DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented Team Leader - Level IV to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Ladson, SC.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Coordination : By coordinating the activities of a group of employees, you ensure that production specifications and schedules are met, including volume, cost, wastage targets, and quality standards.
• Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Compliance : Your adherence to HSE standards, policies, and procedures, and your proactive approach to reporting hazards and incidents, contribute to a safer work environment.
• Quality Assurance : By following all applicable standard work, process documentation, and quality procedures, and by performing quality inspections, you help maintain high-quality standards and minimize cost and exposures.
• Delivery Management : You monitor the performance and output of the team, assign tasks, and respond to equipment faults, parts shortages, quality issues, and safety issues. This ensures that work specifications, schedules, volume, cost, waste targets, and quality standards are met.
• Training and Development : By ensuring on-the-job training and other training requirements are scheduled, completed, and documented, you contribute to the continuous learning and development of the team.
• Continuous Improvement : Your assistance in creating and maintaining a team focused on continuous improvement contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Coaching and Mentoring : By coaching and mentoring less experienced team members, you help build a stronger, more knowledgeable team.
• Teamwork : Your effective communication with the assigned team and all support teams, along with your active participation in ways to improve quality, safety, process, material flow, and employee development, fosters a collaborative and productive work environment.

• Collaborate : Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. This involves open communication, sharing of ideas, and mutual support in achieving common goals.
• Make Quality Decisions : Make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. This involves analyzing available information, considering potential outcomes, and choosing the most beneficial course of action.
• Drive Results : Consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances. This requires determination, resilience, and a focus on outcomes.
• Manage Complexity : Make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. This involves critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to handle ambiguity.
• Champion Health and Safety Fundamentals : Identify, report, and participate in actions to improve health and safety. This contributes to building an interdependent culture and an injury-free workplace.
• Demonstrate Manufacturing Knowledge : Correctly implement changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement. This requires a solid understanding of manufacturing principles and practices.

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
• Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.

• Safety focused, with knowledge of pinch points, ergo high-risk areas and 5S procedures.
• Responsible for production testing of turbochargers based on customer priority which requires monitoring of test cells to ensure the machines are running in accordance with existing test procedures.
• Ability to manage daily workload with primary responsibility for achieving the successful completion of test work, seeking assistance as necessary (Knowledge and proper execution of the escalation procedure)
• Good mechanical fitting and problem-solving skills; an understanding of engineering hardware is a plus.
• Responsible for documentation of key metrics, which includes cell usage and downtime.
• Responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance on test cells