Jobs at Fleetwood Group, Inc. (Now Hiring) — 3 open

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Team Leader - Shipping Department

General Purpose:

Supports, trains and responds to team members primarily during the peak production months. Performs problem solving and improvement kaizen activities. Performs general production work in non-peak seasons.

Essential Functions:

• Actively engages and encourages involvement of team members in improvement initiatives.
• Conducts hour x hour, standardized work, and problem-solving documentation.
• Encourages safe behavior and 5s housekeeping activities.
• Ensures measurable improvement to goals.
• Facilitate quick response to problems.
• Required to perform general production work in non-peak seasons.
• Maintains daily communication with Group Leader and team members.
• Maintains effective communication and cooperation with all other shifts and Team Leaders.
• Performs problem identification and kaizen activities.
• Support training initiatives of team members in standardized work through job instruction (JI).
• Uses job instruction (JI) training method, where applicable.
• Utilizes a structured approach to problem solving including regular reflections.
• Works with Group Leader to ensure that quality criteria is followed and quality checks are completed appropriately using standardized work, job instruction (JI), and quality criteria.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Licenses or Certifications Required:

• Not applicable

Skills and Abilities:

• One to three years work experience in a manufacturing environment which demonstrates performance competency.
• Successfully completed Fleetwood Performance System training or equivalent development.
• Must be able to meet the minimum requirements of the jobs represented in the appropriate department.
• Demonstrated initiative to lead others for improved performance and consistently demonstrated job performance that exceeds expectations.
• Must be able to perform all jobs in zone and adjacent zones within Takt Time and to standardized work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including ability to challenge team members/peers appropriately to follow standards.
• Ability to appropriately apply FPS technical tools, i.e., standardized work, job instructions, work balance chart, time observations. etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to explain the 4 Philosophies of FPS, True North, FPS tools and their relation to one another (pocket card).
• Ability to practice and document kaizen (PDCA).
• Demonstrated ability to teach others, build effective relationships, flexibility and ability to implement and manage change effectively.
• Exhibits a willingness to help others, eagerness to learn, and uses a Servant Leadership style.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands 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

Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.