Material Leader - 1st Shift, FWE

Job Description

Under the direction of the Group Leader, plans, directs, and coordinates activities relating to shift operations, including safety, quality, production, employee relations. Supervises the daily work activities of the Team Leader(s) assigned to the shifts.

• Supervises Team Leaders assigned to the shift including but not limited to planning, assigning, directing, and coordinating their day-to-day activities.
• Determines and manages appropriate labor requirements in conjunction with the Team Leaders.
• Ensures that shift employees (new and transferred) have received all required training in a timely manner.
• Ensures Team Leaders and shift employees are adhering to standardized work instructions, rotation schedules, and cross-training is done as necessary.
• Tracks and reports daily production and drives improvements where necessary.
• Strives to improve the first-pass yield by identifying repeat offenders and developing corrective action.
• Administers and ensures compliance with the Quality and Material Management System requirements as outlined in the policy manuals.
• Performs minor maintenance functions, when necessary.
• Participates and leads process improvement projects: productivity, quality, ergonomics, etc.
• Ensures all Company policies, procedures, plant standards, and safety rules are consistently adhered to.
• Collaborates with the Group Leader and Human Resources Business Partner in the administration of disciplinary action, when necessary.
• Ensures the thoroughness and timely completion of scheduled performance reviews for their shift’s employees.
• Monitors, maintains, and accurately records employees’ time related to the Attendance and Time-Off Policies (e.g. vacation, PAA, FMLA, bereavement, jury duty, etc) within established time frames; and all required supporting documentation is obtained in a timely manner.
• Supports and enforces the principles of the Bosch Values, company goals and objectives, and decisions and policies by taking ownership and communicating these in a positive and supportive manner.
• Displays a positive attitude towards safety, works safely, and follows all the Company's safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with all Health, Safety, and Environmental standards in accordance with the Bosch Corporate Policy, the Occupational Health & Safety Act, and the Indiana Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Ensures all employees and visitors have a safe environment in that safety and housekeeping standards are maintained; and all hazards, unsafe actions, or unsafe conditions have been identified, corrected, and/or eliminated.
• Responds to and investigates all reports of injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses, and property damage immediately.
• Takes an active part in the division’s safety program by performing regular workplace inspections, effectively investigate accidents/incidents promptly, and assists in meeting or exceeding the division’s safety goals.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or 3-5 years of progressive operations or logistics leadership.
• Able to pass Company’s forklift certification program and able to drive various types of motorized lifts.
• Demonstrate strong computer and SAP skills.
• Must have a strong understanding of leadership, problem solving and systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead associates.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver reports as required.
• Demonstrate the ability to create, compose and edit written materials.
• Possess strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Must have strong organizational skills
• Displays a positive attitude towards safety, works safely and follows all the Company's safety policies and procedures.
• Must have strong problem solving and decision making skills.

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, and Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)

AWIM (A World In Motion)