Team Leader, MFG - Santa Claus, IN - Santa Claus, IN

Roles and Responsibilities:

(Include Safety and Environmental, Quality, and Job Specific Roles and Responsibilities)

• Manage resources to meet customer demand.
• Provide performance feedback and strategy for development of team members.
• Plan area lay out and product flow.
• Play an active role in the pilot run process for all new product introductions and/or enhancements.
• Responsible for department profitability and identify/implementing potential cost reductions.
• Inspect for obvious damage, color consistency and alignment or any other material specifications and inspect parts for compliance to any other quality or workmanship standards.
• Document necessary information.
• Keep workspace and equipment clean and well organized.
• Follow all safety guidelines and uses required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Identify nonconformities and follow nonconforming product procedures and be aware of disposition authority.
• Implement process improvements.
• Support the Vision and Guiding Principles and other policies of Kimball International and National Office Furniture.
• Follow and support the Quality system.
• Performs job rotation as directed.
• Support our Environmental Management System (EMS).

Skills to Perform This Role:

Interpersonal Skills

• Team Oriented
• Strong drive for success.
• Customer centric
• Possess a high degree of integrity.
• Ability to keep humor in the workplace.
• Ability to build & sustain relationships.
• Flexible and open to change.
• Tactful
• Assertive
• Positive attitude.
• Patient
• Honest and ethical

Communication Skills

• Good listener
• Effective communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Persuasive and credible
• Ability to adapt to and manage change.
• Good relationship builder
• Ability to motivate effectively.

Business Skills

• Understands how they influence results
• Results focused
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Environmentally conscious Technical Skills
• Ability to comprehend and follow job safety guidelines
• Able to comprehend and follow directions on a load card, SOR (if applicable) or OMS.
• Able to lift parts from floor to operation level frequently
• Skilled in the use of air driven hand tools
• Capable of setting up forms/fixtures to specifications
• Understands/follows proper lockout procedures
• Able to perform preventative maintenance to tools/equipment
• Able to maintain forms as appropriate.
• Able to comprehend and perform proper gluing processes
• Able to use required gauges and measuring devices
• Able to use load moving devices
• Ability to identify nonconformities

Qualifications:

Educational

• Able to write legibly
• Able to read and comprehend required documents.
• Able to accomplish required math
• Minimum of 4 weeks on the job training

Proven history or ability to demonstrate safe / responsible behavior, and a positive performance record (including attendance)

High Level Statement of the Role: The Team Leader/Area Leader is responsible for executing the operations plan/schedule.