Location: Santa Claus,IN, USA
Roles and Responsibilities:
* Serve as a feedback link between Area or Team Leader and team members to share daily results and improvement needs and/or ideas.
* Coordinate shop floor activities and document necessary information.
* Drive corrective action to improve quality, productivity & reliability.
* Provides input for resources & planning purposes.
* Expedites work flow.
* Prioritizes work distribution (sequencing released product)
* Communicates between departments concerning material and quality shortages.
* Identify work flow interruptions.
* Proactively communicates business issues and opportunities.
* Create and sustain a productive and positive working environment by developing people and maximizing flexibility.
* Motivates team to succeed.
* Actively works to create the environment to be an employer of choice.
* Share best practices.
* Participates in leveraging available resources across the organization to manage cost structure.
* Able to balance customer and company needs.
* Ensure compliance to 5S practices.
* Monitor IPK's and flexing activities required to meet business needs.
* Conduct daily debriefs (as applicable).
* Inspect parts to compliance to Quality standards and to material specification (as needed).
* Provide team status updates to Department Mgrs as needed.
* Participate in focus factory activities as needed or requested.
* Support and adhere to our Quality Management System.
* Follow all safety and environmental guidelines.
* Identify and measure local performance measurements and necessary action in support of our Business Plan .
* Support the Vision & Guiding Principles and Corporate Goals of Kimball International.
* Supports our Environmental Management System (EMS)
Technical Skills Needed to Perform This Role:
* Passed the color hue test (as applicable to role)
* Problem Solving / Quality Tools
* Excellent problem solving skills
* Conflict Resolution
* Data Collection and Analysis