Material Handling Group Leader - Night Shift

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides leadership to ensure employees demonstrate appropriate work skills, technical accuracy, efficiency and conformity to company policies.

• Plans and directs team activities and establishes production priorities.

• Coordinates Receiving activities with all departments.

• Maximizes productivity of teams through proficient use of equipment, tools and software applications.

• Researches and develops resources that create timely and efficient workflow.

• Reviews and analyzes causes of production, operating or quality problems and helps to determine solutions.

• Communicates and implements company policies and procedures. Monitors enforcement of policies on a fair and consistent basis.

• Relays and shares information with employees and other departments in a timely manner.

• Schedules meetings with staff and attends meetings with other departments to ensure optimum communication.

• Regularly monitors each team member's adherence to safe work practices and company's safety policies.

• Provides positive and negative feedback to employees verbally and in writing.

• Documents feedback through Confirmations of Conversations (COC) or reprimands.

• Conducts or participates in performance reviews for employees.

• Ensures employees receive appropriate training necessary to meet and exceed job expectations.

• Helps identify and mentor employees with potential as future leaders.

• Participates in development of departmental budget and implements cost reduction programs.

• Prepares activities reports for guidance of management.

• Provides technical support to the Environmental Services Section of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety primarily in the area of hazardous (chemical), waste management, Assistance with environmental compliance programs will occasionally be necessary.

• Duties related to EH&S include:

• Identification of potential hazardous waste streams.

• Collection and transportation of hazardous waste from generators to a storage area.

• Training Receiving personnel on proper storage and documentation.

• Arranging for waste disposal via a commercial vendor.

• Maintaining waste paperwork and reporting, following EHS standard operating procedures.

• Scheduling timely waste pick-ups and treatment.

• Providing oversight of Main Accumulation Site, housekeeping, labeling etc.

• Assisting EHS personnel with packaging and transportation of waste from generation point to storage areas.

• Assisting with environmental compliance programs and perform other functions as needed and identified by the Area Leader, or EHS Manager in support of other EHS programs.

• Communicating all concerns with EHS Manager.

• Serving as Emergency Spill First Responder.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.

• Two Years Experience as Team Leader or Other Leadership Experience

• Strong knowledge of PGT products and processes

• Preferred: At least one-year experience segregating and packaging for disposal of typical indudstrial wastes.

• Experience with packaging, transporting and managing biological waste program

• Participate in annual RCRA standards, and/or Spill Response training

LANGUAGE / COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Must be able to communicate well with employees, management and co-workers

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Must be able to calculate and determine accuracy of staff’s calculations

REASONING ABILITY

Must be able to assess complex situations and make appropriate decisions

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None required, training will be provided through PGT in regard to PGT chemical and hazardous waste policies. Refresher training is required annually.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Usual office environment with frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing. Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone. Frequently work in un-air-conditioned manufacturing plant environment

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel occasionally domestically.

Occasional: activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequent: activity exists 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.