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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives. 

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. 

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com. 

Material Coordinator Assembly (1st Shift)

Job Summary

• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Inspecting Equipment.. Structures, or Material - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Communicate schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel.
• Patrol and monitor work areas and examine tools and equipment in order to detect unsafe
• conditions or violations of procedures or safety rules. Notifies management of deficiencies.
• Assign employees to tasks based upon skills, knowledge, abilities and training.
• Trains employees on tasks, procedures and equipment.
• Examine objects, systems, or facilities; and analyze information and inform management of
• needed installations, services, or repairs.
• Provide feedback to employees on work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies. This excludes assessing job performance, which is a management responsibility
• Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts. Must be approved by management.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders in order to construct templates and layout reference points for workers.
• Assist management in promoting a hazard-free work environment by periodically inspecting processes, procedures and equipment. Notifies management of deficiencies.
• Recommend improvements in safety, repair, and maintenance techniques; operational procedures and equipment use.
• Motivate employees to perform at their best by modeling positive leadership.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area, including bulletin boards using the principles of 5S.
• Ensure all employees work safely and in an environmentally compliant manner.
• Provide Leadership to employees by developing employees in all aspects of the job, making routine decisions and troubleshooting.
• Ensure all employees know and follow ABS (5S, STD Work, Kanban, etc.)
• Drive KPI’s of area (+QDIP)
• Ensure employees operate at Cycle time by anticipating and responding to issues.
• Staging material for employees to assure flow.
• Stepping in and assisting as needed. Instruct employees on processes.
• Ensure employees have tools and materials to perform job functions.
• Responsible for Visual Management of area (HR by HR, +QDIP, SW docs, KB, Schedule, etc.)
• Accurately maintain necessary records.

Education (minimum education required)

High School Diploma Equivalency/ GED

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Customer Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing high quality service to internal customers and personal services.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies and procedures to promote the safety and security of employees, data and property.
• People Knowledge- Knowledge of principles and procedures for training and motivating employees to perform at their personal best.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Physical Requirements

• Standing
• Walking
• Bending
• Using a ladder to retrieve material
• Lifting up to 50lbs
• Pushing and pulling carts of material
• Working on the line as necessary
• Using air and electrical tools
• Using electrical testing equipment

Preferred Skills and Experience

Skills

• People Skills - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for a job.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Training & Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Abilities

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Physical Requirements

• Medium work

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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