Team Lead - 1st Shift

We are currently looking for a Team Leader - 1st Shift to join our team in Holland, MI in our Laminate Products Plant. The schedule is 4:00am - 3:00pm, Monday - Thursday. Overtime on Fridays, if needed.

As a Team Leader you will:

Lead team to attain goals in Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost, Culture, and Environment by providing effective coaching and training to distribution/production team members. Organizes and performs full range of complex duties in fast-paced environment that requires thorough understanding of functions within work cell, as well as policies and procedures. Works with supervisor and other team leaders to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to ensure customer demand and production schedule are met.

• Prepares production floor for daily production; monitors and adjusts production based on inventory and planned machine downtime, ensuring work center is sufficiently staffed to meet production demands.
• Monitors and predicts flow to ensure work center is able to respond efficiently to production changes.
• Observes, maintains, coordinates, and completes standard work to improve work processes and ensures members are trained to perform standard work.
• Updates production metrics and facilitates regular team communications; maintains Team Boards.
• Works with supervisor to develop annual plans for goal attainment and facilitate cascading of goals and objectives to production team members.
• Motivates members to enhance production quality and, at same time, maintain production requirements.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years experience working in a team-based manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work comfortably when exposed to noise, dust, fumes, dirt, solvent, glue, grease, oil, paint, heat, and/or vibrations
• Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Ability to perform the position with or without reasonable accommodations (If you have questions please contact the Haworth Medical Center - 616-393-1131)
• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

• Experience in SAP
• Machinery experience
• Bilingual
• Willing to get a Hilo license, if you do not already have one

• Lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs
• Moderate exposure to dust, noise, solvent, heat, paint, and lubricants
• Climb/bend/balance/twist/reach/lift
• Repetitive bending & stretching
• Regular hand & arm movements
• Standing for extended periods