Tool Room Team Leader

ABOUT THE ROLE

TransForm Automotive, an Amsted Automotive company in Shelby Twp, is looking for a day-shift Tool Room Team Leader responsible for supporting the plant's daily manufacturing operations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Adapt and promote Lean Manufacturing principals using 5”S” and Kaizen processes
• Support the Company’s Goals and Objectives through Continuous Improvement action plan participation and ensuring completion
• Responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, and educating personnel in daily Tool Room operations to meet production goals
• Provides Job Instructions for the following standard:
• Ensure that Company Safety Policies and procedures are followed and adhered to
• Use of Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis fundamentals in mentoring associates
• Ensure that production requirements are satisfied
• Keep work areas in ideal state, ensuring that all associates work areas are clean and organized to meet or exceed 5S standards
• Formulate permanent corrective actions for operational efficiency
• Responsible for a specific area of concentration within the manufacturing environment
• Other duties as required by the Tooling Supervisor and other Management
• Supports daily activities of the Tool room personnel

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED 

• High school diploma or GED
• Some college and/or technical trade manufacturing education is preferred

• Must demonstrate proficiency of Blueprint GD&T interpretation of Dies, Details, and Part Prints
• Must be able to interpret C.M.M. and gaging information and direct personnel to perform adjustments to maintain Customer Part Quality
• Possess working knowledge of IATF16949, ISO 14001, and Q1 compliance criteria to maintain manufacturing environmental standards to protect and preserve or customers product and the environment
• Journeyman status or eight years’ experience in Tool and Die Build, Prototype, or Die Repair Technician

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Incentive Bonus
• Medical, Vision, Dental
• Prescription Drug Plan
• 401K
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Short-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Discount Programs

WHAT ELSE YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW   

• Excellent communication skills for interaction, mentoring, and educating the workforce
• Must have a positive, proactive and problem-solving attitude
• Work may require extended periods of sitting, standing, lifting, bending and stooping in both the office and the manufacturing plant
• Excellent manual dexterity, ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Work is performed in a manufacturing plant environment with continuous exposure to noise
• Must be able to work necessary overtime if required