United Safety and Survivability Corporation is committed to delivering the most innovative and reliable safety and survivability solutions our customers can trust to protect life and property. As the global leader in our industry, we push boundaries by utilizing innovation to highly engineer and produce the next generation of safety and survivability technologies.
At United Safety we’re solving our industry's most important problems with talented individuals who share our passion to change the world. Our culture is fast-paced, energetic and innovative. We work to build an inclusive environment in which everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, age, or background, can do their best work. We are fully committed to continuous growth and advancement; we will reinvest profits and resources into our employees, our processes and product innovation.
Job Title: Team Leader
Summary: The 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 site 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.
Responsibilities: As the Team Leader you will:
- Create and sustain a culture that is aligned to United Safety PASSION values, by role-modelling behaviors, motivating, encouraging and recognizing the contribution of Team Members.
- Hold others accountable to embody the United Safety PASSION values.
- Be open and honest when appraising and managing individuals’ performance, while supporting and coaching individuals to close performance gaps.
- Provide opportunities for MPAs (Manufacturing Production Associates) to play to their strengths; do what they do best and create on-going opportunities for learning and personal development.
- Supervise the work of at least two employees.
- Exemplify a safety-first mindset, ensuring that the United Safety Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied.
- Lead and develop the teams to understand the context, mechanics and the delivery of PSQDCC targets to meet customer and stakeholder commitments.
- Drive the disciplined deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across assigned areas, including coaching MPAs to deliver a minimum of 1 implemented Kaizen per month.
- Develop first-class MPAs, who embody the United Safety PASSION values and are readily able to progress through the MPA levels, Team Leaders or take other roles in the business.
- Be involved 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.
- Contribute to the Value Stream future state design and ensure its execution across the assigned zone.
- Cooperate with other Team Leaders to ensure best performance outcomes for the entire area.
- Hold the functional support staff accountable for adhering to the Global standards and enabling the zone team to meet its targets.
- Ensure the disciplined execution of Daily Management and Standardized work, through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work.
- Drive and facilitate the Engagement of all MPAs, ensuring engagement actions are defined, implemented and followed-through.
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensure that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities.
- Be responsibility for managing a zone budget as agreed with their Group Leader (GL).
- Take ownership when having to make difficult decisions linked to their zone.
- Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between various production lines, drive motivation for successful teamwork.
- Prioritize and assign workload to meet multiple line schedules based on available resources.
- Suggest and coordinate optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations.
- Make recommendations to increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
- Support efforts to implement cost reductions, including recommendations for appropriate needs on overtime and manpower requirements.
- Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime.
- Recommend improvements to existing plant facilities and equipment, including replacements or adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
- Incorporate shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
- Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.
- Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and participate in the selection of new staff.
- Provide recommendations to develop plant staff, overall performance and corrective actions.
- Administer discipline as required, coach for improved performance.
- Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
- Uphold a visual facility utilizing lean techniques.
You’re a great fit for this position if this describes you;
- High school diploma with relevant experience in the field or Associate’s degree in a related field.
- 3-4 years of plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc. to drive improvement.
- Able to demonstrate adherence to standardized work, and a track record of Kaizen implementation.
- Self-motivated to meet and exceed the PSQDCC performance targets.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, ensuring error-free documents and effective interaction with internal and external contacts.
- Demonstrate ability to manage multiple and diverse projects and carrying out assigned projects with minimal supervision.
- Able to attain Lean Advanced Certified within the first six-months of the role.
- Proficient in computer software: MS Applications Word, Excel, and understanding of ERP systems.
- Have a good standard of English language, to ILR level 3 (professional working proficiency).
- Able to perform in a fast-paced environment, while responding and adapting to change favorably.
- Safety is at the forefront of your mine, and you follow all policies to promote a safe working environment.
- Bring with you a positive attitude and ability to work on a team.
- Help United Safety operate effectively by adhering to attendance and punctuality standards.
- Understanding that you are part of a growing company, and have no concerns with working extended hours or overtime as needed, including some Saturdays to support that.
Here at United Safety, we embrace the core values that make us great.
P A S S I O N to build the future together.
People Attitude Service Safety Innovation One Company Nimble
This position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this role. It is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person in this role, nor is it intended that this description represents all the work that may be required of a person in this position.
United Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer
