Group Leader

Donaldson is committed to solving the world's most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.

Purpose: To add value to the company through daily leadership of the various assembly and off-line operations, ensuring the production of quality products at the lowest possible cost. Position primarily serves immediate team members with which a professional relationship must be maintained.

Essential Functions:

• Lead the production department(s) which includes assigning work, encouraging team involvement, scheduling work, ensuring needed equipment is maintained and purchased, and developing and following departmental budget
• Foster employee engagement, empowerment, and team work.
• Coach team members, through problem solving, to identify problem areas and solve them
• Monitor production orders or schedules to ensure product is manufactured, and scheduled delivery dates are met in order to plan department operations
• Coordinate department schedule and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of product meets specifications
• Train team members on procedures, methods, problem solving, prints, programming, quality requirements, and safety
• Coach team members on safety improvements/surveys and department inspections, and follow-up on safety issues
• Utilize manager and/or supervisor to assist in solving unresolved work-related problems
• Assist with machine set-up, preventative maintenance, and machine repair when necessary
• Aid on-line at critical production points
• Assist manager and/or supervisor to uniformly, consistently, and fairly administer applicable plant policies practices, and procedures
• Maintain accurate records of production within department
• Comply with all DOT, HAZMAT and environmental policies and procedures
• Use all designated Personal Protective Equipment as required

While this list is representative of essential job duties, it is not an all-inclusive list of duties required to perform this role. Other duties may be assigned in order to fulfill Donaldson's mission, vision and strategic plan objectives.

Qualifications:

• A combination of education and experience, generally acquired through the attainment of a high school diploma, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience
• Familiar with lean concepts
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suites
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong willingness to take initiative
• High Integrity
• Strong accountability skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate ability to:

• Work effectively with limited supervision
• Maintain good working relationships with all plant personnel
• Exhibit mechanical aptitude

Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.