Production Team Lead - MTS Systems

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Why do so many people join MTS Systems Corporation and stay for a career? Because this is a place where you get to apply your creativity, work with smart people on fascinating projects, and make a positive impact on people’s lives. It is a place where you can learn, innovate and grow professionally.

Transforming what’s possible with cars, aircraft, bridges, wind turbines and space-age materials — this is work we dream about as kids. At MTS, it’s a rewarding career path for talented individuals who are willing to work hard, think hard, and commit to solving complex and critical challenges for our customers around the world, many of whom are leaders in their respective industries.

By joining MTS, you’ll have access to the latest tools and technologies, along with the support of colleagues who are passionate about their work. You’ll discover a dynamic culture of continuous improvement that extends to our people, one that offers numerous ways to expand your knowledge and advance your career. And because we are a global company, your work may also include world travel.

This role will be a mixture of indirect and direct activities as required by departmental needs.

Indirect responsibilities: Accountable for collaborating and communicating with Planners, Supervisors, Materials, and production floor to ensure manufacturing resources are maximized to meet desired factory output. Accountable for ensuring manufacturing resources (personnel, material, and space) are maximized/managed to meet business needs.

Direct Responsibilities: Support the manufacturing of products by utilizing manufacturing equipment, in-process instrumentation, and production documentation in accordance with current production methods, company policy and safety regulations.

1. Leadership
   • Assist Supervisor in leading direct reports in daily tasks, and goals.
   • Communicates well with area staff, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Planners, Programmers, and Managers.
   • Promotes open and positive dialogue with team members.
   • Demonstrates proper departmental authority for position and enforces policies and procedures.
2. Job order administration
   • Processes production order SAP transactions as required
   • Conducts order changes in SAP to ensure accuracy of material transactions
   • Job packet release/stage & distribution to ensure timely execution
   • Assists in maintaining the daily dispatch
   • Works with area Manufacturing Engineer (ME) to help resolve QN’s, lot inspections, and project on-holds
3. Ensures that all production material/supplies/tools are available at point of consumption
   • Jointly supports material handling group to organize production material and supplies
   • Works with area technicians and other support functions to define/establish material presentation
   • Identifies material deficiencies and performs root cause analysis to minimize/eliminate out-of-stock occurrence. Works cross-functionally to implement solutions
   • Works with appropriate functions to synchronize material delivery schedules with production schedules
   • Works cross-functionally to ensure appropriate inventory level of local materials and supplies meet production volume requirements
   • Defines locations for projects based upon project requirements (when not defined by space planning)
   • Facilitates inventory counting for PSA locations
4. Coordinates production resources to facilitate workflow
   • Assists in providing work direction to assure labor resources are fully utilized. Recognize resource constraints and resulting impact on orders.  Plans and distributes future work
   • Maintains close collaboration with Supervisor/Planning to set schedule and coordinate unscheduled work activity
5. Assists with evaluation of performance of hourly employees and assists in the hiring process
   • Assists in the development of area training within the department
   • Supports employee development and evaluation for cross-training purposes
   • Helps manage on-the-job training material
   • Provides training to new production personnel as needed and contributes to the development of work instructions
   • Identifies issues, problems, and solutions in areas of safety, quality and production
6. Manages production equipment as needed
   • Assist in validation of new production equipment 
   • Schedules routine maintenance
   • Works to ensure calibrations of existing equipment are up to date.
7. Process strategies and safety improvement/enforcements of policies and procedures
   • Works with production and area Manufacturing Engineer (ME) to develop new process strategies
   • Participates in area safety investigations and supports implementation of new practices.
   • Assists in continuous improvement projects        
   • Leads 5S activities (assigns technicians as needed)
   • Contributes to safety improvements and enforcement of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) policies and procedures. Maintains safe and clean work environment by leading by example and assisting supervisor in monitoring the use of all control points, equipment, and resources.
   • Adheres to, trains and helps enforce compliance to GMP, ISO, Environmental, Health and Safety procedures.
8. Performs the following duties as needed to help drive Productivity, Efficiency and OTD.
   • Deciphers schematics and specifications to isolate and repair defective circuit faults on products and sub systems.
   • Effectively communicate technical and manufacturing issues to improve products and performance.         
   • Comply with all processes and procedures including QMS, ISO, EDS, and safety.
   • Meets standards for quality, efficiency, and schedule.
   • Interprets engineering documents to determine results and processes.
   • Ability to use hand tools, specialized tooling, and basic measuring equipment.
   • Contributes to safety improvements and enforcement of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) policies and procedures. Maintains safe and clean work environment by leading by example and assisting supervisor in monitoring the use of all control points, equipment, and resources.
   • Adheres to, trains and helps enforce compliance to GMP, ISO, Environmental, Health and Safety procedures.

• Vo-tech degree and 3 years relevant manufacturing experience, or 6 years relevant manufacturing experience.
• 2 years Lead, Foreman, or supervisor experience preferred.
• General SAP experience preferred.
• Proven ability to work with Quality Systems and Process Routings.
• Basic MS Office skills.
• Prefer willingness to work flexible schedule when required by the business.
• General understanding of change management process.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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 the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.