Watlow
Job Title: Production Team Leader

Position Title: Equipment Maintenance Manager 
Discipline: NA 
Level of Contribution: Building 
Functional Area: Operations
FLSA Classification: Exempt 
AAP Job Group: 1B - Officials Mgrs
Reports to: Manufacturing Manager or other position as assigned
Direct Reports: Lead Operator, Senior Operator, Operator, Senior Welder, Welder,
Material Handler
EEO-1 Category: 1.2 First/Mid Level Officials and Managers

Job Position Summary:

Leads Team Members in the cell(s) on the day to day production to ensure safety, quality, delivery and cost (SQDC) targets are met to achieve the customer demand and Value Stream goals. Leads
improvement efforts through the use of tools and techniques in the Watlow Business System (WBS).

Functional Contribution (Contribution Matrix):

• Uses judgment to know when to refer issues to others
• Recommends and implements solutions within designated area of responsibility
• Technical troubleshooting of process, equipment, and product.
• Contribute in problem solving activities.
• Understand the processes and knowledge in tools and techniques and can apply them in multiple work areas and has the ability to train others on specific skills.
• Uses resources to learn the business
• Facilitates and coach others
• Identifies ways to reduce waste and improve business processes
• Transfers knowledge from one situation to the next
• Demonstrates approachability and openness
• Establishes credibility
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal listening and communication capabilities
• Uses the Watlow Business System to achieve results
• Demonstrating the Watlow Way (WW) Leader Behaviors

Skills, Abilities and Mastery (Responsibility Matrix):

Delivery:

• Work with senior manager to develop Coaching Forward skills
• Communication - Communicate effectively with all team members
• Team Building Skills – Work with senior manager to develop plan to ensure the WW is fully deployed
• Goal/Metric Deployment - Direct manufacturing operations in accordance with Value Stream
Assessment (VSA) plan and strategy deployment.
• RCCA (Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action)/Problem Solving – Solve problems rapidly utilizing the root cause corrective action process and tools
• Manage data from Time & Attendance System and effectively manage manpower to meet capacity
requirements.
• May lead / participate and support Lean events - Ensure that Continuous Improvement (CI)/Lean
techniques are being utilized to sustain daily operational improvement.
• Utilize the daily operating system to drive PQDC (People, Quality, Delivery, Cost) performance at the cell level, i.e.
• Assure Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) effectively deployed into production cells
• 6S - Ensure the development and deployment of a safe and healthy work environment including
appropriate training in safety practices.
• Follow Standard Operating Process (SOP) Production Team Leader


Business Partner: 
• Delivering a production plan to VSL to achieve SOFP shipments
• Collaborate with senior manager and Human Resources on team staffing decisions, employee relations
• Collaborate with the Health Safety and Environmental (HS&E) team on safety matters

Center of Expertise (COE)
• Bronze Certification
• PTL Roadmap

Education, Experience and Certification Requirements:

• High-school graduate/GED preferred
• Preferred Two-year degree or Technical Certificate or related experience (3-5 years)
• Leadership training

Contact point for the job:

Name: Ms Lili Sharhani/Ms Nurulizzati
Email: [email protected]