Production Coach

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PRODUCTION COACH
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

As a member of the Production Team, the Production Coach will be responsible for providing support to all production functions by assisting plant employees complete daily assignments and tasks, training, and work schedules.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Enforces health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in the assembly of seats.
• Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Assist with planning work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Demonstrates equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Observes work, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production standards.
• Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems and complaints.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Assist with specific production goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and meet customer requirements.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Reviews processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Reviews operations and confers with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Devises ways to make the production process more efficient.
• Recommends training programs or reorganization techniques for the manufacturing process.

Advantages of working at Lear in the production group:

• Work in a family-oriented environment.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Work in a rapidly growing facility.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience in a management role in the Automotive Industry and/or a combination of relevant working experience and education in a related field.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes and efficiencies, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of the various functions of an automotive plant such as maintenance, quality, production control, safety, quality, operations, and materials as needed to oversee and direct employees in these functions.
• Knowledge of strategies such as product lifecycle management (PLM), just-in-time, and self-directed teams as needed to effectively implement these strategies.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Physical Ability to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Physical Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Physical Ability to concentrate on a given tasks and not be distracted.
• Physical Ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Physical Ability to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movements.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

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 United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.