Production Team Leader

Description

**ABOUT US** **PHINIA:** Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. PHINIA is an independent, market\-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards. **Our Culture** PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously. **Career Opportunities** We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow. **JOB PURPOSE** **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** **PHINIA:** Promoting sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. PHINIA is an independent, market\-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12\.500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. At PHINIA, we provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. By doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our employees and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to rigorous ethical standards. **Our Culture** PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously. **Career Opportunities** We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees and customers, and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow. **Required Qualifications:** High school diploma or equivalent; Availability to work three shifts; Two years of experience in production activities. **Preferred Qualifications:** Technical high school diploma in mechanical, electrical/electronic, administrative, or related fields; Knowledge of manufacturing management systems and leadership training; **Key Responsibilities:** Lead production operator teams to achieve productivity targets set in schedules, within predefined quality standards. Lead productive sector work teams based on guidelines and targets established by Coordination, assigning tasks to team members, monitoring their development, evaluating existing operational resources, labor requirements, and other factors, clarifying doubts, proposing corrective solutions to identified deviations, assessing performance, and identifying training needs — all aimed at optimizing departmental operations. Lead production operator teams to achieve productivity targets set in schedules, within predefined quality standards. Lead productive sector work teams based on guidelines and targets established by Coordination, assigning tasks to team members, monitoring their development, evaluating existing operational resources, labor requirements, and other factors, clarifying doubts, proposing corrective solutions to identified deviations, assessing performance, and identifying training needs — all aimed at optimizing departmental operations. Monitor production targets based on received instructions and/or production plans and programs, tracking work execution. Introduce new operators to production processes/machines, providing necessary information and clarifying doubts to enable them to perform their duties effectively. Understand, train, and raise awareness among operators regarding work instructions and other company documents/policies, as well as PHINIA’s principles and values — ensuring correct service execution and continuous improvement in the department. Provide necessary operational resources to carry out departmental tasks, suggesting improvements in workforce distribution across respective production lines under your responsibility. Monitor departmental KPIs containing information related to SPQVC involved in task execution, based on received and/or collected data, preparing spreadsheets and/or charts and forwarding them to your immediate supervisor for control purposes. Communicate occurrences between shifts. Engage and collaborate with support departments when required for production. Meet external or internal customer production schedules, based on instructions from your immediate supervisor, mobilizing human and operational resources to achieve desired results. Evaluate subordinate performance according to established guidelines, analyzing performance, discussing observed strengths and weaknesses in task execution, and recommending corrective actions when necessary — to provide *feedback*. Support cost reduction programs, MELCO (continuous improvement), suggestion plans, audits, and others — promoting dissemination of applicable principles and procedures and monitoring compliance with established guidelines to optimize and ensure success. Participate in and promote teamwork among employees to foster cohesive teams focused on achieving better operational results. Monitor annual cyclic and physical inventory activities, evaluating progress, identifying potential operational issues, and implementing corrective actions. Maintain and encourage a positive workplace environment, striving to enhance satisfaction among team members under your responsibility — with organizational climate survey results serving as the primary indicator. **What We Offer** We offer compensation and benefits programs designed to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an exceptionally talented and globally diverse workforce at all levels of our organization. Our compensation programs are based on market data and business needs, and we are committed to delivering fair and competitive pay. We are committed to providing our team with competitive, high\-quality benefits programs — including health and wellness resources, family\-centered policies, and an agile workplace program where not restricted by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value. We offer formal development opportunities at all levels and career stages. These opportunities are delivered in various formats to make our solution portfolio agile, sustainable, and scalable — supporting our employees in developing the skills necessary for success. **PHINIA Values** Product Leadership \- Innovation that delivers value to our customers Humility \- Seeking diverse perspectives and collaborating effectively Inclusion \- Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional Net\-Zero \- Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction, and beneficial reuse Integrity \- Taking ownership of our decisions and doing what is right Accountability \- Taking ownership of our actions and delivering results. **Safety** You will always hear us say "Safety First"! We are committed to continuously improving our strong safety performance, supporting the health and well\-being of our employees! We also believe that employee health and safety is everyone's responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures, and to identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risks. Work is expected to be conducted emphasizing incident and illness prevention, including participation in all meetings and tr