Red Dot Corporation, the leading producer of premium mobile HVAC units and components for heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, is recruiting for the following position:

Reports to: Production Supervisor               

Department: Core

FLSA Status: Regular, Non-Exempt

Shift: 1 (Days) 

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking a skilled Area Team Lead to join our dynamic team within our fabrication department. The ideal candidate will possess a strong mechanical aptitude with a strong experience in fabricating and assembling metal components, ensuring high-quality standards while adhering to safety protocols. This Area Team Lead will work with a variety of different gauges of sheet metals plus working with utilizing various tools and machinery which includes brake presses, CNC / Amada turret punch presses, spot-welding machines to help bend, form, and shape sheet metal components according to our engineering drawings and specifications.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Team Leadership: Supervise and guide a team of 8 or more production associates, providing direction, support, and mentorship to ensure optimal performance and adherence to safety and quality standards. Work with closely Production Supervisor to ensure all competed assignments are in accordance with engineering drawings and meets customers’ requirements. Conduct daily meetings with staff under direction of production supervisors. Assists production supervisors with daily goals and production metrics. 

2. Production Oversight: Monitor and manage daily production activities, by assisting with metrics daily production metrics to ensure that fabrication assignments are met through established goals and objectives.

3. Quality Assurance: Conduct regular inspections of work pieces to verify conformance to specifications, working alongside quality control personnel to ensure quality standards are consistently upheld. Follow proper blueprint and posted procedures when making decisions when measuring parts with calipers on completed fabricated sub-assemblies.

4. Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement improvements that increase efficiency and reduce waste.

5. Equipment Management: Ensure that all machinery and equipment are properly maintained and calibrated, coordinating with maintenance teams to address any issues promptly. Assists with uploading programs for functionality of brake presses, Amada / CNC punch presses, and spot welding machines.

6. Documentation: Maintain accurate records of production activities, including work orders and inspection reports for compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. Assists production supervisors with daily goals and production metrics. Reports disruptions through WRO system caused by the failure of people, tools, machinery or materials to the supervisor.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent, required

Experience

• Minimum of two years of experience in a leadership position, preferred
• Able to communicate and manage work priorities and proper work practices effectively 
• Ability to interpret blueprints
• Must be able to stand for at least ten hours a day
• Visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess distance, color and depth;  

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Must have the ability to sit or stand at computer for extended periods of time 
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and motor control to use common drafting implements and calculators.

Red Dot Corporation offers the following total compensation package for this role:

• Paid Sick Time/Paid Sick and Safe Time.
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Average of 14 paid holidays per year.
• Employer sponsored PPO Medical Plans, with employer subsidized premiums of at least 70% for non-tobacco users.
• Employer sponsored PPO Dental Plans dental, with employer subsidized premiums of at least 70% for non-tobacco users.
• Employer sponsored Vision Plans.
• Free Employee Assistance Program to all employees.
• Free Benefit Advocate access for insurance benefit inquiries.
• 401(k) employer contribution of 3% of annual salary*, regardless of participation.
• 100% ESOP Company, with vesting beginning after 1,000 hours.
• Employer Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) premiums.
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability Insurance premiums.
• Employer Paid Washington State FML payroll taxes.
• Voluntary Benefits such as: Flexible Spending Accounts, Daycare Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability Insurance, etc.

Red Dot is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

TO APPLY:

For Internal Candidates: If interested, please submit your Statement of Interest and Resume to Human Resources. Incomplete submission packets will not be considered.