Group Leader - 1st Shift (Aerospace Filtration Div. Triad Dr)

Advocates and supports the Corporate WIN Strategy by managing and improving the quality, cost, delivery, morale and safety of a production area. Has direct reports.

Supervisory responsibility includes, but is not limited to, training and developing

subordinates, delegating work assignments, writing and conducting performance

appraisals, coaching and counseling employees, and administering disciplinary

procedures up to and including employee corrective coachings. Will interact with

employees at all levels of the organization, customers, and outside contacts.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise and direct work activity of employees in assigned area. Distribute workload appropriately. Motivate and empower employees. Develop employees including, but not limited to, constructing and executing development plans.
• Work with team members to identify continuous improvement opportunities. Constantly identify and eliminate waste in assigned departments. Champion Lean Kaizen events to identify cost and time savings. Participate in cost-reduction programs.
• Coordinate new product launches with Engineering.
• Will lead and support a High Performance Team culture.
• Ensure quality standards are met that emphasize and focus on continuous improvement in an effort to improve manufacturing capability and reduce rework and scrap. Contain source of quality issues. Communicate with internal customers and establish and maintain effective relationships. Coordinate corrective action activities.
• Perform capacity analysis using build plans. Determine staffing requirements for the assigned production area. Ensure that departmental productivity targets are met to meet customer requirements. Troubleshoot scheduling and material issues.
• Develop and deploy standard work and work instructions of assigned department(s). Ensure process stability through following standardized work.
• Promote and enforce compliance of safety policies and procedures. Conduct safety investigations and audits.

Qualifications:

• Education/Experience: Associates Degree preferred; 2-3 years previous supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education; 5 years of manufacturing experience
• Citizenship: US Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien
• Vision: 20/25 corrected or uncorrected
• Must have demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Must have ability to effectively work with people in a team environment and at various levels of the organization.
• Must possess strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong Mechanical aptitude; ability to read and intrepret blueprints.
• Strong Math skills - three digit addition and subtraction, multiple digit multiplication and division. Converting fractions to decimals. Ability to follow formulas for conversions (ex: SF to LF).