Team Lead - 3rd Shift - Components

ITW; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Electric, part of the ITW family, seeks a Team Lead for Fabrication Support (Paint) to bolster the Components Division. You will coach crews, support painting operations, and drive safety, quality, and efficiency on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates demonstrate strong communication, blueprint literacy, and a willingness to advance toward a Fabricator role, with potential for internal training pathways.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills for teamwork and safety coaching.
• Ability to read blueprints to verify assembly to print.
• Willingness to cross-train and adapt to shift needs.
• Capable of standing up to 12 hours and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Proven leadership and collaboration to improve safety, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost savings.
• Lead safety, quality, and productivity initiatives utilizing ITW toolbox principles.
• Collaborate with operations leaders to optimize manufacturing environments and layouts.
• Foster open communication and build strong relationships across all levels.
• Lead committees/teams and resolve production issues to avoid downtime.
• Assist in production scheduling and manpower coordination.
• Rotate between core duties as needed and handle other tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Blueprint reading

Cross-training

Stand for long shifts

Team leadership

Computer skills

Tools

Microsoft Word/Excel

Email/Internet

Job description

Job Description:

Miller Electric is seeking a Team Lead for Fabrication Support (Paint) to join the Components Division team. The successful candidate will support manufacturing operations while ensuring product quality and efficiency. This fast-paced, quality-focused role includes responsibilities such as loading/unloading parts from the paint line, hanging hooks, PEM nut/weld nut installation, manual material movement, running gear, and other support tasks throughout the shift. We are looking for an individual who will demonstrate a safety-first mentality, regularly practice effective communication within a team environment, and have an interest in moving towards a Fabricator role. Individuals interested in advancing to a Fabricator role may have the opportunity to participate in the Internal Fabrication Training Program

Leadership Duties: Be a positive culture leader and influencer, develop process/teams, and promote an engaged and safe workplace environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Coach and develop work teams for superior safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost savingfocuses


• Ability to lead safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost saving initiatives through employee involvement ITW toolbox principles.


• Work closely with operations leaders to maintain and improve the manufacturing/assembly environment in order to respond to changing customer needs and demands through facilitating area layouts, executing action plans, and selecting equipment to improve manufacturing processes.


• Build co-worker relationships through daily, open, and direct communication while encouraging creativity and innovation.


• Demonstrate and encourage effective communication to personnel at all levels within the organization.


• Build key relationships with employees and leadership team.


• Participate and lead committees/teams.


• Resolve problems causing production shutdown, substandard production, and or low efficiencies whenever they occur.


• Assist in production scheduling, coordinating manpower


• Will need to rotate between primary job duties and other duties as needed


• Other duties as assigned


• Individual may have to stand for up to 12 hours and lift to 50 lbs. repeatedly.


• The applicant must be able to adapt to a fast-paced work environment with minimal training.


• Applicant must have a proven track record of customer service skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Great communications skills


• Basic computer skills are required (Email, Microsoft Word/Excel, Internet)


• Must be willing to cross-train.


• Must be able to stand for up to 12 hours a day and lift to 50 lbs.


• Work overtime when it is required.


• Ability to read blueprints to ensure product is assembled and packaged to print.


• Skilled at performance management; providing formal and informal feedback to employees.


• Strong initiative and follow through.


• Proven ability to apply ITW principles in a manufacturing environment.


• Possess the track record of a proven leader and team player.


• Demonstrates a positive attitude, takes personal accountability, coaches, listens, and is approachable.


• Ability to resolve issues/conflicts in a timely manner.


• Customer focused with management, support staff, customers, and suppliers; understand how the business functions link together to support the customer (i.e., engineering, materials, and sales)


• Problem solving and conflict management skills.

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