Material Processor Lead (Picking)

Assurant, Inc.; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurant, Inc. in Mt Juliet, TN is seeking a team-oriented trainer/support role to assist in training the team and developing staff while monitoring production performance.

This onsite position runs Monday–Thursday, 5:00AM–3:30PM and requires collaboration with Supervisors to ensure adherence to work instructions. The role involves coordinating with engineering and other departments to optimize workflow, maintaining attendance records for safety, and participating in monthly 5S audits to drive

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years in light manufacturing or 1 year as Inspector preferred.
• Proficient in manual processing and receiving; meet UPH targets.
• Strong team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in training and developing the team; monitor production performance.
• Support supervisors in ensuring production and quality controls meet work instructions.
• Reallocate resources (people/supplies/products) to meet customer goals with supervision.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure proper workflow.
• Maintain daily attendance roster for Emergency Evacuation purposes.
• Participate in 5S audits and implement changes on the production floor.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of employees.
• Proficiently operate relevant shop floor systems as required.
• Attend and participate in daily stand-up meetings with Supervisor.

Skills

Shop floor systems

Stand-up meetings

Team collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CVision

Oracle

Unit Tracker

Great Plains

Ghost

Job description

This job is responsible for working with the Supervisors and assisting in training and developing the team, monitoring production performance, ensuring production and quality controls are met while adhering to the work instructions for the area of responsibility.

This is an onsite role in our Mt Juliet, TN facility with a schedule of Monday - Thursday, 5:00AM - 3:30PM.

What will be my duties and responsibilities be in this job?

• Working knowledge of shop floor systems (CVision, Oracle, Unit Tracker, Great Plains, Ghost)
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings with Supervisor
• Participate in internal and external customer or vendor meetings
• Work with Supervisor to reallocate resources (people/supplies/products etc.) as needed to meet customer goals
• Work with other departments as needed to ensure proper workflow is achieved
• Point of contact for employees for handling escalation issues
• Work with Engineering to identify and resolve process issues
• Ability to collaborate with other departments with their area of responsibility
• Track and maintain daily attendance roster for Emergency Evacuation purposes
• Participate with the 5S Audit team on monthly 5S audits
• Work with supervisor to implement any changes or adjustments on production floor as a result from the audits
• Forklift certified if needed for area of responsibility
• Perform on-the-job (OJT) refresher training and workstation assessment
• Monitor inventory levels (WIP Aging) for specific area of responsibility
• Monitor KPI and SLA performance levels and elevate any issues/concerns to supervisor when needed
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees
• Must be proficient and certified in the area that they are responsible for leading

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 year of previous light manufacturing experience or 1 year of previous Inspector experience
• Proficient in manual processing and receiving, consistently meeting UPH expectations
• Strong team player who will thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Attention to details

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• Prior leadership experience in manufacturing, logistics, operations, or another applicable environment
• Database software- data entry software in existing programs
• Spreadsheet software- Microsoft Excel- basic understanding and data entry into a preformed spreadsheet
• Word processing- Microsoft Word- basic documents and reports