1st Shift Bilingual (Spanish) Team Lead - Holland, MI

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Bilingual (Spanish) Team Lead to join our team in Holland, MI in the Panels Plant on 1st shift.  

As a Team Lead you will:
Leads team to attain goals in Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost, Culture, and Environment by providing effective coaching and training to distribution/production team members. Organizes and performs full range of complex duties in fast-paced environment that requires thorough understanding of functions within work cell, as well as policies and procedures. Works with supervisor and other team leaders to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to ensure customer demand and production schedule are met.

Details about Team Lead schedule: 

• The positions schedule will be Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm.  (Team starts at 6:00 am)
• Team overtime schedule: 4:00 am - 2:30pm and Saturday schedule, as needed, from 5:00 am - 2:00 pm. 

Essential Functions

• Prepares production floor for daily production; monitors and adjusts production based on inventory and planned machine downtime, ensuring work center is sufficiently staffed to meet production demands.
• Monitors and predicts flow to ensure work center is able to respond efficiently to production changes.
• Observes, maintains, coordinates, and completes standard work to improve work processes and ensures members are trained to perform standard work.
• Updates production metrics and facilitates regular team communications; maintains Team Boards.
• Works with supervisor to develop annual plans for goal attainment and facilitate cascading of goals and objectives to production team members.
• Motivates members to enhance production quality and, at same time, maintain production requirements.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years experience working in a team-based manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English). 
• Ability to work comfortably when exposed to noise, dust, fumes, dirt, solvent, glue, grease, oil, paint, heat, and/or vibrations
• Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

In addition:

• Applicants must be able to work onsite in Holland, MI without relocation assistance.
• Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Team Lead or documented supervision experience. 
• Haworth working experience. 
• APEX and SAP experience. 
• Certifications/Licensures: Powered Industrial Truck (PIT).

Environmental / Physical Requirements

• Lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs
• Moderate exposure to dust, noise, solvent, heat, paint, and lubricants
• Climb/bend/balance/twist/reach/lift
• Repetitive bending & stretching
• Regular hand & arm movements
• Standing for extended periods

Link to Apply: Bilingual Team Lead