Team Lead

Team Lead, United States – (Ooltewah, TN, Onsite)

The Mining and Infrastructure Attachments division is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing hydraulic attachment tools, ground engaging tools, and infrastructure battery-powered hand tools and attachments. Our products serve diverse industries including mining, construction, infrastructure, demolition, and recycling. With production facilities spanning six continents, including major hubs in Sweden, Germany, the USA, and Australia, we are committed to delivering excellence in both products and services.

In this role, your mission and responsibilities will be to:

This Team Lead  role is responsible to provide leadership for team members using technical information and training to achieve the Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) standards of the company. The team lead will keep the value streams flowing by keeping product moving and positioning personnel where needed to be successful. Specifically, you’ll:

• Responsible for all training and cross-training within the assigned Value Stream (VS).
• Fill in for missing team members if required.
• Establish standard work and work sequence and hold operators accountable.
• Plan daily production for the team and communicate it visually (i.e. day-by-hour charts); understand and communicate customer tact times.
• Understand capacity constraints and adjust workforce to meet customer needs.
• Anticipate and eliminate problems that may affect the team’s ability to perform.
• Lead a start-of-shift 5-minute meeting to discuss previous day’s safety, quality, delivery and cost performance and current day’s plan.  Ensure team improvement board is updated and accurate. Interact with Value Stream Team during morning cadence.
• Responsible to maintain 5S, cell audits, safety observations, team improvement board, and all other visual management tools.
• Responsible for daily/weekly audits including 5S, product quality, system quality, process, ISO 9001, 2nd level work cell, Kanban, etc.

• Working with EHS department, receive RCRA training and/or certification on hazardous waste, hazardous waste transportation, labeling, documentation, and storage.
• Sign off on hazardous waste manifests and reconcile any discrepancies that may occur in a timely manner.
• Recertify annually on RCRA training in compliance with regulatory requirements

• Provide input to Value Stream Manager and Group Lead regarding Performance Management of operators.
• Lead continuous improvement events within designated team, and perform all other duties, as required.

Experience and requirements:
You’re a curious problem solver who can bring big ideas to life. You’re creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. You’re agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we always deliver top-notch customer experiences. You also have: 

• 2+ years in supervisory or leadership role preferred
• Welding and/or machinist experience strongly preferred
• Associates degree in a technical discipline preferred; High School diploma is acceptable. 
• Must be able to successfully perform all jobs in the department. 
• Position requires a good knowledge of company policies and procedures. 
• Effective interpersonal skills are essential.
• Attended or in attendance of formal leadership training program.
• Leadership, coaching, problem solving and decision-making skills required. 
• Working Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing. 
• Demonstrated competency using computer programs; MRP/ERP and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Displays a proactive and positive approach to lead others in continuous improvement activities. 

Epiroc USA LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Employment at Epiroc USA LLC is “at-will,” which means that either you or the company can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without prior notice, and for any reason not prohibited by statute, by state and federal guidelines.  All employment is continued on that basis.  No supervisor, manager or executive of the company, other than the General Manager in signed writing, has any authority to alter the foregoing.  The signature of this document serves as an acknowledgment of receipt and does not create a contract of employment. 

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.  Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job.