Production Team Leader

This job is a first-level supervisor at a large site (>800 employees) supervising ~25 - 50 ee’s or a non-supervisory team lead of a support function and typically reports into a second-level manager. Provides direct supervision to semi-skilled employees within a single function or work group. This includes establishing annual plans/objectives and interpretation of policies related to the functional area. Contributes to policy development. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Receives assignments in the form of tasks and goals and follows established processes to meet the goals of the unit. Executes budgets, develops schedules, and enforces policies and procedures. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the division’s/department’s operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Provides immediate supervision to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks and checking work at regular intervals. Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies. Participates in the interviewing and hiring process. Reviews employees’ performance and recommends employee compensation; coaches for improved performance and recommends disciplinary action as necessary. Approves overtime schedules and working hours. Interacts directly with subordinates and peer groups; engages in routine exchanges of information; interactions with external contacts, if applicable, would be monitored. Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Contributes to monthly forecasts and owns daily/weekly output and quality targets. Manages the performance, motivation and satisfaction of all the team and processes to ensure key quality, output and efficiency targets are met. Manages the training and skill development and growth of all staff to ensure multi skilled capability. Ensures all return to work interviews and first level disciplinary hearings are conducted in a timely, consistent and professional manner. Management of controllable operating expenditure eg scrap, consumables **Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**: - In-depth knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process. - Knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit. - Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics. - Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers. - Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment. - Controls more than one production line and/or Customer **Physical Demands**: - Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc. - Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. - May require occasional travel. - Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines **Typical Experience**: - Four to six years’ relevant experience. **Typical Education**: - Bachelor’s degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Educational Requirements may vary by Geography **Notes**: Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). **COMPANY OVERVIEW**: Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers. Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from rec