Production Group Leader - Bilingual Spanish

Gentex - Zeeland, MI

Full-time

Zeeland, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Advance the automotive market and advance your career at Gentex! Join a collaborative culture devoted to innovation, cooperation, and continuous improvement. Your ideas are not just heard, they are celebrated! Explore Gentex today! The purpose of this position is to train, recruit and manage production support engineers, ensuring that all processes and equipment are designed and implemented with state-of-the-art technologies to allow the product to be assembled with the highest quality and efficiency to meet customer demand. The group leader communicates the company's objectives and interfaces between the associates and the company.

Responsibilities

• Optimize standard work methods and see that they are clearly defined and optimized for each operation.
• Emphasize and show commitment to continuous improvement.
• Monitor production process to improve product flow.
• Eliminate variation in the production process caused by equipment and/or product design.
• Determine and implement process improvements.
• Optimize current equipment and improve process capabilities.
• Develop new processes to improve product quality and decrease cycle time.
• Concentrate on corrective action by finding root causes.
• Design fixturing to assist in producing a quality product.
• Work with associates to resolve quality issues and line rejects.
• Create a friendly environment that fosters continuous improvement.
• Interface with other departments to ensure quality standards are met.
• Coach team leaders to promote team and individual growth.
• Plan production to meet customer demands while maintaining product quality.
• Supervise teams including hiring, evaluating performance, and exercising discipline.
• Reduce line inefficiency in personnel and W-I-P.
• Provide resources and remove barriers for team effectiveness.
• Become a mentor to team leaders and process engineers.

Requirements

• High ability to train and teach team leaders.
• 4-year college degree in a technical, scientific or related field preferred.
• Spanish language speaking proficiency required.
• Good troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Diligent and hard working.
• Ability to learn and network within the organization.
• Management ability with evidence of superior people skills.
• Proven leadership and motivational skills.
• Four years management experience and knowledge of legal employment practices preferred.
• Ability to communicate and resolve difficult issues.
• High in common sense.