Work Flexibility: Onsite Operations Associate

What you will do:

• Provides manufacturing, product, and process coordination support to the manufacturing line.
• Coordinates and evaluates production training and trains trainers.
• Responsible for ensuring the performance of an assigned team/work process.
• Involves having ownership and accountability for personal and team-based performance metrics.
• Works closely with Operations Supervisors to reduce downtime and optimize performance to the production plan.
• Ensures team performance meets KPIs on Safety, Quality, and Productivity.
• Provides active coaching and feedback to operators.
• Actively manages production flow to optimize performance.
• Ensures production schedule is always followed.
• Leads the Tier 1 Process.
• Actively anticipates potential downtime and reduces production interruptions.
• Coordinates and prioritizes production to meet customer requirements, maintain inventory levels, and relevant Key Production Indicators (KPIs) as per the Production Plan.
• Communicates and records output levels.
• Collaborates with NPI teams to ensure that builds are prioritized and progressed through the line as per required timelines.
• Identifies and manages training priorities vs business needs monthly.
• Leads the formation of the training schedule and is responsible for executing the plan to ensure versatility, station rotation, and line staffing plans are adequate to meet business needs.
• Trains and supports the lines in delivery of training.
• Responsible for approval, implementation, and scheduling of training for document changes.
• Leads Production Training for new hires and ensures cross-training plans for employees are implemented.
• Evaluates and signs off training.
• Collaborates with the Training Applications Analyst in the upkeep of the SLMS training and ensuring that training is effectively recorded in line with QMS.
• Reviews overtime needs with Operations Supervisor and coordinates gathering the list of team members to meet this need.
• Ensures quality standards and expectations are communicated and deployed.
• Supports maintaining production systems (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits).
• Promotes current Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Processes.
• Leads EHS/6S for your team – ensure that a proactive approach to health and safety.
• Champions and achieves the 6S process, standards, and objectives using teamwork.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities, e.g., Lean/Cost Reduction initiatives.
• Participates in the resolution of NC & CAPAs as required and ensures effective compliance with Quality Management System (QMS).
• All other duties as assigned.