Team Lead – Heat Exchanger

Employment Type: Regular Full-time

Shift: 1st Shift

Work Status: Onsite

Position Summary

The Team Lead, Heat Exchanger TFR (Taco Fall River) coordinates employees on both plate and frame (PHE) and shell and tube (S&T) heat exchanger production lines and schedules and assigns work as required. They train new hires throughout the departments and coordinate material deliveries from stores to ensure they match bill of materials (BOM). They assist staff on the most complex PHE frames and tube bundles and monitor output and progression of complex jobs for both PHE and S&T areas. They schedule people, machinery, and sub-assemblies to ensure continuous throughput and high labor efficiencies and prioritize special parts, instructing operators on how to build them.  The Team Leader, Heat Exchanger updates the supervisor on output from the production lines and reviews data in daily production meetings, as well as interacts with buying/planning staff to minimize disruptions. 

Measures of success:

• Achieve the key performance indicator (KPI) of on-time deliveries
• Ensure that earned labor hours align with expected targets
• Timely/successful training and evaluation of a variety of employees
• Ensures subassemblies do not run out

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prioritizes schedules to ensure maximum output
• Coordinates manufacturing of subassemblies to produce volume needed to minimize work interruptions
• Reviews schedules with supervisor and production staff
• Provides feedback to Engineering and Production Planning on BOM discrepancies and material shortages
• Coordinates welding of subcomponents for the PHE, assembles the most complex PHE frames with assistance of other assemblers, and organizes the painting of PHE frames
• Assists employees with setups of bending equipment and building of most complex tube bundles
• Coordinate hydro-testing of both PHE and S&T heat exchangers and load largest heat exchangers onto trucks utilizing overhead cranes.
• Trains employees in the assembly of PHE and S&T heat exchangers
• Coordinates with welding departments on the completion of large welding components
• Determines the safest material handling options for large heat exchangers weighing up to 5 tons and performs critical rigging
• Reviews Epicor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) jobs for completion
• Coaches employees on how to utilize the ERP system
• Coordinates with other shifts to ensure proper material flow
• Assigns and directs work based on needs of the shift
• Instructs and trains inexperienced operators
• Coordinates all first shift manufacturing activities in the heat exchanger departments in absence of supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience in a heavy assembly industrial environment
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word)
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team in a heavy manufacturing environment
• Capability to mentor and train others and to share knowledge
• Familiar with rigging and material handling of large industrial equipment and components up to 5 tons
• Ability to read and interpret welding procedures
• Ability to interpret engineering documentation
• Able to keep team members well informed and to draw on other's expertise when required
• Ability to professionally communicate and work cooperatively with others
• Ability to manage time effectively to meet strict time deadlines and production volumes
• Judgment to comply with instructions, prescribed routines, methods, and practices
• Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities
• Willingness to learn and to train others
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Preferred:

• Up to 2 years of formal post-high school specialized trade, technical school or college.
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Work Environment

This position works primarily in a production floor environment where large equipment and noise are prevalent.  Safety gear is required in these areas.

This position reports into the site every day. 

Management

This position has no direct reports.

Salary range 28.97 - 37.66 USD