other shifts.

Responsibilities include CNC programming support, overtime commitment, and equipment projects, with emphasis on safety, 5S, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• One to three years work experience in a manufacturing environment which demonstrates performance competency.
• Successfully completed Fleetwood Performance System training or equivalent development.
• Must be able to meet the minimum requirements of the jobs represented in the appropriate department.
• Demonstrated initiative to lead others for improved performance and consistently demonstrated job performance that exceeds expectations.
• Must be able to perform all jobs in zone and adjacent zones within Takt Time and to standardized work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including ability to challenge team members/peers appropriately to follow standards.
• Ability to appropriately apply FPS technical tools, i.e., standardized work, job instructions, work balance chart, time observations. etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to explain the 4 Philosophies of FPS, True North, FPS tools and their relation to one another (pocket card).
• Ability to practice and document kaizen (PDCA).
• Demonstrated ability to teach others, build effective relationships, flexibility and ability to implement and manage change effectively.
• Exhibits a willingness to help others, eagerness to learn, and uses a Servant Leadership style.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Actively engages and encourages involvement of team members in improvement initiatives.
• Conducts hour x hour, standardized work, and problem-solving documentation.
• Encourages safe behavior and 5s housekeeping activities.
• Ensures measurable improvement to goals.
• Facilitate quick response to problems.
• Required to perform general production work in non-peak seasons.
• Maintains daily communication with Group Leader and team members.
• Maintains effective communication and cooperation with all other shifts and Team Leaders.
• Performs problem identification and kaizen activities.
• Support training initiatives of team members in standardized work through job instruction (JI).
• Uses job instruction (JI) training method, where applicable.
• Utilizes a structured approach to problem solving including regular reflections.
• Works with Group Leader to ensure that quality criteria is followed and quality checks are completed appropriately using standardized work, job instruction (JI), and quality criteria.
• Performs other duties as requested.
• Oversee day to day technical operations in manufacturing.
• Respond to technical problems in a timely fashion, find root cause, and implement temporary and permanent corrective actions.
• Ensure machines produce quality parts, and the required production rate.
• Work with machine OEMs in troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Understand and document machine downtime, and quality issues.
• Participate in new employee training.
• Work directly with assembly solving fit / function / aesthetic issues with components parts.
• Programming of CNC machines.
• Work with Scheduling to complete orders on time.
• Assist in the research, purchase, and implementation of new equipment.
• Calculate and derive dimensional information from all types of dimensional drawings.
• Commit to meeting overtime requirements.
• Complete required paperwork correctly to ensure record accuracy.
• The flexibility to work assignments and possible extra hours as business needs require.
• The ability to perform all essential job functions of the position with or without accommodations.
• Run department machinery as needed to meet production requirements.
• Perform other duties.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Kaizen / PDCA

FPS Tools

Training / JI

Servant Leadership

Flexibility / Change

Quality Awareness

Team Mentoring

Adaptability to Takttime

Safety & 5S

Job description

Fleetwood Group, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader to supervise peak production months and support, train, and respond to team members year-round. You will lead problem solving, kaizen activities, and ensure quality through standardized work and JI training, while coordinating with the Group Leader and other shifts.

Responsibilities include CNC programming support, overtime commitment, and equipment projects, with emphasis on safety, 5S, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.