Team Lead (SubPCL Afternoons)

Job Output

Under the supervision of a Production Supervisor the Powder and Sublimation Team Lead is responsible for promoting a safe working environment while supporting and enforcing company policies and mentoring/developing employees on every aspect of production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesincludethe duties may be assigned.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Trainand lead the workforce in thePowder and Sublimation areas.

• Responsible for ensuring andmaintainingall manufacturing standards ensuring work schedules areaccomplishedandmanpoweris scheduled accordingly.

• The primary area of responsibility includesthe Powder Coating Line and the Sublimation Area.

• Developprocesses to improve our current work practices.

• Commit to and follow the facility Mission Vision and Values that support the AWI Operating Principles as an individual and team.

• Attend andparticipatein all required company trainingprogramsand meetings.

• Reducewaste bysupporting the ideas of the team members andbringing projects to fruition.

• Makeappropriate runningdecisions to prevent excessivedefects and/or downtime.

• Performroutine and non-routine repetitive production and/or service dutiesincluding but not limitedto:operation of specialty machinery setup of complex tooling and equipment completion of reports and logsandfollow-up on work schedules.

• Develop a knowledgeof the processes in the areain order tofill in whenoperators areout of the office and bethe firstpoint of contact for the team during troubleshooting.

• Ensure operators are all keepingaccuraterecords ofproduction and quality.

• Conduct shift meetings withteamto cover safety quality and to provide direction and goals for daily activitiesandreviewthe prior days results.

• Communicateemployee issuesto Operations Manager and/or HR Coordinatorto ensure all legal employment standards are followed and to address any employee relations issues.

• Address staffing needs schedulemanpowerand assign work to others.

• Work withtheprocurementand inventory teamto schedule and address material issues.

• Interpretprocess sheets for workersand make suggestions for improvementson process sheets that would improveunderstanding.

• Must be willing and able to work splitshiftand overtime asrequired.

Environmental Health &Safety

• Follow all CompanyOSHA Safety and EPA EnvironmentalPolicies.

• Always ensures personal safe behaviorand encourages safe behavior in others.

• Participates in safety related events/trainings/processes.

• Conform to all company policies and procedures.

• Maintain clean and organized workarea.

• Proper cleaning and maintenance of equipment.

• Report any safety/environmental incidents.

• Complete proper paperwork forincidents near misses risk assessments and other safety related items promptly.

Quality

• Maintaina high levelof customer focus in producing quality products and services that do not sacrifice the safety of others oneself nor the environment.

• Work withvarious personnel in the plantand/or corporateto solve issues on the floor.

• Ensure that the standards for quality output safety etc. are adhered to and improved upon.

• Troubleshoot issues that are within your knowledge and to contact more resources for issues outside of your knowledge and control.

• Support the development of standards for all equipment and processes in the area.

• Ensurestandard recipes arebeing followedregularly without unrecorded deviations.

• Understandwho to contact when product qualityor raw material quality is out of specification.

• Lead the team in the hold process to prevent the customer from receiving out of specification material.

• Create and/orimproveuponstandard work processes including but not limited to:

• Start Up

• Shut Down

• While Running

• Change Overs

• Troubleshooting

• Downday

Cost

• Look for projects or methods to reduce cost without sacrificing the quality of the partsor safety of the process.

• Enable employees toparticipatein orlead projects/events that would improve the processes.

• Driveswaste out of operation.

Supervisory Responsibilities:Direct the work activities of 8-12 employees.

Travel:Minimal; less than 5%for specifictrainingsor events.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or abilityrequired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience in leading or managing people and addressingdifficult situations.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• No current discipline on record at written warning level or higher.

• Four or less absence occurrences under the attendance program.

• Basic computer skills including Excel & web-based applications to enterdataandwritereportsregularly and accurately.

• Priormanufacturing assembly material movement or powder coating operations experience preferred.

• Ability tolearn andunderstand the PLC operating screenand data output screens.

• Understand your internal customer base (Assemblyand Crating)and external customer base (Customers).Be customer oriented;possessthe ability toreact to thecustomers needs while following company procedures.

• Direct knowledge anddemonstratedunderstanding ofJohnstown plant productsand processes is preferred.

• Knowledge of metal manufacturing materials fabrication processes and machinery preferred.

• Must beflexible and be able to respond with a positive attitude to changing demands and conditions.

• Must be able to effectively communicate with manyareas of the plant/company during meetings presentations and variousconversationson and off the floor.

• Attention to detailand understand/adjusting tominor detail changes.

• Ability to learn how tooperatea forklift and other company vehicles.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical requirements 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.

While performing the duties of this job the employeeis regularly required totalkand/orhear. The employee isfrequentlyrequired to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; andreach withhands and arms. The employeeis occasionally required tosit; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee mustfrequentlylift and move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depthperceptionand ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative ofthose anemployee encounters while performing the functions of this accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential Environment This positionoperatesin a manufacturing setting and can be subject to extreme cold and hot temperatures; uneven walking surfaces with cordstoolsand other obstacles; intermittent loud noises; and dusty or dirty conditions. Basic PPErequired: safety glasses earplugs and steel toe/composite boots. SpecificPPE &training will be provided for activities requiringadditionalaccommodation.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GEDrequired.