Lead Loading Specialist

The Loading, Final Assembly, Quality Control, Lean Value Stream Departments are responsible for delivering quality compliant products to the Field Service Crews, Subcontractors, and Customers, on-time and on-budget.The Lead for these departments is responsible for ensuring quality standards for finished product, delivery schedules and strengthening the Lean culture of the entire organization.As Lean Value Stream Lead, the associate is responsible for developing a cultural mindset of continuous improvement eliminating wasteful steps and establishing more efficient process flow through utilizing Lean tools such as 6S, Kanban, ARCI, SWIS and Kaizen both in the physical space as well as with the flow of information.As Final Assembly, Quality Control and Loading Lead, the associate is responsible for coordinating and directing the activities of Final Assembly, Quality Control and Loading staff ensuring company quality standards, safety protocol, loading operations and daily communication updates to the Production Manager, Production Planning, Project Managers and Field Services are consistently maintained.Loading Lead (FALO)Works with Loading Department to ensure all products for each job are available to load each dayDirects Loading Staff through routine tasks and as needed To Do Lists and the Daily Installation ScheduleDevelop, implement and hold accountability for an AM/PM Loading /Facility MaintenanceTo Do List including routine agenda items as well as projects/assignments that come upHold Loading staff accountable for the completion and delivery of daily Loading ListsHold Loading staff accountable for the daily completion and follow through of the Loading White BoardCreates/adjusts Loading List Template, SWIS and ARCI as neededAssists with loading when neededParticipate in 45 and 90-day training/evaluations of new Loading Staff membersParticipate in weekly review/training meetings of new Loading Staff up through 90 daysFinal Assembly/Quality Control LeadAttend Daily Production Meeting to understand all current jobs and PrioritiesFinal Assemble product to a Ready to Load statusUtilize FA QC Checklist for each product and verify standards have been metConfront staff when needed to maintain that our standards and practices are in complianceCorrect any issues that are found to ensure QC complianceCall for Project QC when product has been completed, label product with FA/PM QC Compliance Label, relaying QC completion to LoaderLean Value Stream LeadDevelop respectful relationships across the company forgiving the past and moving forward with Lean process, improving focus (main practice used: Ho’ Oponopono)Hold nonjudgmental space for someone to share their thoughts and feelings regarding their work at Poyant, and then sharing what feels to be the most appropriate Lean tool to assist in Kaizen/Continuous ImprovementLead by example, work with a sense of continuous improvement down all avenues, communication, process, visual work, standardization…Walk the Gemba at 9AM each weekday morning for 30 minutesCataloging Lean Improvements and RequestsAdhere to specific Gemba walk times, Mon 9:40am, T-F 9am for 30 minutesHelp establish a schedule of Gemba attendees throughout the weekEnsure Lean practices are utilized and sustained including: Companywide Kanban, Visual Tools, SWIS, ARCI, TPM, KPI Kaizen Events, Value Stream Mapping and Weekly Department/Work Cell Auditing Process.Coordinate the elimination of wasteful steps in any presented process through consulting directly with the department specific staffUse the FA Department as a visible tool of continuous improvement through visual work and process improvementsLean MondayMaintain a running Lean To- Do List for all Lean projects, alongside the running Kaizen listCheck in with all in-house staff prior to the Lean Monday hour, assisting in creating connections across departments and delivering needed tools and materialsPresent at Company meetings:Sharing Company KPIs for The Big 3: Rework, Indirect Labor, and Act vs Est Hours. Over time noticing trends and shifts relating to Lean improvementsPresent current Rework examples and what the Lean Driven Corrective Actions wereShare Kaizen updates: Validated Kaizens and how the improvement will directly relate to reaching The Big 3 goalsShare new Lean tools and how they might help Poyant grow positivelyPresent to Production staff:Monthly TPM personnel change and reminder – ensure on-time completionLean updates/requests effecting the shop floorPresent to other departments as needed, sharing current Lean tools and process improvements availableResearch and test Lean methodologies learned through site visits, reading, videos, audio and in person training sessionsDevelop and share A3 for Lean Improvement with the Management TeamLead Management and Kaizen Team to set priorities and driving completion of Lean InitiativesAssist with Shop Floor layout and flow improvementsProduction Management AssistanceAssist Production Management with the flow of specified work through the shopBack Up for Art, Paint and Production DepartmentsPhysical 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 the essential functions.While perform the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.Note: This job description in not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr Poyant-Signs-Inc