TEAM LEADER - Assembly

Fleetwood Group, Inc.; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleetwood Group, Inc. seeks a Team Leader - Assembly to guide production teams during peak months and support kaizen activities. The role also involves training, documentation of standardized work, and maintaining safety and quality standards.

Ideal candidates bring 1–3 years of manufacturing experience, FPS training, and proven ability to lead, coach, and implement improvements across shifts.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of manufacturing experience showing performance.
• Fleetwood Performance System training or equivalent.
• Ability to lead others and meet job standards.
• Willingness to teach others and manage change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage team members in improvement initiatives.
• Document hour-by-hour work, standardized work, and problem solving.
• Promote 5S housekeeping and safe work practices.
• Drive measurable improvements to production goals.
• Coordinate with Group Leader and other shifts.
• Perform general production work during non-peak seasons.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Leadership

Problem solving

Kaizen

Communication

Training others

Servant leadership

FPS concepts

Team motivation

Tools

FPS tools

Job Instruction (JI)

Time observations

Standardized work

Job description

General Purpose

Supports, trains and responds to team members primarily during the peak production months. Performs problem solving and improvement kaizen activities. Performs general production work in non-peak seasons.

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Team Leader - Assembly

General Purpose

Supports, trains and responds to team members primarily during the peak production months. Performs problem solving and improvement kaizen activities. Performs general production work in non-peak seasons.

Essential Functions

• Actively engages and encourages involvement of team members in improvement initiatives.
• Conducts hour x hour, standardized work, and problem-solving documentation.
• Encourages safe behavior and 5s housekeeping activities.
• Ensures measurable improvement to goals.
• Facilitate quick response to problems.
• Required to perform general production work in non-peak seasons.
• Maintains daily communication with Group Leader and team members.
• Maintains effective communication and cooperation with all other shifts and Team Leaders.
• Performs problem identification and kaizen activities.
• Support training initiatives of team members in standardized work through job instruction (JI).
• Uses job instruction (JI) training method, where applicable.
• Utilizes a structured approach to problem solving including regular reflections.
• Works with Group Leader to ensure that quality criteria is followed and quality checks are completed appropriately using standardized work, job instruction (JI), and quality criteria.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Licenses or Certifications Required:

• Not applicable

Skills And Abilities

• One to three years work experience in a manufacturing environment which demonstrates performance competency.
• Successfully completed Fleetwood Performance System training or equivalent development.
• Must be able to meet the minimum requirements of the jobs represented in the appropriate department.
• Demonstrated initiative to lead others for improved performance and consistently demonstrated job performance that exceeds expectations.
• Must be able to perform all jobs in zone and adjacent zones within Takt Time and to standardized work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including ability to challenge team members/peers appropriately to follow standards.
• Ability to appropriately apply FPS technical tools, i.e., standardized work, job instructions, work balance chart, time observations. etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to explain the 4 Philosophies of FPS, True North, FPS tools and their relation to one another (pocket card).
• Ability to practice and document kaizen (PDCA).
• Demonstrated ability to teach others, build effective relationships, flexibility and ability to implement and manage change effectively.
• Exhibits a willingness to help others, eagerness to learn, and uses a Servant Leadership style.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

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

Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.