Share Email Opening Title Weld Zone Leader  About the Organization - Are you looking for a company that values its people? - Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career at a fast paced and employee focused environment? We are happy you are here! Together, we are on a mission to craft furniture that nourishes connection and builds community - helping our people and customers connect, grow and learn together. As a family-owned business we are able to do this by designing our process around the customer. And we do it all with Michigan-made high-quality furniture, friendly service, and fast lead times. We are committed to making Grand Rapids Chair the best it can be, and we use our values to guide the way and thrive when we all hold ourselves accountable to these key values. We believe that each employee directly contributes to the growth and success of Grand Rapids Chair and we look forward to seeing what we will accomplish together. Go Be Awesome! At Grand Rapids Chair Company, we know that our employees have lives that extend beyond our four walls. So, we provide competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and opportunities to continuously learn and grow professionally. We were even named one of Grand Rapids' Best and Brightest Companies to Work ForŪ. Just like our customers, we want our employees to SIT HAPPY, too. Visit our website at www.grandrapidschair.com/careers for more details.   Description Ability to work from 5am-3:30pm Monday through  (occasional) Saturday. Paid Weekly. Direct Hire. Able to listen to your own music while working. Career development opportunities!   SUMMARY- The WELD Zone Leader position is responsible executing a tactical plan that moves the organization toward the short-term tactical objectives, continuous improvement, and flawless execution of our Manufacturing, Quality, and internal logistic to meet customer requirements.   This position reports directly to a manufacturing supervisor.   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ensure team members understand and follow all safety policies creating a safe culture for all Operations team members and visitors. Tactical execution to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery and to develop team members.   Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to the team members though the use of TPS concepts. Establish and maintain a proactive tempo of problem solving identifying difficult and complex situations as well as solving the daily annoyances by conducting root-cause analysis with the goal of finding countermeasures that resolve the problem and best serves the Customer. Support the execution and deployment of a lean (TPS) culture Create and maintain visual management tools to highlight problems and team member struggles Foster a customer focused, results oriented, and high-performance environment.  Support the launch of new products. Write and maintain operational controls that are deployed effectively to drive process and equipment efficiencies. Identify opportunities to reduce both process and product costs. Analyze workforce capabilities and equipment requirements to meet customer demand. Work with Operations leaderships to identify the developmental needs of the team members.   Position Requirements Weld, Grind, and/or Fabrication experience. Minimum of five years in operations environments or equivalent combination of experience and education.    Excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Two years of working in a lean culture preferred. Effective leader of people who is able to articulate a vision that inspires and motivates followership.   Able to build trusting relationships with Operations team members and leaders and across the organization.  Proven experience developing, coaching, and leading without authority with a focus on results Strong analytical, problem solving, and strategic skills. Strong operations acumen. Ability to effectively communicate in English through oral and written communication. Bilingual with Spanish preferred but not required   Efficient in using common computer programs like Outlook, Word, and Excel. Experience using ERP systems.   Shift First   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   Category Manufacturing   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://GrandRapidsChairCompany.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category CNC Operator I & II in Byron Center , MI Posted on: 3/4/2024 [Apply Now] Woodworker in Byron Center , MI Posted on: 3/4/2024 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Human Resources Coordinator in Byron Center , MI Posted on: 2/29/2024 [Apply Now] CNC Operator I & II in Byron Center , MI Posted on: 3/4/2024 [Apply Now] Woodworker in Byron Center , MI Posted on: 3/4/2024 [Apply Now]

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