In this role, you will have a direct impact on our Associates and our business through:
 

People Leadership

• Provide leadership for your direct team, including associate selection, training, coaching, development, conflict resolution, planning, performance management/accountability, and recognition.  Work with Associate's to identify development plans for their continued growth.
• Foster a positive climate and safe working environment promoting associate well-being and team effectiveness across the organization and Hypertherm for improved business results.
• Provide support and coaching to team members ensuring associates are following standard work. Plan and schedule for training needs and follow up and ensure that training is successful.
   

Continuous Improvement: Promote team participation in continuous improvement activities and helping to implement these ideas

Safety: Foster a culture of safety by completing safety incident reports, holding others accountable to safety protocols, and providing mentorship to safety champions

Quality:  Support a quality culture and established quality standards.  Understand the Red Tag process, quarantine process, and participating in root cause analysis.

Capacity and Planning: Work with scheduling associates to inform planning decisions, accounting for downtime, and weekly staffing decisions.  Respond to expedites and communicate with Logistics to monitor system performance. Proactively alert manufacturing leadership of potential material. labor, or machine capacity shortages.

Communication:  Ensure others are informed of day-to-day operations, delivery metrics, customer demands, or obstacles/challenges to minimize downtime and production runs effectively and efficiently on all three shifts.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of leadership experience
• A dedicated interest in mentoring and developing team members
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated team effectiveness with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to promote a collaborative team environment focused on teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Basic presentation skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Willingness to perform other production responsibilities as necessary (ex. secondary assembly tasks as needed)
   

Preferred:

• Associates Degree or higher in related field
• 3+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Leadership experience in a Lean manufacturing environment
• Experience with project management