Production Team Lead - ThyssenKrupp North America, Inc. - Terre Haute, IN

The company comprises five business areas (BA): Steel Europe, Materials Services, Elevator Technologies, Components Technologies, and Industrial Solutions, which serve clients across the automotive, aerospace, industrial and chemical sectors.

In North America, ThyssenKrupp Group companies offer a range of products and services, including premium carbon steel; high-performance alloys; automotive components and systems; elevators, escalators, moving walks and passenger boarding bridges; and material trading, logistical and industrial services. In fiscal year 2012/2013, ThyssenKrupp companies in Canada, the United States and Mexico employed approximately 20,000 employees and recorded sales of over $10 billion.

Production Team Lead

Job Description

Supervises the production line to make sure the operations are as fluent as possible, resetting errors, coordinating operators as needed, and helping with downtime and scrap issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Always follow all Company Safety policies and procedures


• Resetting Errors on Production lines using company procedures and policies.


• Takes all actions and necessary steps to deliver quality parts to our customer.


• Communicates daily summary report and any special needs to production supervisor.


• Provide input to operators performance.


• Leads all changeovers to meet the changeover target.


• Handles non-conforming parts following company procedures and policies.


• Troubleshoot minor issues using Z-point, LTA, and Qs-Stat.


• Responsible to ensure correct materials are at the line to build quality parts.


• Updating of all required shift documentation such as Online check sheet, LISP , Maximo, Scrap analysis and all SQDC reports


• Assists with continuous improvement projects such as Scrap Reduction, Downtime Reduction and PPLS.


• Supports Production Supervisor / Production Manager that all procedures and policies are followed.


• Ensures Poka Yoke checks are done properly.


• Must be able to perform training for production personnel, and continually be able to coach


• Develop and record training documentation for hourly employees.


• Support all safety procedures and initiatives


• Support the quality lab techs.


• Inform Production Manager / Supervisor on any personnel issues or line issues.


• Regulates staffing levels to optimize labor efficiency


• Processing vacation request forms for hourly employees


• Monitors and records attendance of employees


• Maintains established housekeeping standards for all work areas on production floor.


• Evaluation and interpretation of production data (Collect and analyze data, making comments and recommendations to Engineering and Quality Department)


• Conducts, trains, evaluate minor / preventive maintenance


• Supports Skill Trades on emergency machine repairs


• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Lead and direct hourly employee’s as needed.

Specific Job Duties

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to obtain a fork lift license. Must be able to understand / learn to understand the Metric System.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Ability to read with comprehension to a 9 th grade level.

Computer and Technology Skills: Basic use of computer with Windows operating system, Microsoft office suite software and Lotus Notes. SAP and Maximo Maintenance Management System preferred.

ThyssenKrupp Presta USA LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law.