Team Lead; 2nd Shift

Company Name:
Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.

Location:

Pooler, GA, US, 31322

The SMW team leader role is vital for the continued success of SMW. Each team leader is expected to be a working lead who also serves as the primary resource and contact for his/her area of expertise. The roles and responsibilities in this job description are intended to be guidelines and list essential skills required for team leader success.

• Serve as the first point of problem solving with the confidence to know the appropriate level of involvement from others to reach successful resolution—"Solve at the appropriate level".
• Be a champion of creative solutions from all persons utilizing formal and informal problem solving strategies.
• Avoid the "I can't" attitude and trap—be a champion and example for turning "can't" into "this is how we can overcome and succeed".
• Have the ability to "look ahead" and assess upcoming risks and gaps to safe and effective production.
• Understand, monitor, and participate in maintaining, gathering, and presenting productivity and utilization metrics.
• Understand, monitor, and maintain daily production schedules (DPS).
• Be able to communicate clear and consistent information to all levels of the organization—small group to large audience; shop floor to senior management, including work assignments, productivity presentations, Tier I, II, III meetings, Kaizen/Improvement reports, formal problem solving meetings.
• Possess skill and knowledge to provide meaningful technical guidance to operators.
• Perform or lead risk assessments before a team performs any non- standard work or tasks using SMW's "First Things First" process.
• Actively promote and identify opportunities that improve departmental efficiency and cost.

Be a champion, participant, and daily observer in Behavior Based Safety and Behavior Based Quality programs.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum one year of permanent employment with MPSA‑SMW.
• Proven record of stable and sustainable performance.
• Familiar with product flow and able to review & interpret component and assembly blueprints/drawings as well as bill of material.
• Employees with open disciplinary actions are considered ineligible.
• Basic computer skills (SAP, work orders, router management, BOM/inventory information, MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, area specific software, FANUC controls, PLC controls/robot).

Successful candidates will be required to participate in advanced training such as:

• 8 Step Problem Solving.
• BBS/BBQ.
• OSHA 10 hour.
• Conflict Resolution.
• Lean/6S.
• Leadership.
• Human Performance.
• Other courses as necessary.