Job Description

Company Name:

ASTEMO INDIANA, INC.

Job Family:

Manufacturing & Operations

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The purpose of this position is to support manufacturing within the Injector area on 3rd Shift. Under the direction and guidance of the Supervisor, this position will lead and direct line employees daily assignments, operate production equipment to meet manufacturing targets for safety, quality, delivery and cost. A Team Lead will develop production associates and properly identify root cause of non-conforming product and downtime to implement actions for recurrence prevention.

Position Duties and Responsibilities / % Importance

• Assist Supervisor in planning rotations and training to the Work Instructions with production associates to ensure quality products to the customer, smooth production, low scrap and rejects.: 50%
• Maintain thorough knowledge of all processes, procedures, and equipment: 5%
• Understand inventories, generate production reports, attendance: 10%
• Verify production documents are properly completed and maintained, and appropriate action is taken to contain and control out of compliance conditions: 5%
• Keep line running with immediate actions (calling for Machine TA support, notification to QC with part issues, and request to coordinator when needed): 5%
• Train, Develop, and Mentor Associates, enforce PPE: 10%
• Assist in Root Cause Analysis and Countermeasure Development & Implementation: 5%
• Liasson Between Production, Quality and Engineering: 5%
• Other duties as assigned. (sorts, quality alerts, temporary work instructions): 5%

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to promote and carry out the Astemo Philosophy
• Proven ability to make sound business decisions, exercise good judgment, and be highly motivated
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, high level of accuracy
• Confers with and prepares reports for upper management and possibly other Astemo companies
• Maintains clean and orderly work environment
• Ensures all local, state, and federal laws and regulations are complied with in functional area
• Conducts performance evaluations for subordinate personnel and provides support / training as needed
• Provides strong leadership to subordinate personnel
• Interacts with various levels of associates
• Improves manufacturing proficiency levels to meet plant goals and objectives
• Maintains knowledge of all processes, procedures, and equipment
• Coordinates and recommends cost savings and efficiency ideas for the facility
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of organization needed

Essential to Job Functions – Physical and/or Mental Restrictions:

• Ability to work for long periods of time while sitting, standing, walking, and bending for the duration of the work day
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, 40 pounds occasionally, push pull up to 50 pounds
• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen
• Full Motor Skills

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Will not have direct reports
• Leadership experience preferred

Software:

• Basic experience required in Windows and MS Office
• Intermediate experience required in Excel

Work Environment – Travel, Noise, Smells, Quiet, Indoors or Outdoors, etc.

• Requires 1% travel
• Factory Setting with Noise

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Astemo, please send the nature of the request and contact information to am-jobs@hitachiastemo.com when applying for the position.