Line Lead
- Kokomo, IN, United States
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Job details
- Experience
- 5+ years' experience in supervision in a high volume manufacturing environment
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Company Overview:
STARPLUS ENERGY LLC is an electrifying joint venture between Samsung and Stellantis. With a focus on innovation and excellence, we deliver cutting-edge solutions that empower the automotive industry as we transition towards an electric future. As a member of our team, you will play a vital role in fostering our company’s positive, diverse, and collaborative culture by helping us build and maintain a safe and effective One Team, One Mission organization. Join our vision of becoming the world’s leading provider of energy solutions for e-mobility.
Position Summary:
STARPLUS ENERGY LLC is seeking a highly motivated Line Lead who will be responsible for all aspects of daily production in a fast paced, high volume, manufacturing environment, interacting with supervisory staff. In addition to production, this individual will be responsible for collaborating with an indirect team of support functions to create a collaborative work environment for planning, execution and driving results on the KPIs of safety, quality, maintenance, and people development. This position reports to the Production Manager.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Ensure a safe and healthy workplace where direct and indirect teams are suitably challenged to achieve manufacturing excellence in Quality, Cost, and Delivery
- Ensure the department production plan is met and that all issues related to smooth functioning of shop floor are addressed in timely manner
- Proactively analyze daily, weekly and quarterly data and reports progress on departmental KPIs and raise any support requests from shop-floor in an objective way for the manager to make informed decisions
- Ensure correct allocation of resources on the floor, manage absenteeism, train, and build high performance teams
- Possess extensive knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups, managerial staff and other relevant resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Ensure a safe and healthy workplace where direct and indirect teams are suitably challenged to achieve manufacturing excellence in Quality, Cost, and Delivery
- Ensure the department production plan is met and that all issues related to smooth functioning of shop floor are addressed in timely manner
- Proactively analyze daily, weekly and quarterly data and reports progress on departmental KPIs and raise any support requests from shop-floor in an objective way for the manager to make informed decisions
- Ensure correct allocation of resources on the floor, manage absenteeism, train, and build high performance teams
- Possess extensive knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups, managerial staff and other relevant resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities
Qualifications:
Basic:
- Minimum Age: 18 years old
- Bachelor’s degree
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- While travel is unlikely, the ideal candidate will be able to travel, with reasonable prior notice as required (domestic and/or international)
- Ability to work any shift, overtime, weekends, or holidays as required
- Flexible work hours in fast paced environment as required and necessary
- Excellent organization, written, and oral communication ability with highly polished presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of middle management within assigned areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to leadership.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and enlist management for support when needed
- Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
- Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
- Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
Preferred:
- 5+ years' experience in supervision in a high volume manufacturing environment
- Experience with data analytics, data mining software
- Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
- Previous experience working in a union environment
Working Conditions:
- Ability to sit, walk and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to work around the potential exposure to dust and chemicals
- Ability to wear appropriate PPE as deemed essential for the job function
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds