JOB TITLE:

Operations Group Leader

STATUS:

Non-exempt

DEPARTMENT:

Operations

Hours:

Minimum of 12 hours/day, with occasional weekends and/or holidays including on-call responsibilities. Primary work hours: 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM or 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM; must be able to work rotating shifts.

SUMMARY:

Directing and coordinating Slitting, blanking, and warehouse operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

* Monitors daily safety, quality, and productivity of blanking, slitting, and warehouse operations
* Ensures establishment and maintenance of work instructions, process procedures, and work standards
* Provides leadership for the continuous improvement program (Kaizen)
* Monitors/directs all problem solving and improvement activities
* Assists in preparing productivity targets, objectives, and budget
* Purchases and controls supplies for operations
* Assists in developing cost saving solutions
* Purchases and controls supplies for operations
* Monitors RCA and countermeasure implementation for operations
* Educates/trains subordinates as necessary
* Prepares various daily, weekly, monthly reports
* Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly supervises/performs with all employees involved in operations. Directly involved with management in the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of team members.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or equivalent; one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, quality manuals, operational procedures, work instructions, blueprints and technical manuals. Ability to write work instructions, root cause analysis, routine reports and business correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to calculate percentages, area, circumference and volume and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to read die blueprints and schematics.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to use various personal computer software (Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word). Experience with J.D. Edwards Software would be a plus. Knowledge of metric system.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Crane license, forklift license. (May be obtained in first three months of employment).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee is required to walk distances within the warehouse. The employee is occasionally required to work in tight, confined, cramped areas and at various heights above the floor.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Proper safety equipment is required for work on the warehouse floor.

Social Environment:

Must be able to handle stressful situations at times. Must work well with warehouse, and other team members. Will have to juggle multiple tasks at times.

Management reserves the right to assign work not included in the job description and are subject to change and should not be considered inclusive of duties that may be assigned from time to time as business may dictate.