Lead

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex in Austin, TX seeks a capable Lead to provide leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees on the 2nd shift. You will report to the Associate Operations Supervisor and drive daily production plans, quality metrics, and shift performance.

Key responsibilities include coaching teammates, coordinating resources, addressing material shortages with Expediters/Purchasing, and escalating bottlenecks to keep operations running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Provide leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance through formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate department staffing and resource requirements.
• Communicate daily production plans and resolve production or customer service issues.
• Highlight material shortages and interface with Expediter/Purchasing on shortages.
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks and report downtime.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.

Skills

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Lead located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Associate Operations Supervisor the Lead will be responsible for providing leadership and direction to groups of non-exempt employees.

2nd Shift: 3:30pm - 12:00am (10% Shift diff) Tuesday-Saturday

What a typical day looks like:

• Provide ongoing feedback on performance of individuals through both formal and informal evaluations.
• Initiate and participate in process development and cost improvement projects.
• Coordinate people resource requirements for the department.
• Communicate daily plan and any production or customer service issues
• Highlight material shortages, interface with Expediter/Purchasing on any part shortages
• Recognize and monitor bottlenecks.
• Report and alert resources concerning downtime.
• Interface with Test Support/Maintenance on equipment problems.
• Track time for NPI/Pre-production/re-work.
• Communicate with opposite shift to ensure communication flow.
• Update department communication boards.
• Follow quality indicators. Stop and alert if predefined indicators are below target.
• Primary contact for response to situations where scrap is occurring in any process step.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Advanced Excel skill level
• Microsoft Office proficiency

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