Team Leader - 1st shift

New Flyer; Shepherdsville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Immediate benefit eligibility

Paid holidays and vacation

401K with generous company match

Job summary

New Flyer seeks a supervisor to oversee daily production activities, ensure safety, and drive on-time installations in our Shepherdsville plant. You will coordinate station work, manage training, and work with M.E., Materials and QA to keep quality high.

Proficiency with Oracle is expected, and you will document labor, handle part shortages, and participate in toolbox meetings. We offer competitive wages, benefits, 401(k) matching, and opportunities to advance within the NFI family.

Responsibilities

• Supervise effective and safe daily activities of subordinates to meet production deadlines.
• Coordinate team’s work efforts within the station to facilitate completion of assigned installations.
• Utilize progressive discipline up to written warnings to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Complete assigned tasks in station to the highest quality standards.
• Comply with the established procedures regarding the handling of parts to ensure a quality build and eliminate waste.
• Coordinate with support elements (M.E., Materials, and QA).
• Ensure proper training and cross-train all station members to accomplish any/all installations done in station.
• Report unsafe work conditions and injuries immediately to appropriate personnel.
• Ensure that your workstation is clean at the end of shift and all tools are marked, operational and accounted for.
• Maintain good documentation in completing proper forms and account for labor against the installations.
• Ensure the LiveBus is completed properly and done prior to line move.
• Organize, plan and execute everything in the work station to ensure daily production line schedule is met.
• Keep track of part shortages and report shortages immediately.
• Communicate with team members and minimally conduct daily Toolbox meetings.
• Able to communicate and support a changing environment.
• Able to learn the Oracle system and be able to use it daily.
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

This position is responsible for supervising effective and safe daily activities of subordinates and meeting production deadlines.

• Coordinate team’s work efforts within the station to facilitate completion of assigned installations.
• Utilize progressive discipline process up to written warnings to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Complete assigned tasks in station to the highest quality standards.
• Comply with the established procedures regarding the handling of parts to ensure a quality build and eliminate waste.
• Coordinate with support elements (M.E., Materials, and QA).
• Ensure proper training and when possible cross-train all station members to accomplish any/all installations done in station.
• Report unsafe work conditions and injuries immediately to appropriate personnel.
• Ensure that your workstation is clean at the end of shift and all tools are marked, operational and accounted for.
• Maintain good documentation in completing proper forms and account for labor against the installations.
• Ensure the LiveBus is completed properly and done prior to line move.
• Organize, plan and execute everything in the work station to ensure daily production line schedule is met.
• Keep track of part shortages and report shortages immediately.
• Communicate with team members and minimally conduct daily Toolbox meetings.
• Able to communicate and support a changing environment.
• Able to learn the Oracle system and be able to use it daily.
• Other duties as assigned

WHY JOIN US:

• Be a part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility.
• Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
• Paid holidays and vacation
• 401K with generous company match
• Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world
• Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.
• On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)
• Advancement opportunities within our family of companies

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motorcoach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable. Our values—safety, quality, integrity, accountability, teamwork, and sustainability—are at the core of everything we do. NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube

Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, nfi.parts, www.alexander-dennis.com, arbocsv.com, and carfaircomposites.com.

New Flyer is committed to administering all employment matters in accordance with the value we place on fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the contributions of all team members. We ensure that all employment decisions are based upon merit and comply with applicable employment legislation and requirements. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.