Team Lead (Monday - Friday 8:30pm-5am)

Team Lead

The Team Lead is responsible for the timely, efficient, and accurate processing of products in the lab. A Team Lead is a working lead who is cross-trained to conduct a wide variety of tasks and may oversee the day-to-day activities within their team for a specific area, as well as be expected to perform work in additional essential function(s) as needed.

Essential Functions

• Manage day-to-day coordination of a specific lab function or area
• May delegate tasks and assign duties to employees
• Evaluate employees within department utilizing a skills assessment checklist and provide feedback to management
• Partner with management to determine department standards, operational procedures, and metrics to drive performance excellence
• Review data from performance reports, determine accuracy of reports and efficiency and productivity of employees
• Provide recommendations for immediate process or performance corrections based on reports; Partner with management to implement the necessary adjustments
• Plan and schedule regular rotation of all employees through the various key process responsibilities
• Analyze and share daily production stats with employees
• Review and recommend department processes to ensure maximum level of productivity and cost efficiencies
• Identify potential trends in performance gaps and recommend modifications to the standardized work documents by using process improvement principles
• Report all known product, process, and or reporting defects and inefficiencies to supervisory personnel
• Participate in team, department, and company-wide meetings as schedule; Actively participate in team discussions and provide feedback to maintain and improve the work environment
• Provide information regarding work activities, department activities and programs and company updates; Promote industry information within the team and organization
• Ensure that employees follow documented and standardized work procedures
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to improve and develop the performance of employees
• Ensure the work area is clean and organized and prepared for the next shift with all items in their designated locations
• Redirect employees to management and notify management regarding any employee relations or performance management issues, safety issues and incidents employee personal concerns, and all employee complaints; May be asked to provide input on discipline, performance reviews, payroll, attendance, etc.
• Ensure all employees are trained and comply with related policies and procedures for both the department and the company
• Utilize proper handling techniques and equipment to minimize damages and reduce injuries
• Follow and uphold all OSHA and company safety guidelines, policies, and regulations
• Ability to work overtime as business needs dictate
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to follow procedure and contribute as an individual and a team member
• Computer literate
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two (2) years and six (6) months of optical manufacturing experience (unless business needs dictate otherwise)
• Excellent oral and written communication

Desired Qualifications:

• At least one (1) year of experience leading or training employees

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds (safety/weight belt provided, if requested). Specific vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus is required.

Work Environment

The work environment is a climate-controlled warehouse with moderate noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

Travel for this position would be minimal if at all.