Production Group Lead-US

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more atkennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Production Group Lead
Bedford, PA
2nd shift: 3pm - 11pm (M-F)

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
This position works under the supervision of the Manufacturing Manager and/or Plant Manager and/or shift manufacturing supervisor as needed. Duties are performed without constant supervision. Assignments are madedailyand results are reviewed daily.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
* High school diploma or general equivalent diploma
* Minimum of 5years experiencein a Mfg. setting
* Minimum of 3 years in all Braze or Machining dept. as team lead
* Ability to understand written and oral instructions and communicate with leaders, manager, supervisors and coworkers
* Forklift operator license required
* Computer experience required (Microsoft products and SAP preferred)
* People leadership skills
* First aid / First responder training will be required for this role

KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:
* Safety: Perform pre-operation checks for machines. Perform safety inspectionsrequiredfor individual production machines and associated equipment. Perform review ofoperatorssafety checks and ensure overall department safety is always thefirst priority.
* Production: Safely train, plan, direct, schedule, and check the work in the Braze & Machining departmentson a daily basis.
* Work with engineering, management, maintenance supervisor, vendors, and braze/machining employees to review and solve problems.
*MonitorBraze/Machining orders to continually improve operations and quality of parts.
*Maintaincomplete andaccuraterecords.
* Perform all other duties within areas of responsibility, when necessary.
* Perform all required dutiesregardinginspections, qualityauditsand safety audits.
* Problemsolveall areas of Braze/Machining operations.
* Quality: Inspect parts and ensure others inspect and produce parts to meet established ISO requirements.
* Delivery: Process shop orders to meet established due dates.
* Cost: Responsible for tracking and problem solving of the materials used and efficient equipmentuseto reduce cost.
* Inventory: Responsible for cycle counts and management of WIP and components.
* Lean:Participatein andutilizelean processes in daily duties.
* TPM: Perform and ensure others perform dailyrequiredTPM on associate equipment.
* 5S: Perform and ensure others perform dailyrequired5S review of areas.
* Metrics: Perform daily activities associated with gathering and posting established metrics.
* Data: Accurate andtimelyrecording of required data in SAP including operating entry (ieProduction, qualityetc).