Company Description

 ITW Food Equipment (FEG) leads the industry in designing, manufacturing, and selling food equipment products.  Our well-known brands are differentiated by their unique innovations and integrated service offerings. We meet the needs of our global customers by focusing on the industry’s critical issues, including sustainability, ease of use, performance, total cost of ownership and food safety.

Job Description

Supervises staff to assemble Fryers, Griddles, Weld, and Charbroiler while expanding skillsets in employee relations, and organizing & monitoring workflow.

• Accomplishes daily production by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising line results.
• Ability to learn hands on assembly
• Monitor work performance, absenteeism, and quality of supervised personnel through coaching, documentation, and written corrective actions
• Understand and enforces production, inventory control, quality, and safety policiesand procedures through counseling and coaching.
• Ability to learn assembly processes, and advise employees on methods, resources to attain established work standards.
• Assists in the recruitment, onboarding, training, and mentoring of new employees.
• Supporting talent development within the plant workforce and crew leads to ensure a strong pipeline for succession planning.
• Maintain workflow and ensure availability of resources and materials.
• Monitor and coach safety practices consistent with corporate direction and policy.
• Maintain housekeeping programs for a safe work environment consistent with corporate direction and policy.
• Interact with other departments to resolve problems that interfere with productivity.
• Review takt times for production lines and balance resources to meet demand.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineers to identify and implement continuous improvement tasks and projects.
• Calculate, review, and distribute daily production efficiencies for all production teams.
• Learn and embrace ITWs toolbox and core values.
• Provide coverage when crew leads are away (sickness, vacation, etc.).
• Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coach and inspire employees.
• Effective communicator with team, stakeholders, and decision makers.
• Proactive problem solver.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a direct and positive manner
• Possesses knowledge of OSHA and its rules and regulations.
• Working knowledge of hand/power tools, sheet metal assembly and concepts of quality assurance.
• Ability to plan, assign, and utilize resources to meet company objectives.
• Ability to respond to changes quickly, calmly, and efficiently.
• Ability to deescalate and resolve conflict between hourly assemblers
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively to meet deadlines
• Hands on approach to leading
• PC Skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel

Additional Information

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Office/assembly plant role
• Must be available for overtime as needed.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Must be able to sit, bend, stoop, lift, reach and twist to complete all job task
• Must be able to wear all required PPE (i.e., safety glasses, steel/composite toe safety shoes)
• Travel 5%

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.