Inside the Role
Directly lead employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Employee Morale, and Environmental performance objectives. Top candidates will display the knowledge, experience and behaviors required to maintain a safe working environment while continuously driving improvements.
What You Drive at DTNA
- Promote a safety culture while maintaining adherence to all safety policies and standards.
- Proactively identify potential safety hazards in the work area and mitigate the risk of injuries.
- Oversee area safety and environmental training and other requirements and ensure completion.
- Perform accident investigations.
- Promote, support and coach team on maintaining a clean work area using the 5S methodology.
- Drive positive results in key metrics SQDCME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Employee Morale and Environmental).
- Continuously improve metrics by leading and coaching teams in practical problem-solving activities related to top SQDCME issues.
- Oversee daily production requirements and ensure targets are met.
- Plan and coordinate contingency and recovery plans for downtime and equipment failures.
- Partner with Maintenance on preventative measures to support equipment wellness.
- Continuously improve constraints and bottleneck processes.
- Plan and allocate resources to support the daily requirements within area(s) of responsibility.
- Support cross training plans to increase team flexibility.
- Manage time and attendance of direct reports.
- Conduct regular one on one meetings with Team Leaders and conduct annual performance evaluations.
- Interface with Labor Relations and the local Union Shop Committee as needed.
- Foster healthy employee relations.
- Understand Lean concepts and support implementation of initiatives.
Knowledge You Should Bring
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university OR Associates and 2+ years related experience OR 4+ years related experience required.
- An attached resume is required
Exceptional Candidates Might Have
- Technical/mechanical understanding of bus systems.
- Planning experience: an ability to think ahead and prepare action plans to achieve results.
- Lean manufacturing experience.
- Leadership experience: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
- Experience in Labor Relations in Union environment.
- An ability to drive positive results in key metrics SQDCME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Employee Morale and Environmental).
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Position offers a starting salary range of $95,000 - $121,000 USD
Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans.
At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and foster an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, as these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company.
Inclusion and Equal opportunities are important to us – regardless of where you come from and who you are. We look forward to receiving applications from people of all cultures and genders, parents, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTIQ+ community.
