Team Manager

Description

Team Manager - 3

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Shift, Full Time, Easton PA

GENERAL SUMMARY :

Achieve Safety, Quality, Service and financial targets by understanding Lean as a system to lead and improve the overall capability of the team to perform many of the day-to-day tasks needed to continuously improve in all metrics. Continuously enhance team performance by coaching, training, and sustaining the principles and structured activities of the Crayola Operating System.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develop and continuously improve team's performance in production, quality, environment, and safety by achieving pre-established goals and objectives.
• Lead the effort to coach employees in Lean thinking to continuously improve production processes within the Crayola Operating System (COS). This includes, but not limited to, training, coaching and sustaining the structuring of every activity (standardization), visual management, A3 problem solving thinking and experimentation to systematically eliminate the 7 kinds of waste in our processes to continuously improve our measurable results.
• Ensures teams are integrating Environmental, Health and Safety behaviors and processes into their daily business requirements through communicating regulatory requirements, training and coaching team members.
• Assess team's knowledge of all manufacturing measurements, educate team members to build link between achieving measurements and daily team work. Ensure measurement systems are in place so teams may track, analyze and develop continuous improvement plans based upon this data versus goals.
• Accountable for developing the competencies of team members by addressing technical, interpersonal, team and problem solving skills. Coordinate training plan for the team(s) and facilitate agreed upon training modules.
• Through continuous daily interface with teams, observe and analyze problem situations and lead team in "how to resolve." Facilitate problem solving sessions as needed and transfer these skills to appropriate team coordinators through coaching and feedback.
• Assure effective coordinator / process lead meetings with team members and other functional support areas to resolve issues and develop skill depth.
• Performance manage hourly employees, including completing annual performance reviews and disciplining employees consistent with conduct and performance guidelines.
• Lead project work, as assigned by Manufacturing Leadership, which may include assembling and leading cross-functional teams.
• Maintain and administer plant policies and procedures on a consistent basis.
• Manage production output to reduce inventory investment through the use of approved changeover reduction methods, standardization, documentation and training of hourly employees.
• Develop and implement cost reduction plans that will positively impact financial plans. Develop process and costing for newly developed products.
• Identify and implement visual management concepts to improve manufacturing performance.
• Complies with federal and state Hazardous Waste regulations including proper handling, storing, labeling, and familiarity with Crayola's Emergency Action Procedure in the event of a spill or leak.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER : The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

WHY CRAYOLA?

Green is our favorite color!

Crayola cares about the environment and responsibly makes the products you love. Learn more about Crayola's creative solutions for greener tomorrows : https : / / aut.crayocom.cloud.sitefinity.com / about-us / sustainability

We offer competitive salary, outstanding benefits and the potential for advancement through the use of creative abilities. No phone calls please.

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