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Area Team Lead - Assembly (Midnights)
INNIO
Source: Headcount Labs · original listing ↗
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Posted Oct 18
About this role
What you’ll enjoy at INNIO Waukesha: • Innovative Work: Collaborate on advanced manufacturing projects that deliver industry‑leading products powering global industries. • Mission‑Driven Team: Join a group of dedicated professionals committed to safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Safety is a top priority, with annual reimbursement for safety shoes and prescribed safety glasses provided. • Keep Growing: Access a robust tuition and professional development program, as well as internal training and career development opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career. • Health & Wellness: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for you and your family from day one. EAP program and health care spending account available. • Work‑Life Balance & Perks: Benefit from on‑site gym access, a $300 annual fitness reimbursement program, paid personal days, and RRSP/TFSA and pension plan matching. Please note this position is on the midnight shift, with working hours from 10:30pm to 7:00am. The salary range for this position is $62,000 - $85,000, which will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications. The Area Team Leader is integral to supporting, coaching, and developing fellow team members in their assigned area. Working closely with the Functional Leader and team, the Area Team Leader ensures that workflow is maintained in accordance with daily schedules and weekly targets to meet business needs. The Area Team Leader facilitates cross-functional support and ensures high-quality, on-time delivery of products. The Area Team Leader is a role model for safety, quality, efficiency, and good communication in their area. The Area Team Leader provides timely and respectful feedback, manages conflict, identifies opportunities for development, and champions excellence and employee engagement. Essential Responsibilities • Act as a leader and coach for the designated area, and beyond. • Coordinate with Functional Lead on daily, weekly, and monthly staffing needs. • Driving team KPI’s and communicating results with Functional Lead • Communication with customers and suppliers as needed. • Acting as a main contact for the maintenance team by participating in TPM meetings and raising concerns on potential machine/maintenance issues. • Coordinating with maintenance on repairs, regular maintenance, and preventative maintenance • Ensure proper safety protocols, use of equipment, and appropriate PPE for the area are updated and adhered to by all team members. • Collaborate with the team to plan and determine scheduling to meet on-time delivery, including shift schedules, vacation planning, and overtime support needed. • Upkeep designated area to 6S standards and seek areas of continuous improvement, including the inspection and calibration of tools/gauges, MRB, scrap, and non-conformance processes. • Act as the main contact to facilitate developing, identifying, and implementing standard operating processes through accurate work instructions and ensuring that changes are tracked and approved by internal stakeholders to meet Safety, Quality, and ISO requirements and other applicable standards. • Facilitate learning and development opportunities in their area to foster a cross functional learning environment. • Foster an environment of respect, positivity, and comradery by promoting teamwork to meet common business objectives. • Provide non-biased performance evaluation and management of team members on an ongoing basis. • Work closely with the Area Lead Trainer to identify areas of training needs and develop training plans to improve competency development within your designated area and beyond. • Participation in regular employee performance reviews and ongoing feedback model. • Play an active role with various councils and participate in projects and other business initiatives to improve processes related to Lean operations, cost savings, new product development, safety, quality, and employee training and development. • Participate in dedicated Team Leader meetings, trainings, and workshops, as needed. Qualifications/Requirements • Past probationary period. • Has not been on a coaching plan in the last 6 months. • Previous WSO/ATL or Trainer experience is considered an asset. • Proven track record of professional and respectful leadership. • Able to work multiple shifts in support of operations: days, afternoons, weekends, and overnight, as required. • High digital aptitude. Desired Characteristics • Team player who is accountable for team’s success in achieving business targets. • High level of responsibility and professionalism. • Considered a role model for the area. Strong and competent coach who is able to engage fellow employees through positive feedback and recognition and by identifying and enabling development and professional growth. • Open to ideas and a creative problem solver who values and encourages the ideas of others. • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to give and receive timely and respectful feedback. • Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes, and provide efficient solutions. • Willingness to learn new skills and perform a variety of tasks and roles within the manufacturing process and teach and coach other team members. If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. INNIO is committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. Accommodations INNIO is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We will make reasonable accommodations for the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Human Resources Department at recruiting@innio.com to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. INNIO uses artificial intelligence to help assess applications for this position. This includes an AI-supported tool that compares résumé information against the job description, and, to the extent applicable for this role, AI-scored skills assessments provided by a third-party assessment vendor. The outputs of these tools inform the review of applications by our recruiters, but hiring decisions are made by INNIO’s recruiters and hiring managers. For more information, please see our Pre-Use Notice .