Team Leader- MS Clutch, 2nd Shift

About the Role

The 2nd SHIFT Team Leader in the MagStop Value Stream provides guidance and support to production associates, spending 40% of the time working directly in a team‑based manufacturing cell. This role is critical to continuous improvement and meeting Warner Electric’s customer expectations. Key duties include maintaining 5S standards, updating Daily Management boards, ensuring a safe work environment, and retraining associates on safety practices. The leader addresses quality concerns, conducts training to resolve defects, champions standard work methodology, and coaches associates on safety, time management, plant rules, and quality processes, escalating to supervisors when needed. • Provide guidance and support to production associates in the MagStop Value Stream, spending 40% of time operating in the cell. • Maintain 5S standards and keep Daily Management boards current. • Ensure a safe work environment, retrain associates on safety, and report concerns immediately. • Lead quality initiatives, address defects, and conduct training to resolve quality issues. • Champion and enforce standard work methodology, problem‑solve deviations. • Train new associates on standard work, machine setup, changeover, safety checks, paperwork, and policies. • Coach associates on safe practices, time management, plant rules, and quality processes; escalate if ineffective. • Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to identify and implement improvements. • Communicate personnel, safety, quality, delivery, and productivity concerns to supervision promptly. • Serve as primary liaison between shifts, transferring relevant information. • Read, interpret, and write technical documents; present information to groups of employees and managers. • Apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical situations. • Solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret varied instructions.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸5s management
• ▸quality initiatives
• ▸standard work
• ▸safety training
• ▸shift liaison
• ▸process improvement

What You Bring

The individual must maintain certification as a trainer and meet the knowledge, skill, and ability requirements outlined, with reasonable accommodations available for disabilities. Ongoing supervision/leadership training may be required, and occasional alternate‑shift coverage is expected. Personal characteristics sought are common sense, detail‑orientation, integrity, professionalism, creativity, strong communication, and a positive role‑model attitude. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, current expertise in the area, Lean champion status, and prior experience; post‑secondary education is preferred. Performance is measured by safety, product quality, on‑time delivery, and productivity. The role demands the ability to read and write technical documents, present information, and apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, and ratios, as well as solve practical problems with limited standardization. Physical requirements include occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 lb, standing 100% of the day, and specific vision abilities. The work environment involves exposure to moving mechanical parts and a noise level that is minimal to moderate. • Hold a high school diploma/GED, be a certified trainer and Lean champion, with prior experience; post‑secondary education preferred. • Lift/move up to 50 lb, stand all day, and possess required close, distance, color, and peripheral vision.

Requirements

• ▸high school
• ▸trainer
• ▸lean champion
• ▸physical
• ▸communication
• ▸problem solving

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, spending accounts (HSA, health‑care FSA, dependent‑care FSA), paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, life and AD&D insurance, paid leaves, tuition assistance, and other paid leaves. • Eligible for medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, HSA/FSA, PTO, 401(k) match, AD&D insurance, tuition assistance, and paid leaves.

Work Environment

Onsite