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Team Lead - 2nd Shift

FXI104 open roles

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Auburn, IN, USA
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Your applicationOpen nowTeam Lead - 2nd ShiftFXI · Auburn, IN, USA

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12.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. FXI postings stay open a median of 1 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.1%7 days
  4. 19.1%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 52.7%60 days
This job: posted 58 days ago

FXI median: 1 days open

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Company Overview: FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI's foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI's innovations lead the way! Won't you join us?

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the supervision of the Production Supervisor and Operations Manager, the Team Lead is responsible for directing and coordinating daily production operations to ensure delivery of quality products which meet and exceeds customer expectations. This position is responsible for assisting in leadership of the shift/ area, providing guidance to the team to ensure continuous improvement in manufacturing processes, and coordinating efforts amongst other shifts. In addition, the Team Lead is responsible to support two-way communication through department meetings and various teamwork processes, as well as provide feedback to employees and provide input into employee’s performance appraisals.

  1. PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Responsible to support Management and Company.
  • Responsible to ensure that employees understand safety, quality, delivery and productivity and prioritize them in the same order.
  • Responsible to establish a positive work environment and general understanding that safety standards are an indispensable corollary to productivity goals and that safety is our #1 priority.
  • Responsible to help create and maintain a positive team spirit. Be a role model; lead by example.
  • Responsible to provide adequate performance feedback to maximize employee performance.
  • Responsible to effectively plan and organize resources and materials to accomplish daily work objectives.
  • Responsible to communicate professionally with all individuals and ensure a smooth transition between shifts.
  • Responsible to motivate and train employees toward higher efficiency and skill levels.
  • Responsible to work cooperatively with other FXI team members on continuous improvement efforts and facilitating problem solving between and within the shift, while maintaining operating budgets.
  • Responsible for documentation of production activity.
  • Responsible to interview candidates for personnel on respective shift.
  • Responsible to keep employees informed of the current state of our business and provide information on future planning.
  • Responsible to enforce discipline in plant policies, guidelines, and systems.
  • Responsible to maintain proper safety conditions, comply with all standard equipment safety practices, and protect company assets.
  • Responsible to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area.
  • Responsible to ensure manufacturing job operations maintain or improve product quality. Stop and correct job operation if product quality is affected negatively.
  • Responsible to resolve confrontation/ conflicts as they occur while keeping management and HR informed at all times.
  • Responsible to communicate raw material issues and other inventory level needs.
  • Responsible to lead team meetings, pre-shift meetings, safety talks, and productivity/ yield meetings.
  • Responsible to help manage Safe Work, Hot Work, Confined Space, and Line Breaking Permits.
  • Responsible to back-up to hourly personnel as well fill in for other Leads or Supervisors when absences occur.
  • Responsible to coordinate and facilitate the processing of sample requests with Production, Quality, Scheduling, and Customer Service.
  • Responsible for review and submission of punch detail, overtime approvals, payroll adjustments and any other matters affecting the employee’s pay.
  • Responsible to direct the set-up, operation, and control any equipment in assigned department.
  • Responsible to ensure all employees in your assigned area are meeting all safety participation and engagement requirements.
  • Responsible to distribute production orders to operators in a timely manner.
  • Responsible to analyze and communicate with Pourline all cutting line data communicating unusual measurements or trends.
  • Responsible to ensure adherence to all plant QCP’s, SOP’s, and SWP’s.
  • Must participate and be a leader in safety activities; must be first-aid trained.
  • Responsible to lead and support 5S and continuous improvement activities.
  • Responsible to maintain and ensure all required training is done for all assigned employees, including contract employees.
  • Must be flexible to work hours and/ or assignments across various operating shifts to support the overall needs of the business.
  1. REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE and EDUCTION

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this task successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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 function

EDUCATION:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

EXPERIENCE:

  • Demonstrated ability to motivate others through example, understanding, and persuasion.
  • Requires experience with or knowledge of Lean Manufacturing processes.
  • Demonstrated manufacturing leadership and/or supervisory experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend (in English) simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Documents may include: Material Safety Data Sheets, work orders, work instructions, manuals, policies and procedures, etc.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must have a positive customer service attitude.
  • Able to multi task.
  • Required working knowledge of Microsoft windows programs (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint) SAP experience preferred Ability to troubleshoot and resolve production related problems. Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to solve problems in a practical manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Supervises Hourly Production associates.
  • Manage labor in area to achieve maximum labor efficiency targets (area KPI reference).
  • Manage area performance to achieve maximum foam yield targets (area KPI reference).
  • Develop and maintain a formal staffing and training plan for area of responsibility.
  • Lead continuous improvement projects in area of responsibility.
  • Strive to achieve zero safety incidents and accidents; lead and publish formal RCA’s when incidents occur.
  • Achieve > 98% material inventory accuracy for area(s) of responsibility.
  1. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. . The Associate must frequently lift/carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

  1. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Lead essential job duties must be performed at the work site.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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