Cell Team Leader at Cummins Inc.

Job Outline
To assist and report to the Production Manager for CWAL PGBU with day to day line activities that help ensure a 5 rolling day weekly program to deliver to plan. Leading a small team of fitters working in ensuring canopy manufacturing & assembly is conducted ensuring safety, and quality guidelines are met.

Key Responsibilities

•     To communicate and assign daily production tasks/work station requirements to Cell team members tracking Cell build performance.
•     Works with the Safety Department representative on the line and the Safety Department to identify safety hazards or unsafe work practices and initiate action to create a safer environment
•     To ensure appropriate on the job training of Cell team members and to update respective skills matrix.
•     To take appropriate action to correct, reduce or rework quality defects to ensure non-conforming products are not passed to the next internal customer.
•     To participate jointly with the Production Manager and trainer in the documentation of performance feedback for all new starters.
•     To actively participate with the Production Manager encouraging team members to indentify improvement projects that will positively enhance safety, quality, cost and delivery.
•     To ensure that team members are utilising and following standardised work instructions and processes as part of their training and Right First Time defect investigation.
•     To ensure a smooth handover between shifts maintaining standards and raising any concerns to the next shift.
•     To notify or action to Manufacturing or Quality Engineering representatives of any misplaced or required tooling and following through to resolution.
•     To assist the Production Supervisor in the maintenance and accurate information on the team board on areas such as daily quality, safety issues and other related measures as defined.
•     To ensure sets are processed in a First In First Out (FIFO) order unless otherwise instructed.
•     To co-ordinate the supply of materials for production, ensuring that team members have the necessary materials/tools to complete the build.
•     To assist in collecting production data to enable production reports for Manufacturing and Quality Engineering to improve manufacturing variance.
•     Working to weekly production schedules which may be demanding due to high volumes.
•     Expected to understand the build to Cummins work instructions to meet the Cummins quality standard.
•     Working within current Health and Safety legislation, published standards and codes and the Company's health and safety policies, procedures and rules.
•     Be participative with all company improvement initiatives e.g. Continuous Improvement for a leaner working processes and practices.
•     Reporting product and facility faults, defects and omissions to the Production Manager.
•     Be an active team player and be able to work within a larger team structure.
•     Must be flexible in working with other Performance Cell functions if required e.g. Materials, Test, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering.
•     Make judgements and work on own initiative within agreed guidelines of work instructions and Cummins quality standards.

Required Skills & Experience

•     Ability to read and follow Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.
•     Demonstrable relevant experience of assembly of components and or manufacturing sheet metal components within a manufacturing environment.
•     Experience in data gathering and problem solving

Qualifications
Education, Licenses, Certifications:

•     Recognised Qualifications - Desirable.
•     Senior Secondary School Certificate - Essential.
•     Polytechnic qualification (essential) or degree qualification (desirable) in one of the following areas: - Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering; Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering Maintenance; General Vehicle Fitting.
•     Relevant Team Leading or First Line Management qualifications - Desirable
•     Or Time served apprenticeship within a manufacturing environment - Desirable
•     Or demonstrable proven work experience in working assembly of components on a production line in a manufacturing environment - Essential