Associate Product Developer Jobs in New Sharon, IA

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible to ensure safety standard are follow, including correct use of equipment & PPE (Zero accidents goals)
• Oversees and support EHS behavior & initiatives.
• Utilize quality matrix to improve First Pass Yield /Defect reduction. .
• Responsible to monitor & support the correct performance of Tier 1 & Tier 2 & escalate as necessary.
• Responsible to monitor & ensure the correct utilization of resources, ex. Raw materials, tools, & personnel.
• Responsible to evaluate & develop the supervisor performance, comply with TPI one SMART goal setting & performance on time reviews.
• Build team work and engagement within the TPI core values & IDEA.
• Foster & promote continuous improvement culture & cost out projects applying Lean tools.
• Monitor and approve personnel time & attendance to avoid manufacturing impact. (payroll, permits, vacation & disciplinary actions)
• Ensure on time & effective oracle transactions.
• Ensure proper implementation of engineering changes & deviations.
• Complies with and enforces each of the points of TPI's internal work regulations, Norm 035.
  Ensures that TPI's Mission, Vision and Values are fulfilled and enforced Ensure that the processes of the Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 140001, ISO 45000) are maintained and improved.

Education/ Skills/ Experience:
• Leadership skills: Leads, motivates, and holds teams accountable while promoting safety and performance

• Communication: Clear, concise, and effective across all levels
• Conflict resolution: Resolves issues quickly and fairly
• Decision making: Makes timely, data-driven decisions
• Problem solving: Identifies root causes and implements solutions
• People management: Coaches, develops, and manages team performance
• Time management: Prioritizes tasks and meets deadlines
• Analytical skills: Uses data to drive improvements
• Multitasking: Manages multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• ERP / Oracle knowledge: Ensures accurate system transactions and reporting
• Lean tools knowledge: Applies Lean methods to improve efficiency and reduce waste
• Advanced Microsoft Office: Skilled in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Blade manufacturing experience (preferred): Knowledge of composite production processes
• Machines & tools knowledge (preferred): Basic understanding of equipment operation and safety
• Shift flexibility: Available for various shifts, including weekends and overtime

Training Requirements:
Must attend all mandatory HR training modules such as drug testing, harassment, FMLA, positive work environment, etc.
Physical Demands:
• Ability to be on the factory floor for long periods of time, potentially working across all shifts at times.
• Stamina to work 50+ hours / week to support plant performance.
Personal Qualities: (these are the qualities it takes to get the most from others)
• Emotional balance: The leader works in situations which involve authority, leadership, conflicts, meeting targets and deadlines, etc. The successful leader has to be able to maintain emotional balance and self-control so that they may face various situations confidently and successfully.
• Be proactive/engaging: The leaders will have some objectives to achieve. They cannot plan everything in advance. Several times they have to respond to the needs of the situation which has arisen suddenly. The leader must also be able to have qualities such as being committed, having a missionary zeal, taking responsibility instead of passing the blame to others all while getting the team to engage and follow.
• Creativity: The leader must have the ability to come up with new responses to situations. They must have new ideas and also be able to recognize a good idea when it comes from another source.
• Mental agility: The leader must have the ability to grasp problems quickly, to think of several things at the same time, and assess the whole situation quickly. This quality is necessary for success.
• Learning habits: Effective leaders are independent as learners. They take responsibility for the rightness of what is learned, and are not dependent on others.
• Self-knowledge: Whatever the leader does is affected by their own view of their job and role, objectives, strengths and weaknesses etc. So they must be aware of these attributes. Hence the leader must develop skills of self reflection.
Managerial Skills Required:
• Technical skill: Technical skill is proficiency in a specific activity that involves methods, processes, procedures or techniques (molding, components, finishing).
• Human skills: the ability to work with, understand, motivate, and communicate with associates and groups. It also includes the ability to engage and communicate with people, to set the tone, resolve conflict, and to discipline. Since the leader's job involves constant interaction with people, human skills are essential.
• Conceptual skills: the ability to understand abstract or general ideas and apply them to specific situations. Conceptual skill usually means understanding how TPI can be affected by a specific activity. Although it may not always be apparent, every action taken in an organization has ramifications elsewhere.
• Diagnostic skills: is the ability to analyze the nature of a problem with people, ideas, things or events. A good diagnosis precedes a recommended solution to a problem. Leaders routinely can be called on to size up a problem in order to take appropriate corrective action. This skill overlaps with the other four managerial skills. This occurs because leaders usually need to use technical, human, conceptual or political skills to make their diagnosis.
• Influencing skills: the ability to acquire the power needed to achieve one's and TPI's objectives. Specific influencing skills include being able to win others over to your cause.
About Us
TPI Composites is a global provider of structural composites products and the largest U.S. based independent manufacturer of composites wind blades to major turbine manufacturers in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It enables many of the industry's leading wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which have historically relied on in-house production, to outsource the manufacturing of some of their wind blades through its global footprint of advanced manufacturing facilities strategically located to serve large and growing wind markets in a cost-effective manner.
Additional Information
TPI Composites, Inc. offer competitive compensation and benefits, including but not limited to, health and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, and paid vacation plans.
TPI Composites, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Background check and drug test required. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.