Company Overview

When you feel connected to your work, you feel more engaged. At Haworth, you can pursue a career that offers you ample opportunity to build your portfolio and expand your skillset in an exciting and inclusive environment. Join a company that values innovation, inspiration, and you! HAWORTH is a global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. As a valued member of our team, you can make your mark on the world and reach your full potential within a culture of connectivity.

Here at Haworth, our Members enjoy the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance starting day 1
• 401K with company match
• 4 weeks PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Holiday pay
• Parental leave
• 24/7 Newly renovated onsite gym
• Opportunity for overtime (Paid at time and a half)

PLUS, up to $100 in food vouchers provided during your first 2 weeks!

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Team Leader to join our team in our wood plant on 2nd shift (4X10) in the Holland, MI (One Haworth Center) facility.

Schedule

• 3:00pm-1:30am, Monday-Thursday. OT schedule is 8 hours on Fridays as required. No Saturdays or Sundays (unless you volunteer)!

As a Team Leader, you will:

• Leads team to meet safety, quality, schedule, cost, culture, and environmental goals through effective coaching and training to distribution/production team members. Actively assumes production job responsibilities of any team member.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of experience working in a team based manufacturing environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain powered industrial truck (hilo) certification
• Current and continuing right to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Ability to lift/move products weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work comfortably when exposed to noise, dust, fumes, dirt, solvent, glue, grease, oil, paint, heat, and/or vibrations.
  Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Ability to work in Holland, MI without relocation assistance
• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with machinery such as nip presses and similar equipment
• Proven experience troubleshooting machinery with strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience with diverse teams
• Exceptional communication skills
• Experience in conflict resolution and team dynamics
• Strong organizational and time management abilities
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and demonstrate flexibility in a dynamic environment
• Knowledge in SAP and Microsoft Office Suite
• Lean manufacturing training or certification
• Industry experience in manufacturing, preferably in office furniture or automotive sectors
• Relevant certifications or licensures (e.g., Powered Industrial Truck (PIT))

Essential Functions

• Launches daily work schedule within the department/area: 
  • Determines and posts daily/weekly schedules for employees.
  • Confirms daily attendance and labor needs to ensure adequate staffing to meet schedule.
  • Queries daily production/shipping schedule and determines employee assignments.
  • Collaborates with team leads in other areas to deploy labor.
  • Updates production metrics.
• Serves as communication conduit between leadership and line employees:
  • Relays organizational priorities, current schedule and productivity  information, and employee updates during team meetings and via team boards;  updates and maintains team boards. 
  • Ensures work is appropriately handed over to subsequent shift, and all cross-shift communication is completed.
  • Responds to and refers individual employee inquiries by reaching out to appropriate organizational representative, (e.g. supervisor, HR, payroll, etc.).  Actively listens to employees to build trust and enhance team relationships.
  • Administers vacation policy.
• Conducts scheduled GEMBA walks and audits (safety, quality, 5S):
  • Reports concerns or problems to appropriate representative (safety, quality, engineering, etc.) and notifies supervisor.
  • Actively participates in investigating and resolving identified issues.
• Researches and resolves production problems (e.g. parts shortages, supply chain disruptions, and machine downtime), and communicates status to all affected areas:
  • Tracks down missing product and expedites “Hot” products to complete schedule (may often require personally producing new parts).
  • Identifies and searches for solutions to ongoing issues
• Trains employees and provides guidance on new processes:
  • Updates and maintains departmental Statements of Work (SOW).
  • Updates individual employee training records.
  • Completes error reports, alerts supervisor and may provide employee feedback.
• May serve as supervisor back-up, overseeing operations in supervisor absence. Attends Tier 2 and may attend Tier 3 meetings.
• Participates in and may lead continuous improvement activities and/or Haworth production system projects.
• May assume other individual responsibilities, such as participate in new hire orientation or perform production control coordinator duties, based on area of expertise or interest.
• Rotates through department work centers based on business need.
• Works overtime as needed.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.