Sr. Team Leader

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• 5+ years supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with assembly experience.  Able to manage conflict and stressful situations. Proven leadership including ability to mentor and develop team members. Able to work weekends when needed.  Demonstrate Core Values and willingness to attend training to further develop skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Excellent attendance and satisfactory work performance record. Ability to lead a team with enthusiasm and commitment in a structured work environment. Must be flexible in fulfilling job responsibilities. Previous supervisory training preferred. Previous experience operating Blinder Clip equipment preferred.
• Must have experience with or able to be trained on; TWI JI (Training Within Industry Job Instructions), TWI JR (Job Relations), Basic Problem Solving, 5S & LPA (Layered Process Audit), PTM (Total Predictive Maintenance), Value Stream Mapping, Standardized Work, Mafact Simulation Training, and Mafact Overview.

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. These duties cover only the more significant responsibilities, they are not meant to be all inclusive.  Other duties may be given by Manager / Supervisor in addition to, or instead of, those listed here

• Follow the LSW established for this leader position.

• Available in the production area to be able to respond immediately to Team Members call for help (Andon) with the main goal of assisting the Team Member overcome the problem to preserve output for the customer.

• Must be competent to train new and existing direct reports and ensures all team members are trained via the TWI, method utilizing JES documents and SWI charts.

• Ensure Team members are cross trained and maintain training matrix.

• Perform the start of shift activities of; 1. Review of previous shift information regarding safety, quality, and productivity issues, 2. Make work assignment adjustments based on absenteeism, training, etc. 3. Walk the production area to confirm 5S, equipment readiness, and material supply conditions are to standard, 4. Facilitates pre-shift Team Member Tier 1 meeting and end of shift activities of; 1. Prepare safety, quality and productivity communication information for next shift, 2. Check that 5S, equipment readiness, and material supply conditions are to standard at end of shift.

• Perform Safety Checks and Audit team member safety checks and sign of that all safety checks were completed.

• Facilitates pre-shift meetings Tier 1) to ensure team members have the information they need to achieve the daily objectives.

• Review production data and prepare performance reports for senior leadership.

• Facilitates and reports out in (Tier 2) supervisor and operations meetings on work cell performance.

• Audits hourly work cell performance and acts if performance is below standard to ensure that shift targets are met.

• Conducts weekly audits of Team Members to follow Standardized Work (SWI) as documented.  Ensures that Team Members can recite SWI and corrects as needed.

• Participating in the maintenance, training, and continuous improvement of Team Member Standardized Work.

• Reviews hour-by-hour performance at the workstation hourly at a minimum and takes action to solve problems that impact performance.

• Observes each Team Member once per week performing standardized work to ensure it is being performed correctly, immediately addresses abnormalities and documents the results.

• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions to achieve operational targets.

• Fill in temporarily for Team Members that are absent or need to leave the line (ex. bathroom break, etc.).

• Lead and facilitate Kaizen Events engaging team members to develop new innovative ideas.

• Apply JR (Job Relations) training to establish world class Relations between leadership and Team members.

• Enforce and improve 5S to achieve 95% rating in 5S audits

• Performs LPA’s and other audits as assigned.

• Ensures professional communication with all team members.

• Maintain a positive, collaborative team environment.

• Improving OEE by engaging all team members and applying lean manufacturing theories.

• Provide feedback to Team Members’ concerns within 48 hours.

• Facilitate the implementation of employee suggestions including 24-hour response.

• Escalate all open issues not addressed in a timely manner by support functions to the supervisors within 48 hours.

• Ensure that team meets established production objectives for SQTCM. (Safety, Quality, Timing, Cost and Motivation).

• Ensure that all documentation in the work cell is maintained, up to date and that team member understand the information and the purpose of the information provided.

• Perform periodic quality checks to support Operators with the objective to allow operators to produce parts and maintain SWI focus and high OEE.

• Understands and can present the status of at least one problem solving (follows PDCA methodology) activity that he/she is leading at the Tier 3 meeting on the shop floor with production support group members.

• Is knowledgeable of the SQTCM improvement targets for their team and can demonstrate with documentation that the team is working on achieving measurable improvements.

• Participate in continuous improvement activities outside their current location of responsibility to improve their capability and skills.

• Drive quality initiatives to achieve customer satisfaction and reduce defects.

• Ensure adherence to quality standards, control plans, work instructions, and customer requirements.

• Review active Quality Alerts and ensure the team is aware of the issues.

• Ensure that only trained operators are assigned to jobs.

• Complete A3 problem solving as necessary.

• Ensure proper Labeling identification and disposition of products.
• Assist the organization in implementation of MAFACT, including lean, standardized work and continuous improvement activities.
• Investigate and implement counter measures for shift incidents along with appropriate departments (Health and Safety, Ergonomics, Engineering, Maintenance or Quality team members).

• Attends and participates in the Fast Response, Mafact and Departmental meetings.

• Support Team Members performing defined autonomous maintenance activities.

• Escalate safety, quality and productivity issues according to defined escalation process.

• Review of previous shift information regarding safety, quality and productivity issues.

• Make work assignment adjustments based on absenteeism, training, etc.

• Walk the production area to confirm 5S, equipment readiness and material supply conditions are to standard.

• Prepare Safety quality and productivity communication information to next shift.

• Check that 5S, equipment readiness and material supply conditions are to standard at end of shift.

• Maintenance of Tier 1 board (Hour by Hour Performance, KPI).

• Team Motivation, Communication and Management (TWI, JR) (Providing Information, give feedback, minimize conflicts, etc.)

• Tracking of Leader Standard Work for Team Leader.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

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