Team Lead( Assembly)

Position Summary

Leads a team of employees and communicates company goals, safety practices, and deadlines to team. Motivates team members and assesses performance. Provides help to management, including training, and keeps management updated on team performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in delegating goals and expectations to line leaders for product production
• Verify machine and equipment set up as necessary – resolve differences
• Read, act on, and/or respond to production documents through computer access or other communication form, electronic or manual
• oversee 10-35 or more team members and is in constant communication with supervisor
• Document and follow-up with performance issues
• Log and document information on various department forms as required by leadership
• Receive and verify parts for assembly process according to order, resolve issues
• Assemble on the assembly line as needed
• Consult and work with other team members and leaders to problem solve
• Attend all daily production meetings
• Train new employees as necessary
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervise 10-35 assembly employees

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk/stand for long periods of time
• Lift and move a minimum of 15 pounds without assistance

• Working with small parts, manually foot and hand operated machines, computer keyboard and screen

• Repetitive hand/arm use

Work Environment

• Majority of the work time is spent in a manufacturing environment where temperatures are often warm or cool, depending upon the season, and noise level can be moderate to high
• PPE required as determined by company safety standards:  safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, safety shoes
• Exposure to oil and Loctite

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous assembly experience in department required
• Expert knowledge of assembly process and ability to assemble all valves
• Ability to lead a team of departmental co-workers
• Intermediate reading and writing skills in English
• Intermediate math skills or ability to use a calculator
• Knowledge of departmental machines and tools and their functioning capacity
• Ability to read, communicate, and explain required documents for production process and other company communications in English
• Ability to identify production problems and seek help from next level of leadership
• Ability to train new employees on production process successfully, T.W.I. training required
• Basic computer skills and use of company production programs/email/intranet as required