Panel Assembly Lead

Job Summary:

The Panel Assembly Lead is responsible to leading a team of Panel Assembly employees in the production of custom products. This role involves daily planning, communication, quality oversight, and performance monitoring to meet production goals and support continuous improvement.

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Key Responsibilities:

Safety:

• Ensure self and team consistently demonstrate safe practices.
• Communicate and support company safety initiatives including making time for the team to complete their assigned safety videos/training.
• Actively participate in all safety investigations impacting your department to ensure appropriate countermeasures are identified and implemented as needed.

Quality:

• Inspect work in progress as well as completed work to ensure it meets quality standards and customer specifications.

Production:

• Prepare department adequately with parts and materials to ensure timely and accurate job completion.
• Consistently achieve or exceed daily performance targets in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate with team members and supervisors about production progress and any issues encountered during operation
• Document work appropriately in planning software system (ERP)
• Ensure all Preventative Maintenance (PM) measures are taken care of to eliminate machine downtime.

Leadership:

• Clearly communicate goals and expectations to team members each day beginning with a shift start-up meeting and continuing throughout the entirety of the shift..
• Assist with the on-boarding and training of all new production workers in the department, ensuring their online training is completed in a timely manner.
• Hold team members accountable through performance conversations and coaching in areas related to production, quality, safety and teamwork.

Other

• Maintain a clean and safe work area, ensuring compliance with safety procedures and company policies.
• Consistently demonstrate the PTMW core values of Credibility, Accountability, Leadership and Fairness.
• Foster a supportive environment, allowing our employees to demonstrate their commitments to excellence and civility in the workplace.
• Other duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in assembly or manufacturing leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of production processes, safety standards, and quality control.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a diverse team.
• Proficiency in data entry, documentation, and basic production software/tools.