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Manufacturing Group Lead - Lines 1 & 2 (2nd Shift) - Huntsville Alabama
Company: Disability Solutions Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Posted On: 05/04/2024
At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE.Group Leads at Polaris report into Supervisors, and are critical to efficient operations on the assembly lines, back shops, and warehouse.Duties and Responsibilities:Productivity, Quality, and Continuous Improvement - Identify and remove obstacles that interfere with Operator's standard work.
- Support daily production by quickly containing and escalating problems that disrupt the line.
- Drive continuous improvement. Escalate issues and make improvements where necessary.
- Develop and support quality initiatives within the department to achieve industry leading quality and customer service.
- Document problems for root case analysis and countermeasures.
- Use structured problem-solving to eliminate waste and drive incremental improvements.
- Audit and give feedback on Operator standard work compliance.
- Maintain the Tier-1 Continuous Improvement Board to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvement goals.
- Direct and execute daily work assignments as mandated by department needs and schedules.
- Establish visual management to improve processes using tools such as 5S.
- Willing to work overtime with little or no notice.People
- Run daily team meetings, working with team to improve performance in safety, quality, service, and cost.
- Work with peer leads to manage vacations and call-ins.
- Support consistent operator training to increase process efficiency while utilizing the cross-training maxtrix to develop complete set of skills in your area.
- Provide situational leadership and supervision and support Polaris culture and values.
- Demonstrate professionalism with all Polaris employees and outside business contacts.
- Participate in employee development, coaching, and mentoring. This will include new operator job instruction training and cross-training.
- Coach operators in lean and the principles & tools of the Polaris Production System.
- Develop trust within employee groups through fairness, confidentiality, and leadership.
- Communicate effectively through all department levels to provide a clear and consistent message in a changing environment.
- Ensure a safe working environment for all employees throughout department.
- Be flexible and open-minded to accommodate additional duties as assigned.Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and push/pull up to 100 lbs.
- Ability to bend, twist, turn, kneel, squat, and reach overhead.
- Use air/power/vibrating tools and do strong, pincher gripping.
- Stand and walk for the duration of assigned shift.
- It may be necessary to perform any of these functions up to twelve hours per day.SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
- Demonstrate technical skills in business, quality, and/or manufacturing.
- Have a fundamental understanding of manufacturing / backshop environments and processes
- Need the ability to work with systems, including timekeeping systems (i.e. AS400, Kronos), RF/Bar-coding technology and Microsoft Office.
- Be a performance, results-driven individual with the ability to create/sustain strong, positive, vibrant culture.
- Able to balance many demands at once. Can solve problems, make decisions, and plan.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
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