Production Team Lead

Job Description:

This growing and highly successful manufacturing company located in Pflugerville, TX is seeking a Production Team Lead. We are looking for folks with previous leadership experience, manufacturing experience, machinery experience, and good communication and problem solving skills. This is a great opportunity to get in a leadership role with consistent work and OT hours available! If you have the skills mentioned, and are looking for a great leadership opportunity with room for more growth and advancement, please apply or simply call! We are hiring for ALL SHIFTS.

Pay:

$18 - $25/hr based on interview, experience, and skills

Shift:

(1) 1st Shift opening 7am-3pm

(1) 2nd Shift opening 3pm-11pm

(1) 3rd Shift opening 11pm-7am

Responsibilities:

As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for training and leading a team of 8-12 production workers amongst 8-10 machines.

• Serve as a conduit for company, plant and departmental communications to employees in assigned area.
• Oversee / lead manufacturing personnel in area assigned.
• Ensure compliance to required schedule in assigned area.
• Monitor all equipment in assigned area for optimal performance.
• Contribute to quality, cost, safety, and efficiency improvements in assigned area.
• Ensure conformance to all process controls, quality and efficiency criteria.
• Train employees in assigned area as required.
• Execute necessary production documentation (i.e., tool reports, scrap sheets, production reports, accident reports, first shot sheets, manning logs, maintenance requests, etc.).
• Monitor all personnel in assigned area for adherence to company policies and procedures (i.e., quality policy manual, associate handbook, etc.).
• Serve as leader for associates in assigned area in group problem solving and employee involvement activity.
• Cooperate with support personnel (Engineering, Tooling, Quality, Maintenance, etc.) on their specific agendas and assignments as they relate to area of responsibility.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures (i.e., quality policy manual, associate handbook, etc.).
• Comply with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in respective areas.
• Assists supervisor in overseeing all employees in assigned area. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s plans, policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training and motivating employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.

Skills:

Production, leadership, manufacturing, injection molding, automotive manufacturing, compression molding, extrusion

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

MUST HAVE the experience noted in the Top Skills section + a positive attitude/good communication skills.

BEST:

Experience working on an injection molding, compression molding or plastics extrusion manufacturing line

Experience working in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment

ERP / MRP computer system expertise

Additional:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to communicate with employees, and have excellent listening skills.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Work Environment:

This company is an automotive supplier of plastic injection molded parts to major automotive OEMs such as GM and Toyota. For this reason, the company and work will remain steady and stable - and due to landing new customers in the Electric Vehicle space, they will be growing very soon! This could include eventually mean moving into a brand new building.

This growth will create plenty of opportunity for career growth within the company.

Also due to the business, this is a place in which regular amounts of Overtime can be expected.. great for those who would like to cushion the paycheck.

The Ops Manager describes the manufacturing team as having a casual, friendly, supportive environment. Dress code is casual.. for example, tennis shoes are allowed and you can wear shorts (work appropriate, long shorts) in the summer!

Benefits:

• Weekly Pay.
• Great Benefits Package including Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, and 401k
• Qualified candidates will have a personal recruiter to help guide them through the interview process and get you hired!
• This is a permanent, contract to hire position meaning it is a permanent position with weekly pay coming from a third party for the first 6 months.
• On-the-job training will be available.

Once permanent:

Signing Bonus of $250 after 30 days of completion with the company!

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO - Vacation – 2 weeks (10 days), prorated for any partial year. Thereafter, as outlined in the hourly employee handbook.

10 Paid Holidays – Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day.

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.