**DESCRIPTION** We are looking for a Talented Team Leader to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Florence, KY. **Job Summary:** Coordinates the activities of a group of employees in order to meet established production specifications and schedules including volume, cost, wastage targets and quality standards. **In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:** • Enhancing Safety: By stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately, you’ll help maintain a safe working environment. • Promoting Health: Reporting any work-related injuries, illnesses, incidents, or hazards will contribute to a healthier workplace. • Ensuring Compliance: Adhering to HSE standards, policies, and procedures ensures that the workplace meets all safety and environmental requirements. • Upholding Quality: Following standard work, process documentation, and quality procedures like SPC and poka-yoke will ensure high-quality outputs. • Supporting Delivery: Monitoring team performance and coordinating tasks will help meet work specifications, schedules, and quality standards. • Facilitating Communication: Effectively communicating with team members and support teams will ensure smooth operations and quick resolution of issues. • Fostering Continuous Improvement: Participating in training and development, and coaching less experienced team members, will drive ongoing improvements. • Encouraging Teamwork: Actively engaging in ways to improve quality, safety, processes, and material flow will enhance overall team performance. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **To be successful in this role you will need the following:** • Collaborate Effectively: Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals. • Communicate Clearly: Develop and deliver communications that are tailored to the needs of different audiences, ensuring clarity and understanding. • Make Quality Decisions: Make timely and well-informed decisions that help move the organization forward. • Drive Results: Consistently achieve results, even when faced with challenging circumstances. • Ensure Accountability: Hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments and deliver on promises. • Instill Trust: Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. • Manage Complexity: Navigate and make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively. • Handle Conflict: Manage conflict situations effectively, minimizing disruptions and maintaining a positive work environment. • Champion Health and Safety: Model proactive health and safety behaviors, identify and report hazards, and participate in actions to improve workplace safety. • Apply Manufacturing Knowledge: Implement changes in processes, equipment, and applications to meet functional needs and drive continuous improvement. • Value Differences: Appreciate and leverage the diverse perspectives and cultures within the organization to enhance collaboration and innovation. **Education, Licenses, Certifications:** • High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations. • This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. **Experience:** • Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience. **QUALIFICATIONS** As a Production Lead, you will have the opportunity to lead the production of a team of Meritor team members; one of your main focuses will be motivating the team to execute the production requirements for a shift. You will be responsible for engaging the team during a shift to maintain the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, performance, and engagement. To achieve this, Production Leads are expected to provide the associates with the tools needed for success as well as drive productivity and efficiency through decisions and problem-solving. **Key Responsibilities:** **•** Ensure proper training and onboarding of all new team members • Coach team members on proper work processes and procedures • Ensure team members work at a pace to achieve 100% of daily productivity requirements • Remove obstacles and support team as appropriate to ensure achievement of daily production requirements • Drive a safety and 5S culture throughout the operation by ensuring all team members adhere to all safety &5S processes • Assign work and set deadlines for completion of work to team members • Recognize continuous improvement opportunities and recommend solutions and lead implementation • Model the behaviors we expect from all team members • Supporting all safety programs and OSHA and ISO compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all team members • Executing team performance goals and objectives to achieve customer promise expectations and ensure accuracy and quality • Executing productivity plans by reviewing work forecasts, determining productivity requirements, and partnering with other Production Leads to balance labor • Communicating policies to team members and act as the primary information source for the team • Maintaining compliance and consistency and taking corrective action when needed • Supporting and participating in recognition and communication programs **Job** Manufacturing **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** On-site **Job Type** Shop **ReqID** 2408933 **Relocation Package** No **Cummins and E-Verify** At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.