Team Leader - 2nd Shift - Hiring req

Powersecure; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Powersecure seeks a Team Leader to oversee a work cell, coordinate up to 15 operators, and ensure shop orders are completed on time within labor-hour targets.

You will drive safety culture, implement improvements, review quality data, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting to the Production Supervisor.

This role requires reading mechanical and electrical drawings, ERP proficiency, and strong planning, communication, and leadership to sustain continuous manufacturing improvements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
• 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is required.
• Must have organization and time management skills; this position requires the management of multiple critical tasks concurrently.
• Ability to efficiently plan and meet project schedule deadlines, while maintaining contingency plans to preserve committed timeline.
• Must possess an advanced understanding of workflows in production and prioritize work.
• Capable of recognizing strengths and developmental needs within the team; builds training to improve proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead up to 15 operators and manage all shop orders in the department's work centers.
• Maintain accurate service records and schedule preventive maintenance to minimize interruptions.
• Accurately maintain compliance of all required documentation and production reporting.
• Be the steward of quality: observe machine operation, identify defects, perform root-cause analysis, and train on corrective actions.
• Set the pace of work using IFS routings and verify schedule adherence.
• Review part number routings before starting work and report issues to Production Supervisor.
• Accurately report schedule – on time/late/ahead of schedule.
• Utilize forecast planning to mitigate parts shortages and notify material handlers to prevent interruptions.
• Keep manufacturing traveler and Bus BoM/Kanban usage updated and fill in locations after job completion.
• Maintain and review hours allocated to jobs and prepare contingency plans to mitigate excessive O&M expenditures.
• Promote team safety and drive improvement initiatives.
• Process change requests from ECOs on SO within cell.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Read drawings

Organization & time management

Scheduling & deadlines

Production workflows

Training & development

ERP proficiency

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Description

Summary:

The Team Leader lead will be responsible for the personnel and product in their work center(s). They will handle personnel training, quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives in their area. Product and personnel status will be measured and reported on to the Production Supervisor. Team Leads are responsible to monitor and manage the completion of shop orders and operations as determined by the part number routing, ensuring operations are complete on time and at or under the allotted labor hours. They actively manage the safety culture, implement refined policies, and ensure their cells are in safe working order. They also review quality data to ensure that manufacturing quality is improving and that the MoM and work instructions are updated to reflect corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills):

• High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
• 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is required.
• Must have organization and time management skills; this position requires the management of multiple critical tasks concurrently.
• Ability to efficiently plan and meet project schedule deadlines, while maintaining contingency plans to preserve committed timeline.
• Must possess an advanced understanding of workflows in production and prioritize work.
• Capable of recognizing individual strengths and developmental needs within the team; constructs training to encourage proficiency and overall employee productivity within the cell.
• Possess an advanced competency using ERPs in a manufacturing environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Team leaders will be responsible for as many as 15 operators and all shop orders within their department’s work centers.
• Maintains accurate service records, constructs p reventative maintenance plans, schedules equipment services, while mitigating unnecessary interruptions to production schedules.
• Accurately maintain compliance of all required documentation and production reporting.
• Must be the steward of quality: observe machine operation, technician output, identify defects, and deviations from standards. Utilize discrepancy data obtained to troubleshoot and conduct a root cause analysis; provide solutions and training to mitigate noncompliance.
• Sets the pace of work within cell utilizing IFS routings and data to determine if expectations are met.
• Review part number routings before beginning work, reporting issues to Production Supervisor.
• Accurately reports schedule – on time/late/ahead of schedule.
• Utilize forecast planning to mitigate parts shortages and ensure timely notification is sent to material handlers, preventing interruptions in production.
• Responsible for keeping manufacturing traveler and Bus BoM/Kanban usage updated and filling in appropriate location upon job completion.
• Accurately maintain and review worked/hours allocated to jobs, ensure reporting is precise, while preparing for contingency planning to mitigate excessive O&M expenditures.
• Responsible for team safety and improvement of initiatives.
• Process change request from ECOs on SO within cell.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This position will require standing, stooping, bending, and limited lifting of up to 50lbs.

Exposure to weather, extreme heat or cold, noise intensity level, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, wet and/or humid, vibration, proximity to moving mechanical parts.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.

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• Full-Time