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Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY:

This role schedules, directs, and controls the process of their area, complying with the productivity and performance requirements, ensuring the required quality standards, and efficiently managing human and material resources, complying with the Company's Policy, Mission, and Vision.

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participates in the analysis and elaboration of action plans for the continuous improvement of KPI's.
Tracks team efficiencies for improvement
Ensures compliance with the KPI's assigned.
Delivers a humanized attention and friendly treatment to all workers of the Company.
Enforces quality standards and ensures product meets specifications
Oversees and ensures an efficient and cost-effective flow of product through the production system
Ensures compliance with standard operational work practices including E1 requirements to maintain accurate inventory levels.
Controls the maintenance of order, hygiene, and safety in the workplace based on the principles of the 5 S's.
Ensures the follow-up of work procedures.
Coordinates training for their team.
Conducts informative meetings with the team.
Corrects and informs in a timely manner, deficiencies detected in the production process.
Evaluates the personnel in charge.
Protects the integrity of each individual in their work areas, creating a culture of detection of unsafe acts and conditions.
Ensures the personnel in charge use the Personal Protective Equipment assigned to the operation.

SCOPE & IMPACT:
This role is responsible for the plant targets related to CSC and UPH area, considering the EHS, Quality, and AOP objectives for the plant.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s Degree in related field with 0 – 2 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
At least three years of experience as a work group leader.
Experience in textile cutting processes using CNC machines (Gerber) and its subsequent processes.
Knowledge in time and motion studies, SOP, and VSWI generation.
Ability to develop effective communication between work groups.
Exceptional leadership, coaching qualities, trouble-shooting skills, teamwork, influencing outside the department, safety, and 5S.
Computer package management.
Experience with Office (Excel, Outlook).
Creation and interpretation of graphical reports.
Document and e-mail writing skills.
English basic proficiency.
Up to 5% Travel Required.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s Degree.
E1 Experience.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Up to thirty (30) direct reports.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands. Often required to sit, repetitive hand motion (such as typing), to hear, listen, and talk. Seldom required to stand and walk. Never required to bend, stoop, climb ladders, kneel, squat, crouch, crawl, balance, reach overhead, pull, push, shovel, and/or lift over 50 pounds.

OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Weekly Hours:

48

Work Shift:

At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of upmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.We are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. If you are a qualified individual that may need a change or adjustment to the application/interviewing/hiring process as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodations by emailing our recruiting team at recruiting@la-z-boy.com or by calling 734-242-1444.