Manufacturing Group Lead

Overview AS&E, an OSI Systems Company is seeking a Group Lead, Manufacturing, based out of Billerica, MA. We are proud to be a trusted provider of advanced X-ray technologies for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities and critical infrastructure all over the world. Be a part of our mission to provide our customers with best-in-class cargo and vehicle screening systems and services so they can combat terrorism, trade fraud, drug and weapon smuggling, and illegal immigration. Job Summary: The Production Group Leader will play a key part in the daily, weekly and monthly flow and output of the production floor. He/She will guide a designated team to meet operational targets and customer commitments and continuously drive to a sustainable environment that expects: 100% on time 100% quality and, a zero tolerance for unsafe work This role will have a strong link to the Manufacturing and Operations Management team to help set priorities, raise potential issues, and drive improvement and progress to operational excellence. Responsibilities The Production Group Leader will play a key part in the daily, weekly and monthly flow and output of the production floor. He/She will guide a designated team to meet operational targets and customer commitments and continuously drive to a sustainable environment that expects: 100% on time 100% quality and, a zero tolerance for unsafe work This role will have a strong link to the Manufacturing and Operations Management team to help set priorities, raise potential issues, and drive improvement and progress to operational excellence. Be a frontline and strong advocate for making sure production is done safely and correctly first time through (zero errors). Contributes to direct labor output greater than 65% of the time. Works with management team to set production targets (daily, weekly, monthly - as needed) and guides team to reach them – primary temporal focus is hourly, daily (assisting management with weekly, monthly and longer term): Communicates a clear set of priorities to team on an ongoing basis Allocates resources to meet production schedules and targets Alters work flows as necessary to optimize team headcount and skill sets available Ensures team completes all administrative tasks to support production systems Works with managers to define, collect data and report metrics to support production targets and team goals: Will collect data as needed to support higher level metrics May be required to present metrics in a team environment Will use knowledge and insight on metrics to help guide drivers for improvement Lead continuous improvement activities and events as needed for improvement targets defined through management goals, objectives and initiatives Factory Floor must be maintained to a very high standard of organization Factory Floor must be neat and orderly in appearance Help develop, maintain and track a list of ongoing continuous improvement activities Work with management team to optimize the headcount necessary based on the plan and targets. Help to define required training for personnel and then guide team in execution to training plan. Provide input into the performance of the team on an ongoing basis. This will include direct feedback to team members and act as a key input into formal performance reviews. May act as a lead for daily production meetings or other forums where production status, barriers, plans, etc. are discussed and reviewed. May be required to conduct minor administrative work to report on production progress. Uses mistakes and errors to conduct learning reviews to prevent “repeats.