Summary/Purpose

Provide leadership to their team to ensure Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.

• Provide leadership to the department
• Lead improvement activities for quality, delivery, safety and cost
• Assure quality, production, safety/environmental standards, 5S are met
• Schedule manpower and relieve operator when needed
• Conduct meetings as necessary
• Record daily information, such as, time and attendance
• Assist in identifying training and development needs for department team
• Support company policy and administer fairly and consistently
• Investigate, solve and report on product or process problems
• Assist in preparing departmental procedures/processes
• May perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Technicians report to Team leader

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Ability to use problem solving approaches
• Prior machining experience
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations and ergonomics
• Excellence in attendance and verbal/written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Knowledge of various inspection techniques
• Knowledge of quality systems, gauging and close tolerance measurement
• Conduct team member evaluations
• Able to learn to operate and maintain various equipment at an acceptable level with emphasis on quality, IATF 16949 standard, ISO 14001 standard, safety/environmental, 5S and productivity.
• Able to perform in a team environment
• Support company policy
• Ability to work overtime and any shift as needed
• Other duties as assigned by management

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Work shift as assigned and overtime is required, as needed.
• Will be required to do the following throughout the shift: standing, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching above and below shoulders, moving left to right repetitively, grasping, and fine finger dexterity. 
• May be required to lift during shift up to 40 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required with this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The performance of this position requires exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes, safety glasses with side shields.