Senior Lead - Assembly

Senior Lead - Assembly

Igloo Products Corp is an iconic and fast-growing American brand known for exceptional and durable performance for everyday cooler needs. After more than 75 years of as the leader as a housewares brand, Igloo has pivoted to a high growth lifestyle brand for outside activities associated with fun, family and friends.

Founded in as a metalworking shop bringing fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field to inventing the Playmate to becoming America's most recognizable brand of ice chests, the Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has 90% + brand awareness and is #1 in market share in the US, is a pioneer in sustainability for our category with the launch of biodegradable coolers and coolers made with from post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials and has a growing DTC business allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands and now there is the opportunity to Globally grow both brands together.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Senior Lead - Assembly.

This role ensures that the production department meets its production, quality assurance and scheduling goals by supporting the supervisor in direction of production activities on the assembly lines. The Sr. Assembly Lead must be flexible to adapt to changes in scheduling and able to handle high stress and high-speed decision-making scenarios. The Sr. Assembly Lead must have excellent working knowledge of their organization and can complete paperwork as required by their team or supervisors.

Your main responsibilities:

• Provides backup relief for Assembly supervisor during supervisor's absence
• Serves as subject matter expert in work area; coaches and guides Assembly line leads in day to day work
• Fills in for Assembly Line Leads as needed
• Ensures employees are provided with clear instructions/training along with the correct tools and PPE required; explains and demonstrates assembly line procedures to employees needing assistance or reinforcement
• Assists in conducting daily line and shift meetings – safety, reviews metrics, and assigns operators to workstations
• Assists supervisor in assessing part quality and troubleshooting quality concerns; provides escalated quality inspection of materials received and parts produced within department
• Ensures all employee labor transfers are conducted in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensures safe working practices are followed and all accidents, hazards, near misses, and property damage are reported on time; assists in investigation of safety incidents
• Reinforces the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with all team members
• Works with supervisor and other leads to adjusts staffing as needed, to ensure orders are processed in a timely manner
• Reviews production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities
• Performs all shift reporting including but is not limited to line clearance report, hourly production board update, foam parameter checks, and end of the shift report
• Reports all safety, productivity, quality, equipment, and staffing issues to the supervisor prior to shift start up or at product change over; when needed verifies that DJR (Discrete Job Report) matches each component listed and the finish product as a whole
• Ensures the goal for Efficiency and Attainment numbers are met
• Fills out Scrap Tickets (Non-Conforming Material Ticket) during and at the end of the shift, ensuring they are filled out properly and accurately
• Assists Line Lead in ensuring that ALL production is counted and tagged and sent to warehouse at the end of run
• Finds solutions for technical problems associated with assigned processes
• Performs assembly activities including screw gunning, foaming, cleaning and drain plug operation
• Makes minor adjustments to products by using screw-guns, case sealer, strap machine, packaging/tape machine, and applying labels
• Reviews Oracle system for demand of components
• Follows all safety policies and procedures
• Complies with the company's quality policy at all times
• Participate in Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices in their work area and all common areas
• Other duties as assigned

What do we offer?

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short term & Long-term disability
• Accidental death insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Company paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts

Skills:

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences:

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of manufacturing assembly or rework, including one (1) year in a lead/supervisory role
• English language skills: Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Math skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• Physical Demands:
• Able to lift a maximum of 35 lbs. multiple times a day during a 12-hour shift floor to waist level
• Able to lift overhead up to 35 lbs. repetitively
• Bend and stand in difficult positions up to 12 hours
• Able to push up to 35 lbs. on rollers or wheels
• Minimum height requirement of 60 inches
• Work environment: High noise level, hot and humid during summer months, cold during winter months

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• Oracle experience
• Line Lead Experience
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & SharePoint

And of course – our Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Igloo offers equal opportunities for everyone. Equal opportunities mean that all employees shall be treated according to their abilities and qualifications in every employment decision, including but not limited to hiring, advancement, compensation benefits, training, lay-offs and termination. Any form of discrimination or harassment against employees due to personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, skin color, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability and pregnancy or employees with family responsibilities is prohibited.

All applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Igloo supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We do not tolerate child labor or any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded or compulsory labor, physical or psychological punishment or human trafficking.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.