Parker Hannifin · 2 days ago
763/1st Team Lead (Convection I)
Kearney, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$24.88/hr - $29.92/hr
2+ years expParker Hannifin is a company that focuses on efficient production operations, and they are seeking a Team Lead to oversee production resources. The Team Lead will be responsible for ensuring quality, safety, delivery, and cost efficiency within the production area.
HardwareIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Follow all safety policies and practices
Enter Gensuite items when incidents are identified
Complete open Gensuite items on time and completely for the area
Tracking and communicating all safety card problems turned in by team members
Area Safety walks as part of 5S in area – conducted throughout the day and report timely
Under the guidance of their supervisor, monitor workers on site during production activities to ensure adherence to ethics and safety procedures
Evaluate manufacturing equipment for safety and functionality
Team Leads are on the front line and must take personal responsibility for quality or liaise with a quality management team to ensure that product quality meets the standards customers expect
Team Leads must monitor the quality performance and ensure that production workers adhere to quality policies
Team Leads act to deal with quality problems so that they can minimize waste or reworking on the production line
Under the guidance of their supervisor, Team Leaders is to ensure all team members follow all engineering and quality requirements and documentation in performance of duties
Ensure that products and goods manufactured meet quality standards
Check finished products to ensure quality, and that industry standards are met before they are declared ready for use
Final Product Inspections are completed on all orders
Ensure inspections are completed accurately and timely
Ensure all inspections are filed correctly daily
Ensuring proper process documentation is in the area
Ensuring all products moved off the line are correctly identified
Communication with quality on all issues related to product quality concerns
TIB Tracking for quality is accurate and updated daily weekly and monthly on time
Ensure Action items are identified and completed
Participate in all quality meetings related to non-conforming products from area
Ensure Quality Star point members are identified and assigned to meeting
Resource allocation is an important responsibility for Team Leaders
Under the guidance of the supervisor, Team Leaders can decide which machines to use and how many production line workers to deploy using information supplied to them from build documents like the 'Bill of Operations'
Team Leaders must look to use the minimum resources, when necessary, while meeting production and delivery deadlines
Overtime may be necessary to meet urgent delivery dates or increase production levels
By improving efficiency and productivity, Team Leaders can ensure that they can meet production deadlines and reduce costs
Team Leaders help the Supervisor analyze manufacturing data to identify any production bottlenecks or eliminate unnecessary processes
Team Leaders works directly with Production Engineers to identify ways to improve the speed or accuracy of production equipment
Team Leaders also wok with area trainers to improve the skills of the team members in the area
Responsible for insuring goals are being tracked
Motivate workers to enhance production quantity and at the same time maintain high production standards
Safety, Quality, Delivery, and cost
Labor Efficiency
Delivery Efficiency
Defective Parts Per Million goals
Responsible for Escalation of all issues to the area supervisor and plant manager
Follow escalation plan
Communicate all occurrences of downtime to leadership
Insure all workorders are placed for all equipment downtime
Ensure a time frame is given for all downtime and communicate to Supervisor
By controlling or reducing production costs, Team Leaders helps the company maintain profit levels
Team Leaders helps the area supervisor analyze different elements of production to identify potential cost savings
They assist Manufacturing Engineering and lean resources in identifying certain processes that can be improved to increase throughput and reduce labor requirements
Team Leaders works closely with all other departments
They work with the procurement team to ensure that supplies of materials and components are available when they are needed
Team Leaders assists when necessary to provide specifications for the procurement team as well as report on the quality and performance of the company’s suppliers
Team Leaders also works closely with the warehouse team to coordinate supplies to the area timely
Responsible for insuring schedules are being followed
Working with planning to insure we are scheduled in the most efficient manner
Under the direction of the supervisor, ensure all labor is properly distributed
During processing times (Proper Manning is followed)
Keep records of workers performance to efficiency goal
During downtime (Labor is moved to earn time)
Keep records of equipment’s, budgets, deliveries, and supplies, and make them available to management for evaluation
Work as a liaison between employees and supervisor to create healthy communication
Ensure that work materials are present as at when needed
Responsible for meeting the following goals:
Safety
Efficiency
Scrap, and
Delivery
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma, with 2-3 years manufacturing experience
Preferred
Business or Technical Degree
Benefits
Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay
Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay
Career development and tuition reimbursement
Additional benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
Paid Time Off and 13 Company-Paid Holidays.
Company
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin manufactures motion and control technologies, delivering precision-engineered solutions across various markets.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.13MKey Investors
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
2016-01-18Grant· $4.13M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Todd M. Leombruno
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
J
John Dedinsky
Corp. VP Global Supply Chain & Procurement
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