Job Details

This is an Hourly, Non-Exempt night (2^nd) shift position reporting to Lake Orion MI and / or Macomb MI and will receive differential shift premium pay.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provide supervision and direction to employees to ensure successful completion of assigned duties and tasks while adhering to department safety protocol. Responsible for implementing a driven, team-oriented culture, which embraces continuous improvements and ensures across the board operational and process excellence in all areas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervise and manage activities directly related to daily business and department needs.
• Develop, analyze, and deliver simple to complex information to direct reports.
• Complete daily Task list with 3-week milestones. 
• Effectively communicate daily schedules, goals, quality issues/ concerns between shifts to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Provide mentoring, leadership, and direction to employees under the lead’s supervision.
• Ensure individuals receive job-specific training and make sure personnel are compliant with all applicable training requirements.
• Assign work assignments based on daily department needs, ensure quality products are produced and successfully achieve department metrics.
• Ensure and enforce second review of large or complex rigging set ups.
• Assisting management in establishing and achieving program goals and objectives for the department including Continuous Improvement projects
• Identify and elevate issues to management.
• Facilitate assessment of team’s knowledge, skill, and ability for accomplishing project/tasks and provide necessary on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring.
• Build, Assemble, and revise fixtures, jigs, gauges, hand applies and tooling and when needed.
• Interpretation of blueprints, Model Based Definition information, sketches, and specifications.
• Review of engineering information, tool design drawings and customer requirements to determine methods and sequence of operations to fabricate tools.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Any additional duties assigned by management.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, experience with conventional machines, jig, and fixture manufacturing.
• 3+ years’ experience leading/supervising employees in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22.C.F.R. § is required.

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to effectively handle tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work varied shifts, overtime and weekends when necessary
• Has confidence in leading processes, projects and looks for opportunities.
• Ability to work with management team to help drive performance of location

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Yes

TRAVEL 

Up to 10%.

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some projects may require more out-of-the-area and overnight travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS 

Working conditions described here are representative of those that may be experienced by an employee on a daily basis while performing the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles.
• The employee may be exposed to vibration
• The employee is occasionally exposed to caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• May be required to work weekends to meet department and business demands
• Work with safe manufacturing processes and understand that eye wear is mandatory in the manufacturing area.
• Knows that safety shoes are recommended in the manufacturing area

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Must be able to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must be able to see, talk, hear, touch, feel and reach with hands and arms
• Must be able to frequently walk & stand for short periods of time
• Must be able to lift and move up to 35 pounds, occasionally lift and move objects up to 50lbs.

MENTAL QUALIFICATIONS

The following mental qualifications described here are essential for successful job performance.

• Creative Problem-Solving:
  • Identifying and address challenges in a positive and effective collaborative manner with external customers and internal customers (employees).
  • Demonstrating critical thinking within reasonable ability under short-term pressures.
  • Willingness to find creative solutions to complex situations, and seek out help, when needed.
  • Deliver a result that meets the business’ outlined expectations for success.
• Resilient and Adaptable Teamwork:
  • Ability to take orders under ambiguity and uncertainty, within reason and manageable.
  • Collaborate with others when clarity is necessary in a positive and effective manner with a growth mindset.
  • Embrace new ideas within compliant standards.
  • Practice gratitude, appreciation, and compassion while helping drive organizational change.
• Ethical Integrity and Safety:
  • Exhibit honesty, respect, fairness, and trust in all interactions.
  • Make moral and compliant decisions.
  • Prioritize reliability for deadlines and attendance.
  • Uphold procedural steps for company’s culture and everyone’s wellbeing.
• Excellence and Continuous Improvement:
  • Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional growth, when applicable.
  • Recommend redirection when a best business practice may be available and appropriate.
  • Stay updated on relevant industry trends, technology, and advancements if the position is technical or specialized.
  • Accepting of constructive criticism and accountability when not meeting the business’ outlined expectations for success.