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Assembly Group Leader

Job Description

About Metalsa: We are a global company with 70 years of experience in the automotive industry; we manufacture safe and sustainable products for people around the world. We are working for a better future where we enrich communities every day by being committed to people, innovation, and our planet. If you have what it takes to accelerate Metalsa's vision of future mobility, we want you to join the team! For more information, visit metalsa.com

Mission/Objective

To Provide Leadership and direction to Metalsa Teammates through the Metalsa Model to support our customer.

What does your day look like?

• Proactively improve safety in plant to achieve plant goal of 0 accidents
• Facilitate and develop topics for communication at daily safety and area meetings
• Champion timely resolution of all safety concerns and/or near misses
• Work with maintenance to ensure equipment has proper PM and are safe to operate
• Enforce area and plant safety procedures
• Work closely with quality area to create and maintain systems that ensure quality products
• Support teammates in their efforts to consistently exceed customer expectations
• Communicate potential quality concerns and maintain customer and TS requirements
• Enforce area and plant quality procedures, and monitor and track quality activities for production area
• Coordinate and oversee rotation of production activities in the area to ensure line efficiency and customers' needs are met
• Monitor standardized work is being followed
• Plan ahead changeovers to minimize disruption of production
• Actively encourage participation in idea program by effectively resolving and implementing teammates' ideas
• Identify training opportunities to develop and maintain a highly motivated and capable team
• Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet planned/plant objectives
• Conduct training for teammates
• Gather information and auditing of daily reports

SAFETY & QUALITY 

• Proactively improve safety in the plant to achieve plant goal of zero accidents
• Facilitate and develop topics for communication at daily safety meetings
• Champion the timely resolution of all safety concerns and / or near misses
• Work with maintenance to ensure all equipment has proper p.m. and is safe to operate
• Enforce all area and plant safety procedures
• Work closely with the quality area to create and maintain systems that ensure quality products
• Support Teammates in their efforts to consistently exceed customer expectations, maximize production and quality while minimizing downtime and scrap
• Communicate all potential quality concerns
• Enforce all area and plant quality procedures
• Maintain all customer and TS requirements
  • Actively encourage participation in idea program by effectively resolving and implementing Teammate ideas

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT/ TRAINING

• Identify training opportunities to develop and maintain a highly motivated and capable team
• Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet planned / plant objectives

Academic and Experience

• Two years of post-high school education 
• Combination of education and manufacturing experience
• Participation in a significant role on the MOS, either deploying a practice, training in a tool or methodology, leading problem solving or other applied leadership experience

Technical Skills

• Proficient computer skills/Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point)
• Experience with automated manufacturing, panel views, and assembly processes
• Experience with Safety Programs
• Ability to identify and resolve Quality / Productivity / Safety concerns
• Quality Management Systems
• Human Development Management
• Cross functional leadership
• Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Management Fundamentals.
• Core Manufacturing Processes (Stamping, Assembly, Painting, Welding, Hydroforming)
• Logistics

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate effectively and use hands for various tasks.
• Capacity to lift up to 50 lbs., carry, stand, walk, and reach as needed.
• Average vision abilities required for various tasks.

Key Success Factors: Leadership Competencies

Integrity and Trust Compassion Perseverance  Interpersonal Savvy  Conflict management  Planning  Problem Solving  Organizational Agility  Developing direct reports and others 

What is in it for YOU? 

As part of the Metalsa team, you will benefit from great compensation and benefits package!

• Vacation, Personal Time, and Paid Holidays
• Excellent Benefits Plan!
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription insurance
• Paid Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• 401(k) 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Advancement Opportunities & Training Programs

Job Info

• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations 301 Bill Bryan Boulevard, HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY, 42240, US
   

About Metalsa: We are a global Mexican company with more than 60 years of experience in the automotive industry, we manufacture safe and sustainable products for people around the world, seeking to minimize the environmental impact through innovation in our processes and products. For more information visit www.metalsa.com