22nd October, 2026 Job Description: - Provide leadership, guidance, resources, and support to Team Leaders and Team Members.
- Manage daily operations and performance across Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).
- Promote safe work practices, conduct safety audits, resolve unsafe conditions, and ensure PPE and safety procedures are followed.
- Coordinate manpower, attendance, overtime, vacations, payroll, and related workforce administration.
- Coach, mentor, and develop Team Leaders and Team Members; ensure training plans and proficiency records are current.
- Maintain compliance with standardized work, processes, company policies, agreements, and Rules of Conduct.
- Monitor quality standards, layered audits, containment, escalation, defect resolution, and corrective actions.
- Support production schedules, throughput, equipment problem resolution, material availability, and waste elimination.
- Lead or support team meetings, communicate goals and SPQRCE information, and maintain shift-to-shift communication.
- Facilitate problem solving, countermeasures, continuous improvement, and employee suggestions.
- Maintain required records, boards, metrics, logs, and documentation.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Materials, HR/LR, and other support organizations.
- Resolve employee and Team Leader concerns, manage conflicts, and maintain positive employee relations.
- Serve as the liaison between the team, management, support groups, and the manpower committee.
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 company 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.
The personality most likely to thrive is a calm, accountable, collaborative, and adaptable operator who:
- Leads from the floor and takes ownership of safety, quality, and production results.
- Communicates clearly and works cross-functionally, especially when priorities or problems change.
- Makes timely, fact-based decisions and stays composed in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
- Coach's others and embrace continuous improvement, rather than relying solely on personal technical expertise.
Education/Experience: - Associate degree in a technical field preferred; bachelor's degree is a plus.
- Relevant manufacturing leadership, Group Leader, or supervisory experience may substitute for a degree.
- Candidates without a degree should have stronger hands-on leadership and problem-solving experience.
Top 3 must have skills: - Our Company and standardized-work execution - Ability to apply company, manage BPD/Level 5 metrics, sustain standardized work, conduct layered audits, and use Andon/escalation processes.
- Safety, quality, and compliance management - Practical knowledge of safety/ergonomics, Product Quality Standards, quality-gate reactions, nonconforming material controls, WPO, and Management of Change
- Production planning and problem-solving - Ability to prioritize labor and resources, manage schedules and equipment, diagnose issues, coordinate maintenance, and drive continuous improvement.
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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