Group Leader 4 #1062761

FastTek Global; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision Insurance

PTO

Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Job summary

FastTek Global in Flint, MI seeks a Global Supply Chain Group Leader to optimize the use of personnel, materials and equipment. You will train, develop and evaluate hourly team members and lead lean manufacturing initiatives across launch and pilot activities.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, cost control and productive teamwork, with responsibilities spanning scheduling, coaching and mentoring group leaders to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time effectively.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Recommend measures to motivate employees and improve methods, equipment performance, quality, or efficiency.
• Review operations and confer with staff to resolve production issues.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems.
• Hire, train, evaluate and discharge staff and resolve grievances.
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.

Skills

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Time management

Independence

Production knowledge

Job description

• As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.
• Participates in the training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
• Participates in the development of highly effective teams. Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
• Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
• Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
• Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between us and the United Auto Workers Union.
• Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
• Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
• Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
• Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Flint, Michigan Group Leader 4 #1062761

Job Description:

• As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.
• Participates in the training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
• Participates in the development of highly effective teams. Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
• Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
• Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
• Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between us and the United Auto Workers Union.
• Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
• Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
• Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
• Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Summary:

The main function of a production supervisor is to supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recommend measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance to detect production problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personal grievances.
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.

Skills:

• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories.Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years!

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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