Lean Team Leader

Precision Castparts Corp.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. is seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to drive teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement. You will oversee 6–12 person teams, coach staff, and coordinate with engineering and planning to meet throughput targets.

The role emphasizes problem solving, process control, and maintaining quality, with a focus on safe, efficient production in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must understand Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) concepts and facilitate problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to meet daily throughput goals and maintain 5-S standards.
• Coordinate safety and process-control initiatives, incident investigations, and problem resolution.
• Interface with customers, engineering and other departments for process walks and updates.

Skills

PDCA knowledge

People leadership

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

To provide the leadership necessary to promote teamwork and continuous improvement. To assist with budget items, shipments, process control issues, and cross training. To drive safety and prevent incidents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Safety

• Complete safety overview training and additional training as required.
• May be required to complete Hazardous Waste Management Training.
• Assure compliance with safe work practices and maintenance of 5-S standards.
• Promptly address and notify supervision of potential hazards and observed safety violations.
• Identify potential solutions for safety related problems and assist with problem resolution.
• Participate in incident investigations.
• May be required to handle hazardous waste.

Teamwork (Teams will consist of 6-12 employees)

• Prioritize work and shift setup in accordance with daily thru-put requirements.
• In performing leadership duties, avoid favoritism or the perception of favoritism.
• Coach and work with team members to identify and solve team problems.
• Facilitate process to drive problem solving to the lowest organizational level.
• Escalate problems that cannot be resolved at the team level to the appropriate organizational level.
• May be tasked to develop and document standardized work and subsequently train employees to the defined standardized work.
• Participate in staffing projections.
• Facilitate scheduling of team O.T. and vacation in accordance with policy.
• Handle front line performance issues. Communicate with employees in a respectful manner regarding time management and workmanship issues. Notify supervision when further action is required to improve performance.
• Give objective, fact-based input for performance management, performance reviews and measurements.
• Train employees on new skills and works with employees to improve performance to satisfactory levels or maintain satisfactory performance. When appropriate will assign a trainer to provide training.
• Coordinate resources to move from one team to help another when necessary to meet daily thru-put and support outside departments.
• Maintain materials, supplies, and product levels.
• Is sensitive to and proactively supports the maintenance of a harassment / discrimination free environment.

Process Control

• Participate in root cause analysis for process in/out of control conditions.
• Understand process control requirements and notify appropriate party/parties when a process is out of control.
• Facilitate technique card and router changes.

Measurements

• Set, display and communicate daily team production goals in accordance with TOC/Lean principles.
• Update Team Board.
• May participate in presentation of team production status in daily thru-put "line walks".
• Update daily status on inventory position.
• Perform assessments.

Planning

• Coordinate long and short term capacity requirements and thru-put commitments with planning/supervisors.
• Assist with strategies to forecast and attain team measurements.

Other

• Interface with customers, engineering, and other departments to give process walks and presentations.
• Record daily attendance on the attendance log confirming with individuals/team that information is accurate and in accordance with policy.
• Contact appropriate resources if any employee may not be fit for duty and address issue promptly.
• Assure compliance with company policies and procedures and promptly notify supervision of deviations.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education & Experience

• Must have an understanding of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) concepts and be able to facilitate the problem-solving process.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.

Required Skills & Abilities

• Maintain all required certifications for your assigned area or be able to certify within 90 days, or as described in the pertinent Step Progression Record.
• Must be willing, as required by team and production needs to:
• Adjust shift
• Perform various jobs required to ship castings (direct labor). Specifically, it may be required to be capable of performing the tasks of all team members.
• Interface with other teams and support areas.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Instructions must be clear and unambiguous.
• Ability to make "shop floor" presentations to customers, engineering, and other departments as required or requested.
• Demonstrated computer competency, with at least a general understanding of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.