About The Role

The Gearing Lead is responsible for all gearing shop activities. You will drive team activities to meet department goals/KPIs, ensures the shop is properly supplied, ensures all equipment is within calibration requirements, provides training and guidance to other gearing technicians, sets workload assignments for the team, prioritizes work to meet customer demands, and communicates any issues with the department supervisor and/or manager.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for communications to production supervisor, gearing team members, other departments, etc., to accomplish production goals
• Leads team activities and efforts to meet department goals, supports supervisor in assigning daily tasks
• Maintains production status report and communicates daily to Production supervisor and/or manager
• Updates work instructions for orders as needed
• Coordinates with Application Engineering to verify accuracy of BOMs
• Confirms TO's after orders have been picked
• Receives delivery notes and moves parts to correct locations in SAP within designated timeframe. Notifies production supervisor/manager of any quantity discrepancies
• Closes out all orders in a timely manner
• Performs quality inspections and documentation on finished goods prior to shipping
• Verifies parts quality and follows process for reporting bad parts to the quality team
• Maintains a quality review and training program
• Champions the WEG safety culture
• Ensures all team members comply with all PPE requirements
• Ensures team cohesion, accountability, and compliance with all WEG policies
• Delegates and verify all daily equipment operation checklists are properly completed
• Supports the production supervisor in special projects to improve overall efficiency and productivity
• Implements improvements through Kaizen projects
• Issues and verify all daily cleaning assignments (5S champion)
• Conducts daily team meetings to review team performance and KPI's. Updates team with capacity percentages (weekly / monthly)

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience

Knowledge/ training (preferred):

• Extensive knowledge of gear assembly & schematics
• Understand and follow safety procedures
• Accomplished mechanical assembly experience
• Proven history of properly following written procedures
• Proficient in the use and operation of manual tools and power tools in hands-on applications
• Forklift operation experience required
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office software
• Experienced utilization of SAP or other business software required
• Ability to coordinate all production orders, using all available resources, to completion per schedule
• Proficient in use of all test equipment procedures and interpreting test results accurately
• Ability to identify physical nonconformities on gear boxes
• Knowledge to properly identify materials & components gear assembly
• Ability to guide and perform training for team technicians on all gear assembly

Education

• High school education is required

About WEG Electric Corp.

WEG is the largest industrial electric motor manufacturer in the Americas and one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world producing more than 21 million units annually. Founded in 1961, WEG operates mainly in the sector of capital goods, having five main businesses: Motors, Energy, Automation, Coatings Transmission & Distribution, providing global solutions for electric motors, variable frequency drives, soft starters, controls, panels, transformers, and generators. The US corporate office is located in Duluth, GA with manufacturing units in Minnesota, Indiana and Missouri with over 30 thousand employees worldwide. Visit our website to learn more: www.weg.net

We offer a pleasant work environment, competitive compensation and full benefits package. To Apply: All candidates must submit an updated resume and complete our application in order to be considered for this position. You must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. WEG does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status.