2nd Shift Press Team Lead

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Who We Are:<br></strong>Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.</p> <p>Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!</p> <p>Challenge is <em>#QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!</em></p></div><p><strong>Who We Want:</strong></p> <p><span data-teams="true">The Ideal team member maintains the team’s goals by working collaboratively with Group Leaders and Team Members to drive continuous improvement. This position works collaboratively with Group Leader and Team Members to ensure quality concerns are identified and escalated according to the company’s quality process, ensuring highest quality products are delivered to internal and external customers. This Team Lead consistently acts and behaves in a manner that supports a team-focused organization, effectively working to manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale.</span></p> <p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The Team Leader helps facilitate the work activities of the department and ensures that work activities are being performed according to policy, procedure and process. </li> <li>Team Leaders help to ensure that safety, quality and productivity requirements are being achieved by:</li> <li>First line of support to team members when abnormal conditions exist</li> <li>Escalating issues so that appropriate resources are involved when abnormalities occur,</li> <li>Ensure continuity of operations by filling in for team members when necessary (absenteeism, break periods, etc.)</li> <li>Working on continuous improvement projects</li> <li>Oversees personnel that are loading and unloading trucks, verifying counts, inspecting for damaged packaging,</li> <li>Ensure safe operation of equipment by team members</li> <li>Train team members’ on various processes, procedures and job tasks within their work zone</li> <li>Certify team members’ on individual workstations to satisfy each level of progression on the skills matrix</li> <li>Track and communicate status for inbound/outbound truck schedules.</li> <li>Constant communication with supervisor and fork lift drivers.</li> <li>Verify EDI requirements and setup/manage loads</li> <li>Lead and assist shipping personnel as needed</li> <li>Spot check the labeling of staged containers throughout the day.</li> <li>Enforce FIFO procedures that are set in place</li> <li>Understand and follow plant rules including proper dress, hair and cell phone usage.</li> <li>Responsible for performing incidental work activities associated with all job functions within the department / work area</li> <li>Responsible for providing relief to production team members for scheduled or emergency breaks / lunch periods.</li> <li>May required to perform work normally assigned to production operators and / or hilo drivers to cover absenteeism / labor shortage. </li> </ul> <p><strong>When and Where:</strong></p> <p>This will be a <strong>2nd Shift / 2pm-10pm M-F</strong> position located at our Plant in Walker, MI. </p> <p>Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, s ... (truncated, view full listing at source)