Team Lead

US Farathane Corporation; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

US Farathane Corporation is seeking a first-line supervisor to oversee hourly associates in the assigned work area. You will coordinate daily operator schedules, ensure safety and quality standards, and act as the communications conduit between plant management and front-line staff.

Responsibilities include training new operators, maintaining attendance and area housekeeping, and entering production data into the Parts Plus system.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising hourly manufacturing staff.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Willingness to train new operators and implement process changes.
• Ability to monitor performance and enforce safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Create daily operator schedules.
• Oversee manufacturing personnel in area assigned.
• Maintain attendance and vacation spreadsheet.
• Ensure area cleanliness and proper organization.
• Enter production data in Parts Plus system.
• Train new operators on new jobs and procedures.
• Monitor quality and production metrics and address issues.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Communication skills

Attendance management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY

Act as a company representative in overseeing the work activities of hourly associates in assigned work area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Create daily the operators schedule.
• Serve as a conduit for company, plant and departmental communications to employees in assigned area.
• Oversee/lead manufacturing personnel in area assigned.
• Manage and maintain the attendance and vacation spreadsheet.
• Check assigned area for any new quality alerts or containment actions and ensure operator compliance.
• Assist in training of all new operators or existing operators on new jobs, documenting as required
• Maintaining area cleanliness (free of parts on the floor, label backing, runners etc.) including removal of any product left at machine at the end of each production run, insert change, color change, etc.
• Maintaining area organization (packaging, product, scrap, equipment etc.).
• Providing operators with, and ensuring the correct completion of, all paperwork. (Most notably scrap sheets)
• Daily and periodic checking of all operators in section for conformance to established quality and production requirements (proper labeling, trimming, packing, output etc.).
• Alerting plant supervision of any jobs in section running at a slow or high defect rate.
• Productive use of any spare time (working in the hold area, proper foam usage etc.).
• Assist in reworking/sorting nonconforming/suspect product produced on assigned shift.
• Serve as leader for associates in assigned area in group problem solving and employee involvement activity.
• Fill in for supervisor when is out.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures (i.e., quality policy manual, associate handbook, Level II procedures, etc.)
• Comply with of all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in respective areas.
• Enter production data in parts plus system.
• Any other duties as assigned by plant supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists supervise in overseeing all employees in assigned area. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s plans, policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training and motivating employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; holding associates accountable; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

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. Rev. 1/2008 Job Description (TC002) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months 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 walk, talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus, depth perception, peripheral vision, distance vision, and close vision. In addition, the employee must have the ability to distinguish color variation.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.