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Must communicate well with the press crew, schedulers, and all other plant personnel.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nThe duties and responsibilities of the Team Lead are detailed below, but not limited to the following:\nResponsible for optimization of the press and working with the team to ensure an efficient and productive shift. \nEqually responsible for maximizing productivity at the saw and stretch, including optimization of saw operation, following work orders closely, and constantly communicating with the saw team.\nEnsure that all product exiting the press and saw adheres to Almag’s quality standards.\nTake the initiative to assign roles to team members at start of shift.\nResponsible for ensuring all team crews are up to speed in terms of training - work with General Manager to ensure team members understand all aspects of the role. \nWork closely and continuously while in constant communication with the shift supervisor, maintenance, die shop, quality and scheduling teams to resolve any issues and discrepancies\nRotate individuals on press, and set break and/or lunch schedules as necessary to ensure a continuous operation.\nEnsure die change operators are following the schedule and being proactive about die setups throughout the shift.\nEnsure all EPICS entries are being done correctly by the press and saw teams including billet lengths, cut offs, cut sizes, etc., and highlight any special notes and instructions that the team needs to focus on. \nEnsure all notes are being put into EPICS related to downtime, die fails, quality issues, and schedule adherence. \nEnsure all quality checks are completed and recorded at the required frequency at the press and saw.\nReview product scans and ensure material meets specifications. \nTake ownership of NCRs and quality issues with the press team to arrive at a solution, and document best practices to avoid the issue from occurring again in the future. \nEnsure saw team is packing skids securely and all material coming off the saw is cleaned, free of defects and is good quality product adhering to our quality standards.\n Ensure operators are conducting quality checks for visual & dimensional requirements as well as according to control plans or test inspection procedures.\nEnsure any material that is out of spec is either scrapped or rectified. If material needs to be kept for QA approval or subsequent re-work, ensure it is properly tagged with a red tag. \nEnsure compliance with all quality related policies, procedures and system requirements.\nParticipate in accident/incident investigation processes & complete corrective actions with Shift Supervisor as required.\nCirculate constantly throughout the line (press, saw and stretcher) and ensure all 3 are functioning optimally.\nEscalate issues with the maintenance team immediately for any mechanical related downtime. Work in a collaborative team to come up with timely solutions.\nIssue maintenance work orders as required to formalize the process and ensure correct follow ups are done.\nAct as the primary point of contact regarding 5S and ensuring the line is clean and tidy throughout the shift.\nCommunicate any deviations from the schedule to the shift supervisor and discuss ways to optimize adhering to the schedule using a collaborative approach.\nEnsure materials (billets, skids, separators, etc.) are available at press for duration of the shift.\nBe proactive in communicating with forklift drivers when materials are required.\nVerify alloys when changing logs with forklift drivers and ensure they are correctly delivered.\nResponsible for setting up the next shift for success by ensuring smooth continuation of production through cleanliness, schedule adherence, material preparation, and communication of any non-conformances.\nReview metrics at end of shift (shift report) and ensure all downtime and comments and breakdown of downtime is put into EPICS. \n Discuss any prevalent mechanical issues with following shift, and ensure enough materials are available. \nContinuous Improvement is everyone’s responsibility in ALMAG’s high-performance culture. We not only value your input, we look to you to actively work to improve the processes you do, by eliminating waste (non-value add) and variation that results in customer dissatisfaction.\nHEALTH & SAFETY\nObserves all legislative requirements of the Occupational Safety & Health Act;\nProvide a workplace free from serious recognized hazards and comply with standards, rules and regulations issued under the OSH Act.\nExamine workplace conditions to make sure they conform to applicable OSHA standards.\nMake sure employees have and use safe tools and equipment and properly maintain this equipment.\nUse color codes, posters, labels, or signs to warn employees of potential hazards.\n Establish or update operating procedures and communicate them so that employees follow safety and health requirements.\nProvide safety training in a language and vocabulary workers can understand.\nFor hazardous chemicals in the workplace, ensure the development and implementation of a hazard communication 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