Team Lead – Machining – 2nd Shift

BorgWarner; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BorgWarner in Seneca, SC seeks a Team Lead for Machining to guide and support the shop floor, coordinate workloads, and drive KPIs and safety standards.

You will lead daily start-up meetings, optimize staffing, train operators, and ensure adherence to 5S and quality procedures while promoting continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 6 months machining experience preferred; 1 year in a leadership role.
• Experience in fast-paced industrial lean environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workloads and guide the team to meet production targets and KPIs.
• Promote safety culture and 5S compliance; train and support employees on equipment usage and maintenance.
• Identify and resolve unsafe work practices; monitor changeovers and setup efficiency.
• Lead daily start-up meetings to discuss safety, priorities, and plant updates; communicate with management and teams.

Skills

Safety Judgement/Decision Making

Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills

Attendance

Attention to detail

High sense of urgency

Self-starter

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

MS Office

SAP

L2L

Job description

Lead, guide, and support the team by coordinating workloads, offering assistance to ensure production targets are achieved and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and quality standards are met. This is a working Team Lead role. To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the ability to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Standard Duties

• Create a proactive safety culture through safety training, weekly safety meetings, a commitment to 5S and ongoing team compliance to safety policies and standards.
• Identify unsafe work practices and work with Safety Leadership and Area Leader to resolve.
• Identify unsafe work practices and work with Safety Leadership and Area Leader to resolve.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and compliance to company policies/procedures, OSHA requirements and BorgWarner Beliefs.
• Train and support employees on the proper usage, handling, and preventative maintenance of equipment and tools.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area in compliance with 5S standards.
• Support incident, accident and non-conformance investigations.
• Train and foster a SPC approach to proactively meet process targets and stabilize processes/conditions.
• Conduct daily start up meetings with your teams to discuss safety, priorities/schedule adjustments, performance to KPI’s and plant updates.
• Optimize the allocation of people and resources, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in meeting daily Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) while upholding quality and safety standards.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with team members, customers, support groups, and management.
• Verify employee training records are fully completed, signed off and submitted in accordance with standards.
• Support the PQT in conducting quality assessments and fulfilling documentation obligations.
• Optimize staffing and access inventory levels to align with schedule changes.
• Monitor and sustain standardized work for area of responsibility.
• Provide support and guidance to team.
• Serve as the subject matter expert.
• Monitor change over and/or line set up efficiency.
• Work with operators to assist trouble-shooting activities for set-up, tool and equipment adjustments.
• Examine materials to ensure they conform to control and specification limits.
• Efficiently reduce scrap and waste by continuously monitoring and improving processes.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement by supporting cross training of employees across machining departments.
• Identify normal vs. abnormal condition and take immediate appropriate action, elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and records and reports, to assess production output against demand and adjust accordingly.
• Delegate daily duties to team members.
• Actively participate in leadership development activities sponsored by BorgWarner.
• Support and sustain the Operator Certification process.
• Ensure timely and accurate production reporting.
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the Machining Department and equipment to effectively assist the team in the achievement of daily goals and foster a continuous improvement culture.
• Support other departments as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Safety, Health, and Physical Requirements

Stand for long periods of time. Lifting shoulder high up to 35 lbs. repetitively. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Repetitive motion activities including but not limited to loading machines, unloading machines, standing, lifting, loading/unloading carts. All employees are responsible for knowing, understanding, and complying with the safety policies and procedures. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Key Competencies

• Safety Judgement/Decision Making
• Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills
• Attendance
• Attention to detail and accuracy of work
• High sense of urgency
• Self-starter

Education

• High School diploma/GED or basic skills assessment required.

Experience

• 6 months of Machining experience preferred.
• 1 year in a leadership role.
• Experience in fast paced industrial lean environment.

Computer Skills

• Intermediate MS office skills.
• SAP experience preferred.
• L2L experience preferred.

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture

BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration. We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

We offer positions locally and globally with over 90 locations in 19 countries.