Line Leader 

LOCATION: Hanover / Pennsylvania (US-PA), United States | BRAND: Sheppard | REQUISITION ID: 6373 | JOB GRADE: 10

| ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

Are you looking for a stable company known for innovation to grow your career? At R.H. Sheppard, we’ve been leading our industry for nearly 90 years. It’s an exciting time to be part of our growing team! Under new local leadership, we are even more commited to finding new ways to improve employee experience, customer satisfaction and our overall business results.  Bring your passion, skills and experiences and join us in our journey toward continued success!

Why join the Sheppard team:

• Earn competitive compensation based on position and experience with more earning potential available for trades or specialized roles. Overtime is regularly available for hourly employees interested in increasing their weekly pay with generous shift differentials available on 2nd ($2.50/hr) and 3rd ($2.00/hr) shift.
• Quarterly incentive & attendance bonus eligibility beginning your first day of work.

• Advance and earn more as you increase your knowledge and versatility. Learn new skills with our various training programs or explore new roles through our internal recruiting process.
• Enjoy work / life balance with up to 14 paid holidays and two weeks of paid vacation time (accrued based on start date). Starting a family? Take six weeks off for paid parental leave to bond with your new addition. 
• DAY ONE coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a variety of voluntary benefits, on-site healthcare facility for you and your family, wellness program incentives, and more!
• Plan for your future goals with our 401K and company match, Retirement Investment Savings Plan and Tuition Reimbursement programs

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The incumbent is responsible for leading the day-to-day production line orkflow and activities on a specific line or lines to achieve performance goals in the areas of safety, quality, cost, delivery and KPS , in a high performing work team environment. Must be capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and department leaders to address concerns and issues that affect safety, part quality, production efficiency, continuous improvement, etc. Acts as a coach and technical advisor to the work area team.

• Leads shift and DMS meetings.
• Communicates relevant information with immediate team and alternate shifts.
• Maintains KPIs and updates DMS boards accordingly.
• Assures lines are running efficiently through assignment of resources.
• Addresses and escalates people, machine, method and material deviations as necessary.
• Counts parts as necessary.
• Ensures performance of autonomous maintenance activities.
• Ensures and validates shift activities are performed; includes planning, quality checks, and OEE system updates, including hour-by-hour bottleneck station tracking.
• Prepares set-up packets for changeovers.
• Partners with logistics for planning, including attendance in daily meetings.
• Partners with PTL(s) to provide input to training matrices in effort to ensure manpower flexibility.
• Establishes strong and effective working relationships that are conducive to maintaining a positive work environment.
• Ensures team members are trained, in accordance with training matrices and onboarding plans, understand their roles and responsibilities, and are given appropriate performance feedback.
• Promotes and drives the organization’s vision and utilization of KPS (Lean Manufacturing) methodologies.
• Ensures compliance with all company procedures and policies; addresses issues and lack of compliance through coaching and feedback and escalates as necessary.
• Provides interviewing support as necessary.
• Understands and adheres to current company health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures, including ISO14001.  Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action regarding safety, health, and environmental concerns.
• Understands and adheres to current company quality policies and procedures, including IATF16949.  Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action regarding product quality. Uses standard inspection equipment or CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) to check parts produced.  Inspects parts to operator QCI (Quality Control Instructions) requirements.
• Responsible for first piece inspection by assuring all print tolerances are held after set-up and accurately completes job cards.  Fills out SPC (Statistical Process Control) charts and all charts required for the operation, where applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including coverage on line and in other departments/shifts as required.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Action oriented:  Demonstrates ability to take action and lead by example.  Enthusiastically demonstrates sense of urgency.

• Self-Motivated:  Demonstrates ability to take initiative and drive to achieve results.
• Accountability:  Demonstrates ability to take responsibility and maintains sense of ownership and follow through on commitments.  Sets high standards of performance.  
• Communication:  Demonstrates ability to convey and distribute information effectively and encompass strong speaking, presentation, written and listening skills.  Ability to create an environment for open communication.
• Teamwork:  Demonstrates ability to work well with others to accomplish common goals and build a positive climate and trusting relationships within teams.
• Leadership:  Demonstrates ability to give direction, motivate, manage and reward performance, provide constructive feedback and foster individual professional development
• Reliability:  Demonstrates dependability, accountability and trust.  Follows processes and meets commitments.
• Decision-making:  Demonstrates ability to discover opportunities in challenges, seek profit and sustainable growth, make courageous while sound decisions and demonstrate a good business understanding

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has supervisory responsibilities as it relates to workflow.  This role is not responsible for management of personnel but will be competent in basic conflict resolution and problem solving.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience in production/manufacturing environment 
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques with emphasis on Standardized Work, Continuous Improvement, 5S, and JIT principles
• Ability to work overtime as needed both daily and weekends

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

In performing the essential elements of this position, the following physical activities are required. The activities are measured in the amount of on-the-job time that is spent performing these activities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

May be exposed to moderate heat, light dust, fumes, extreme temperatures, noise and hazards such as electrical shock or gases.  Some outside assignments could involve exposure to adverse weather conditions.  Adequate hearing protection is required for 85 decibels and above.

WHO WE ARE
R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. has a rich history of innovative design and American manufacturing excellence. Headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania, our dedicated team supply components for the trucking and transportation industry worldwide. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and a proud member of Knorr-Bremse Group. Whatever your career path, Sheppard is committed to delivering diverse experiences, challenging opportunities and an unparalleled commitment to ethics and integrity.

R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.