Line Leader

Lippert; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401K with employer match

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Short Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Family Leave

Job summary

Lippert is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of engineered products for RV, marine, automotive, and building products industries. A Line Leader directs, coaches, and motivates a team to meet daily production goals in alignment with Lippert’s mission and Core Values.

This full-time hourly position involves leading team members, conducting daily briefings on safety and production metrics, and ensuring proper training and discipline.

Qualifications

• No education or experience is required.
• Lean 5S practices are preferred.
• Bilingual- English/Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

• Hold team members accountable for production goals and policies, while motivating them to develop themselves personally and professionally.
• Conduct daily informational meetings with team members on safety, lean, production numbers, benefits and procedures.
• Clearly communicate job expectations and complete performance evaluations for team members.
• Train new hires on how to perform their duties (operating equipment, workflow).
• Investigate and follow up on interpersonal conflicts or complaints within the line and consult with leadership when appropriate.
• Enforce disciplinary action as needed after consulting with leadership.
• Ensure team members have the tools and materials required to complete duties.
• Maintain safe and clean work environment and encourage proper equipment use.

Skills

Time management

Organization

Initiative

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Capacity to motivate

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer literacy

Job description

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.


2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!


3. Fair and competitive compensation.


4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.


5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

A line leader is responsible for directing, coaching, and motivating a group of team members to meet daily production goals and build interpersonal relationships in line with the Company’s mission and Core Values.

Essential Functions:

1. Hold team members accountable for production goals, job expectations, and company policies, while motivating them to develop themselves personally and professionally


2. Conduct daily informational meetings with team members regarding various topics, including but not limited to safety, lean, production numbers, company policies, benefits and procedures, volunteer opportunities, and plant-wide engagement events


3. Clearly communicate job expectations and complete performance evaluations for team members


4. Responsible for training new hires how to perform their job duties (i.e. operating equipment, product flow within the line, etc.)


5. Investigate and follow up on interpersonal conflicts or complaints within the line and consult with the Group Leader, HR, and Management when appropriate


6. Enforce disciplinary action as needed after consulting with the Group Leader, HR, and Management


7. Ensure team members have the tools and materials required to complete duties

Other Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must 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 duties and responsibilities.

1. Ensure the team is staying on task according to the daily production schedule


2. Ensure effective team member relations by creating an ethical, non-discriminatory and safe work environment


3. Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing team members on the use of all equipment

Working Conditions:

• Team members will work primarily indoors, may occasionally be outdoors and could be exposed to elements (heat, snow, dust, etc).


• May sit or stand for several hours at a time.


• May work indoors, office environment


• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

No required education or experience

Competencies:

1. Time management


2. Organization skills


3. Initiative


4. Communication


5. Problem solving


6. Attention to detail


7. Capacity to motivate

Pay Rate

$24.00 - $25.00 per hour

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are decided by the manufacturing manager.

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours of work and days are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager.

Freedman by Lippert determines pay based on several factors, including but not limited to the position being offered, education, skills, work experience, and other factors permitted by law. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.

Freedman by Lippert offers Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K with employer match, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Family Leave, Paid Time Off and Sick Time. For a more comprehensive list please see Human Resources.

Freedman by Lippert is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role has supervisory role over team members.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active; standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing ladders. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, with an average of 40 scheduled hours per week with the possibility of overtime as decided by a production manager. The scheduled hours for this position are dependent upon the desired shift.

Travel:

No travel is expected for this position.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required


2. Previous experience in a manufacturing setting preferred


3. Quality assurance experience preferred


4. Previous exposure to Lean 5S practices preferred


5. Basic to intermediate computer literacy preferred


6. Bilingual- English/Spanish a plus

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.