Powder Coat Lead - 1st Shift, Team Leader

Daifuku North America; Hobart (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Daifuku North America is seeking a Powder Coat Loader Lead for the 1st shift. You will help manage the team, train new employees, and act as the safety champion while ensuring quality and timely completion of tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong leadership, good communication, and the ability to read work orders. You will operate cranes and forklifts, perform basic data entry, and uphold Daifuku’s QMS standards to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experienced forklift truck operator.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing team members’ work in completion of tasks.
• Verifying accuracy and quality.
• Inspecting for damages or defects, records issues, and notifies supervisor.
• Maintaining department database, prepares routine reports, and files records.
• Operating department material handling equipment and assisting in routine equipment maintenance.
• Following departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous improvement objectives, and safety rules.
• Selecting proper hanging devices.
• Using overhead crane to handle heavy parts.
• Identifying parts related to work orders.
• Occasionally drives forklift to move product.
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures.
• Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Communication

English literacy

Detail oriented

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Daifuku North America is seeking a Powder Coat Loader Lead for the 1st shift. You will help manage the team, train new employees, and act as the safety champion while ensuring quality and timely completion of tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong leadership, good communication, and the ability to read work orders. You will operate cranes and forklifts, perform basic data entry, and uphold Daifuku’s QMS standards to drive continuous improvement.