0990 Team Leader
Auburn Hills, MI, US, 48326
Lear For You
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Are you ready for a better career? A better future?
Job Description
Job Statement: Responsible for training, supporting, and coaching work cell Team Members on job functions and standardized work processes. This role serves as a key resource on the production floor, helping ensure safety, quality, productivity, and continuous development of team members while supporting customer expectations.
Essential Job Functions:
People:
- Teach, advise, counsel, and develop production Team Members on the functions of their job while following standardized work instructions and adhering to company policies.
- Maintain knowledge of all jobs on the assigned production line and demonstrate the ability to meet cycle time requirements.
- Manage Team Members through training logs, records, matrix, and rotation schedule
- Promote, encourage, and communicate employee engagement initiatives
- Engage and coach Team Members within their work cell
- Confer with Coach or Team Members to resolve worker problems and complaints
- Perform each job within the immediate work area in accordance with written operator, inspection, and work instructions
- Promote safety and highlight risks/concerns with EHS, participants in safety Kaizen events, learn how to Kaizen
- Follow all safety and ISO 14001 standards in the production area.
- Adhere to Quality System policies, procedures, and other IATF-related documents.
- Performing Kronos entries for your team
- Follow escalation protocol when team issues can't be resolved
- Work with other Team Leaders to support delivery to the customer by ensuring proper sharing of resources
- Internal / External customer relationship building
- Managing / Approving daily schedules of their team cells
- Ensuing Managing Process Audits for all HPWT audits are being conducted regularly
- Travel as needed to support training, production, or business requirements.
- Follow the direction of the immediate Coach and perform other duties as assigned.
Quality:
- Drive 5S in the area and hold others accountable to 5S World Class Housekeeping standards
- Ensure we do our work, the right way the first time to deliver the right quality to our customer
- Write up all scrap and review with team to help drive CI suggestions for eliminating issues
- Drive to resolve quality issues and review quality alerts and metrics with the team
- Ensure poke-yokes in place and audit seats prepared
Process:
- Assure safety, quality, production and work standards are always followed
- Drive, contribute to and fully support continuous improvement suggestions and projects
- Adhere to and measure applicable KPI’s
- Lead team communication meetings and exercises to ensure goals and relevant information are clearly understood
- Assess issues on and off the line to resolve them in a timely and effective manner
- Inspect equipment, tools, structures, or materials to identify repair needs or other problems or defects
- Perform various tasks using AS400, SAP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access & Outlook
- As needed rotates through all the tasks required in the team cell
- Determine work assignments and rotations in accordance with rules and regulations
- Work with team to meet/exceed line efficiency targets to ensure customer delivery is achieved
Advantages of Working at Lear
Advantages of Working at Lear in the Production Group
- Join a safety-driven, high-performing production team where your skills matter.
- Gain hands-on experience, continuous training, and development opportunities.
- Contribute directly to product quality and team success.
- Build a rewarding career with a stable, global automotive leader.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Ability to lift, carry, and move up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Good attendance record and positive work ethic.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills due to frequent customer visits and Lear program team members on site.
- Ability to work effectively with others in a team environment.
- Ability to perform jobs according to written operator and inspection instructions.
- Ability to use automated machines, tools, and fastening equipment.
- Ability to work overtime hours and weekends as needed to support production requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous manufacturing experience, including knowledge of production, quality, and material flow processes.
- Knowledge of assembly equipment, machines, and tools.
- Experience training or mentoring employees in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.
We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.
Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
Nearest Major Market: Detroit