Team Lead - Production

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Innovative. Think ahead to stay ahead.
• Driver. Stay hungry and act with urgency.
• Ownership. No excuses. 100% accountability.
• Caring. For employees partners and community.
• Individual. We work with great people and expect a lot from them.

We are one of Western Canada’s largest window and door manufacturers servicing consumers contractors and retailers. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Edmonton Alberta it’s not just Durabuilt’s innovative manufacturing and design that places us on the list of Canada’s Best Managed Companies – it’s also our people.

Overview

As a Team Lead in Production you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the daytoday operations of a production team. Your primary objective will be to ensure that production targets are met efficiently safely and according to quality standards. You will lead by example motivating and guiding team members to achieve their best performance while fostering a collaborative and positive work environment.

Accountabilities

Production:

• Oversee your line and day to day operations.
• Review paperwork from scheduling plan work for day / week. Plan manpower according to
• schedule demands.
• Reply to emails – inform scheduling any delay of the product shipping if any issues (delays).
• Review and prepare production reports daily.
• Create spreadsheet to track regular pay units produced to monitor costs units produced.
• Order material from receiving for raw materials daily. Prepare reports for monthly inventory
• Manage add on jobs to check stock daily. Ensure low stock is informed to purchasing.
• Manage inventory for line and machines and work with maintenance to order parts.
• Trouble shoot problem solving skills with production line and machines.
• Work with Research & Development for new product launch in company for your line(s).
• Monitor product quality standards and implement solutions to corrections.
• Troubleshoot mechanical or process problems to resolve issues.
• Maintain knowledge of related Durabuilt businesses.
• Analyze design and implement setup/process improvements and cycle time reductions.

Leadership:

• Help lead the team ensuring adequate staffing levels. Work with Team Leader and Manager
• to hire new employees.
• Train and supervise the training of new production staff for your line.
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on systems.
• Maintain documentation coach and corrective action when performance issues occur.
• Ensure a positive creative diverse and collaborative work environment where employees
• own the success on the line they work in.
• Establish an engaged workforce through mutual trust open communication teamwork and
• recognition.
• Review and approve payroll hours for all employees.
• Partner with HR to effectively manage employee issues.
• Work with HSE to develop modified work duties to ensure rapid return to work for injured employees.
• Empower individuals to discover their own solutions.
• Set achievable measurable and challenging goals for all reports.
• Allocate resource requirements required to achieve zero injuries including systems focused programs and leadership.

Education

• Diploma in Operations Management Business Administration. Equivalent experience will be considered.
• Lean certification is an asset.

Experience / Capabilities

• 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3 years’ supervisory experience.
• Background in daytoday production planning prioritization of tasks and execution based on
• operational demands.
• Proven ability to meet budget and daily targets.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Knowledge of quality tools.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel Outlook).
• Experience working with diverse cultures and a varied workforce.
• Identify problems and execute appropriate solutions.
• Exceptional relationship building communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills enabling interaction at all levels.
• Strong business acumen including problem solving critical thinking and selfinitiative.
• Solution focused and comfortable working in an environment which demands robust deliverables.
• Drive new approaches that enable continuous improvements in production line.
• Comfortable with high volume workload with the ability to “roll up your sleeves” and jump in.
• Strong work ethic action oriented and desire to achieve excellence.
• High comfort level working in a fastpaced team environment that is constantly changing.
• Ability to multitask and meet multiple deadlines.
• High comfort level working autonomously and require little daytoday oversight and direction.