About this job

GKN Aerospace is a global engineering business. Every time you travel by air almost anywhere in the world, it is likely that GKN is helping you on your way. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for original equipment manufacturers around the world. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing ones, stretching ourselves to be better in everything we do.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do.

*This is a 3rd shift position.*

The Team Leader is responsible for leading and directing aerospace factory employees engaged in the laminating and assembly of aircraft components across multi-functions and/or multi-shifts. The Team Leader will emphasize total employee involvement through team building and accountability, skill development and technical training, quality focus, cost management, delivery schedule and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership in an aerospace factory work environment and coordinate all required activities associated with an assigned product line(s), work centers and manufacturing departments.
• Develop and maintain for the factory team a set of clearly defined performance objectives that involve the following areas of individual and team accountability: workplace safety, quality, cost, schedule, process, attendance, cleanliness, and HAZMAT handling & disposal, housekeeping, performance measurements and timely problem resolution.
• Develop and deliver plans that meet internal and external customer schedule requirements.
• Prepare and implement plans that best optimize the use of available resources.
• Develop innovative problem resolution processes and encouraging new ideas and methods; utilize standard aerospace problem solving tools such as Root Cause Corrective Action, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, etc.
• Ensure adequate resources are available for the team to produce products that meet established quality, schedule and delivery objectives.
• Plan with information from your team, program management, production planning & control, purchasing, quality assurance, engineering and finance the daily and/or weekly activities and priorities.
• Develop and utilize Leadership Standard Work (LSW) to ensure all items above are consistently and continually addressed.
• Develop competencies within the product lines, work centers and/or department that focus on:
  • technical skills and continuous manufacturing process improvement,
  • developing an understanding of our overall business (cost and asset) management objectives,
  • team communication and problem solving techniques, and
  • personal motivation to achieve requirements established for Key Performance Indicators in quality, schedule and cost performance.
• Work to ensure that we are continually improving manufacturing processes and procedures, with technical assistance from tooling, engineering, finance, and materials.
• Manage factory hourly personnel.

Profile

• Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or any related technical discipline – OR – in lieu of degree, 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • 3 years of experience in leadership positions (Team Leader or Supervisor) in a manufacturing environment.
  • Must be a US Citizen. Must comply with ITAR regulations and site SSA requirements.
• Additional Qualifications:
  • GKN Experience
  • Skilled in coaching, team-building, business measurement, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques.
  • Aerospace experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • IT skills (Microsoft Office, MRP Systems)