Group Leader

FastTek Global

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in supply chain management or manufacturing leadership roles.
  • Strong understanding of lean manufacturing principles and practices.
  • Experience with unionized environments and collective bargaining agreements.
  • Proven ability to train and develop team members effectively.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with employees and management.

Responsibilities

  • Manage personnel, materials, and equipment for global supply chain operations.
  • Participate in the training and evaluation of team members to enhance performance.
  • Oversee Global Manufacturing Systems processes and support launch activities.
  • Meet production cost schedules while maintaining quality standards.
  • Implement quality assurance practices and solve quality-related issues.

Benefits

  • Flexible benefits options tailored to personal needs, including Medical and Dental coverage.
  • Comprehensive Long Term Disability and Life Insurance fully paid by the company.
  • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) program for work-life balance.
  • 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and a competitive dollar-for-dollar match.
  • Employee recognition programs and referral bonuses to incentivize performance.
Full Job Description
13th May, 2026


Job Description:
  • As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.
  • Participates in the training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
  • Participates in the development of highly effective teams.
  • Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
  • Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
  • Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
  • Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
  • Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between us and the United Auto Workers Union.
  • Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
  • Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
  • Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods. Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
  • Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
  • Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Additional Info:

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

  • Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
  • Vision
  • Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
  • Long Term Disability (100% paid)
  • Life Insurance (100% paid)
  • 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

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