Job Description:
As a Press Production Group Leader, you will be the first line leader to support team members within the metal stamping department. You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities in order to maintain scheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successful.
***This position will be on 2nd Shift, Monday through Thursday, 3:00pm to 1:00am. There may be occasional overtime required on Fridays from 1:00pm to 9:00pm***
Primary duties:
- Ensure strict adherence to the safety guidelines, policies, procedures, and company standards.
- Embraces, promotes, and empowers every team member to contribute to an environment of continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion, interaction and decision.
- Desires to eliminate waste and to develop team member skill to improve efficiencies within the organization.
- Ensure that employees are properly trained by their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 5S within the press department.
- Work with technical staff to ensure proper support.
- Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating metrics.
- Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress.
- Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding employee relations issues.
- Collaborate with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues.
- Organize, monitor and prioritize tasks to meet daily production goals
Knowledge/Experience/
- A minimum of 1 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree or Associates Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
- Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.
- Experience within a high-speed metal stamping operation including progressive dies, transfer presses and manual press operations is preferred.
- Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
Skills and Abilities:
- Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching, mentoring and supervision within a team environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel).
- Strong problem-solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.
- Solid understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Stooping, bending, standing for long periods of time, manual dexterity and able to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
- 1-3 years of supervisory experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Previous professional, internship, or co-op experience.
- Experience within a high-speed metal stamping operation including progressive dies, transfer presses and manual press operations.
- Experience and ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
Nice to have:
- Solid understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred.
As an equal opportunity employer, Staff Shop celebrates diversity and inclusivity. We know that unchecked biases disproportionately impact the most marginalized people in society—including but not limited to BIPOC, 2SLGBTQAA+ people, immigrants, veterans and people with disabilities. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or other marginalized communities because we believe that we will never reach our definition of excellence without you.
