Team Lead, Operations – Lenexa, KS
Nights: rotating schedule, 12 hour shifts, 2-2-3
  
How will you make an impact?
As one of our valued Operations Team Leaders, you’ll help support our commitment to increase production of 8M VTM tubes a week for the testing and diagnosis of Covid-19 in our communities and around the world by leading teams of warehouse and manufacturing personnel.
 

• What will you do?    
  You’ll hire, train, and supervise great talent
• You’ll help them grow and develop through performance reviews and coaching
• You’ll manage receiving personnel, material handlers, certifiers, and manufacturing water spiders.
• You’ll engage with various carriers on the inbound side of the operation
• You’ll review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) ensuring consistent and reliable processes and procedures comply with all regulations and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• You’ll be a safety advocate by creating and maintaining a safe work environment, engaging your team in safe working habits and conditions
• You’ll continuously assess, implement and maintain our safety and ergonomic high standards
• You’ll track, monitor, and analyze operational performance to improve quality, reduce waste, and improve efficiencies
• You’ll investigate and help solve operational problems
• You’ll ensure inventories are accurate, material is flowing through the facility (from receiving to manufacturing, quality, and shipping) correctly, kanbans are working properly, and documentation is accurate
• You’ll own the supplies stock room and the material handlers responsible for managing the flow of parts in and out of it
• You’ll promote operational effectiveness by partnering with other teams and shifts to maintain or improve the quality of our products, customer satisfaction, and on time deliveries
• You’ll maintain work areas within the spirit and guidelines of 5S in accordance with Lean manufacturing and company guidelines
• You’ll use business system tools for continuous improvement of processes
• You’ll operate powered industrial trucks
• You’ll support the operation through other duties that may be assigned

• You’ll have a bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering, science, or business OR 2+ years of experience working in a distribution environment
• You’ll be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and be comfortable standing for long periods of time (around 12 hours a day)
• You’ll preferably have leadership experience
• You’ll preferably have experience working in SAP, Blue Jay, Microsoft Office Products and lean operations environments

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