Manufacturing Team Leader

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor (Team Leader) is accountable for achieving the People Safety Quality Delivery Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets through the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model. The Team Leader is accountable for attaining Operational Excellence across their designated area of responsibility in line with the Performance Centre objectives. The Team Leader is accountable for creating a Great Place To Work through developing and empowering first class Team Members and driving a culture of continuous improvement safe working and open dialogue.

Are you a Team Leader who thrives when helping operators grow and develop and are constantly looking for coachable moments to upskill them
Do you love solving problems and want to go beyond just fixing them - identifying root causes finding optimal solutions and implementing process improvements to prevent future issues
Are you driven by a need to exceed your customers your team and your company expectations
Can you push your team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner and still have their esteem
Do you thrive in leveraging the talent of your team to consistently increase performance and productivity
Do you flourish when you can make decisions and own its consequences
Are you a person who has a natural authority to get things done and who actively deals with poor behaviors or performance

3rd Shift Role

Job Responsibilities

• Create and sustain a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place To Work value drivers and Culture Principles by role-modelling behaviours motivating encouraging and recognising the contribution of individuals and teams.
• Hold Team Members and Team Leaders accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles
• Be Open and Honest when appraising and managing individuals performance whilst supporting and coaching individuals to close performance gaps
• Provide opportunities for Team Members to play to their strengths; do what they do best and create on-going opportunities for learning and personal development
• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that their assigned areas are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment
• Leading and developing their teams to understand the context mechanics and the delivery of PSQDCC targets to meet customer and stakeholder commitments
• Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across their assigned areas
• Active involvement in problem solving and the management system using a Go to Gemba approach to solve problems with the ambition that 95% of issues can be solved within the zone itself
• Contributing to the Value Stream future state design and ensuring its execution across their assigned areas
• Cooperate with other Team Leaders to ensure the best performance outcomes for the entire Area
• Holding the functional support staff accountable for adhering to the Global standards and enabling their zone team to meet its targets
• Ensuring the disciplined execution of Daily Management and Standardised work through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work
• Driving and facilitating the Engagement of all team members ensuring engagement actions are defined implemented and followed-through
• Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
• The companys Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
• Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
• Export Control regulations
• Responsibility for managing a Zone budget as agreed with their Group Leader
• Taking ownership when having to make difficult decisions linked to their Zone

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Previous leadership required or in liue of 3 years experience

• High School Diploma or GED required

Preferred:

• Aerospace machining Experience is strongly preferred.
• Leadership capabilities.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Able to demonstrate competence to undertake key tasks within their designated work zone or those in zones within similar processes
• Excellent performance as a Team member demonstrating rigorous adherence to standardized work and a track record of Kaizen implementation
• Self-motivated by meeting and exceeding PSQDCC performance targets
• The demonstrated ability to work with various stakeholders
• Demonstrated potential to lead engage train and develop direct reports
• An effective communicator and an influential team member
• Experience working with a Lean Operating Model / Production System
• Lean or Six Sigma certification by a reputable certifying body or benchmark company
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.