Shift Team Leader - 3rd shift

Wabtec; Jackson (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec in Jackson, TN seeks a Shift Leader to oversee daily manufacturing activities, maintain safety, and ensure smooth handoffs when supervisors are absent. You will work closely with associates to meet production goals and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include updating Gemba Boards, reporting scrap, coordinating 5S efforts, and ensuring quality and safety procedures are followed. Candidates should have an associate degree or equivalent and strong teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead a manufacturing shift while supervising in the supervisor's absence.
• Strong knowledge of safety procedures and compliance.
• Experience with manufacturing metrics and daily/weekly reporting.
• Clear communication and teamwork to support production goals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work areas are safe and that associates remain safe.
• Understand and update Gemba Boards.
• Ensure scrap is reported properly daily.
• Requisition supplies and parts to maintain flow.
• Update paint usage logs daily where applicable.
• Inspect final assemblies before packaging and log data as per instructions.
• Assign team members to specific areas within the cell.
• Ensure work follows defined manufacturing/quality procedures.
• Submit production reports at shift end.
• Pick and scan work orders at shift end.
• Communicate and aid in resolving quality issues with Shift Supervisor.
• Monitor scrap and propose reductions.
• Train associates for all operations in the department.
• Communicate problems or improvements to PCS documents.
• Coordinate and ensure 5S efforts are performed.
• Report safety, quality, production, or personnel issues to Shift Coordinator.
• Attend meetings and review production schedule and Dispatch Report.
• Coordinate with alternate shift leaders on issues.
• Write maintenance requests to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Identify and disposition non-conforming material.
• Lead daily toolbox talks.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team coordination

5S

Process improvement

Documentation

Education

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school

Job description

SUMMARY

Shift Leader must have a good working knowledge of the product line of the Department being lead. Shift Leader will be responsible to manage manufacturing issues and escalates to the proper authority as needed. In addition, this person must ensure cell associates observe prescribed safety precautions. This is a hands-on roll where the shift leader will oversee the shift in the Supervisor's absence, and at the same time, work closely with associates to accomplish the team's tasks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

DAILY

• Ensure that the work areas are safe and that associates are being safe in their work.


• Understand and Update Gemba Boards


• Ensure scrap is reported properly daily.


• Ensures supplies and component parts are requisitioned in a timely manner to ensure uninterrupted workflow.


• Ensure all paint usage logs are updated daily. (Where applicable)


• Ensure that all final assemblies are inspected before packaging and all information is recorded as per process or work instructions. (Where applicable)


• Ensures all team members are assigned to specific areas within the work cell for optimum productivity.


• Ensures work is being performed according to written manufacturing/quality procedures.


• Ensures all production reports are turned in at the end of each shift


• Ensures all work orders are picked and scanned at the end of each shift.


• Communicates and aids in resolving quality issues and process improvement in area-to-Shift Supervisor.


• Monitors and makes suggestions for scrap reduction.


• Ensure all associates are trained for all operations within the department.


• Communicate problems or propose improvements to PCS documents.


• Coordinate and ensure 5S efforts are being performed.


• Reports any safety, quality, production, or personnel issues to the Shift Coordinator.


• Attend meetings and be familiar with production schedule as well as Dispatch Report to assure schedule is being met.


• Communicate with alternate shift team leaders to highlight production or quality issues.


• Write maintenance requests as needed to ensure a safe, efficient, and productive work environment.


• Ensure non-conforming material is properly identified and dispositioned.


• Able to perform daily Toolbox talks.

WEEKLY

• Conduct daily/weekly team meetings as needed.

Pay range $26.00 - $28.00 an hour

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform his job

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 accoommdatios may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the esssential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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