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OMG · 1 month ago

Group Lead - 1st Shift

Agawam, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$26/hr - $35/hr

5+ years exp

OMG, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fastening products for the commercial roofing and construction industries. The Group Leader will coordinate production, manage team members, and promote safety and quality while encouraging teamwork and continuous improvement.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Promote Safety as the Number One priority of all OMG employees

Conduct regular safety meetings with the work group

Lead by example by following and supporting OMG policies

Build strong working relationships and encourage teamwork and collaboration

Communicate in a manner that is respectful and results in mutual understanding

Take ownership of issues in your work area and work proactively to solve issues (especially those related to safety and quality)

Promote continuous Lean activity and follow through

Confidently make changes that will improve the work area's performance and move simple issues or problems forward

Demonstrate the use of good judgment when making decisions

Schedule daily work and direct team members to achieve safety, production, quality, and continuous improvement goals

Demonstrate technical, functional, and job-specific knowledge required for assignments in the work area

Assist with production needs as necessary, including equipment setup and troubleshooting

Support performance management process by contributing to the review process, disciplinary actions, and providing documentation related to performance

Challenge standard approaches and find improved processes to get work done

Communicate with manager or supervisor regularly on team performance against goals and individual contributor progress, immediately elevating specific issues or concerns

Perform other tasks as assigned

Qualification

Technical experienceProblem-solvingTime managementTeam developmentWritten communicationVerbal communicationBasic PC skillsPeople skillsPositive attitude

Required

High school diploma or equivalent

5+ years of technical experience relevant to specific work area preferred

Ability to understand written and verbal assignments, including the ability to interpret related documents such as quality specifications, Kanban cards, or work orders

Ability to understand and achieve compliance with company policies and procedures

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build teams

Demonstrated problem-solving and time-management skills

Good people skills and willingness not only to teach and help others but an interest in working with and learning from others

Strong sense of responsibility and ownership

Positive can-do attitude

Ability to work in high-noise areas and wear appropriate hearing protection devices

Ability to mount/dismount forklift utilizing three points of contact (two hands and one foot)

Manual material handling involving the need to grip, squeeze, and pinch

The position requires the ability to regularly stand for long periods of time

Ability to walk, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance; and regularly lift/push/pull/carry up to 50 pounds

Preferred

5+ years of technical experience relevant to specific work area preferred

Basic PC skills including experience with MS Office Suite preferred

Experience developing and/or training team members preferred

Company

OMG

The Object Management Group® Standards Development Organization (OMG® SDO) is an international (25+ countries), membership-driven (220+ organizations) and not-for-profit consortium.

Founded in 1989

Needham, Massachusetts, USA

11-50 employees