Job Summary:
We are looking for a talented Team Leader – Level IV – 1st Shift to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Ladson, SC.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Coordination: Coordinate the activities of a group of employees, to ensure that production specifications and schedules are met, including volume, cost, wastage targets, and quality standards.
- Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Compliance: Adhere to HSE standards, policies, and procedures, and use a proactive approach to reporting hazards and incidents, to contribute to a safer work environment.
- Quality Assurance: Follow all applicable standard work, process documentation, and quality procedures, and perform quality inspections, to help maintain high-quality standards and minimize cost and exposures.
- Delivery Management: Monitor the performance and output of the team, assign tasks, and respond to equipment faults, parts shortages, quality issues, and safety issues.
- Training and Development: Ensure on-the-job training and other training requirements are scheduled, completed, and documented, to contribute to the continuous learning and development of the team.
- Continuous Improvement: Assist in creating and maintaining a team focused on continuous improvement contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
- Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor less experienced team members, to help build a stronger, more knowledgeable team.
- Teamwork: Ensure effective communication with the assigned team and support teams, along with active participation in quality improvement, safety, process, material flow, and employee development, to foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Collaborate: Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Make Quality Decisions: Make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Drive Results: Consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances.
- Manage Complexity: Make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Champion Health and Safety Fundamentals: Identify, report, and participate in actions to improve health and safety.
- Demonstrate Manufacturing Knowledge: Correctly implement changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function’s needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.
Education/Experience
- High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
- Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.
- Demonstrates the Cummins Core values.
- The position requires a strong focus on safety, quality, and teamwork.
- Directs work, monitors performance, and holds team accountable.
- Lead, coach, and develop operators to work safely, meet customer-specific quality standards, and achieve hourly and daily production targets.
- Manages conflict.
- Promotes a team environment as operators work across all 3 zones, including cold test.
- Works cross functionally for continuous process improvement.
- Hoist, Crane, and LOTO training required.
- Working experience with remanufactured parts is highly desired.
- Demonstrates flexibility to support changing production and operational demands.