Group Leader

Job description for Group Lead

For those contacted to interview, must come IN-PERSON to our ALLEN PARK office.

Our Client is responsible for transporting new vehicles from the manufacturer plant to satellite lots and is seeking to hire a SUPERVISOR yard leader for their Taylor lot.

Position Summary

Group Leader, Yard Mgmt. report directly to the designated Yard Manager.

Accountabilities include. Service development; coordination with Yard Manager and Team Leaders to ensure service commitment and realization.

Group Leader will also have responsibility for Work Quality Standards, Loss and Damage Prevention., Claims, Document Control, Safety and handle personnel matters.

Group Leader will present damage prevention or process changes as required. They will attend customer meetings, phone conferences, understand customer requirements and meet or exceed their expectations. Group Leader will generate alternatives and make recommendations on improving area work process.

Group Leader will fill in for the Yard Manager as necessary and ensure all processes are documented and update as necessary.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Building and dispatching loads for transportation carriers

2. Creating and filing damage claims

3. Vehicle tracking, management of production vehicle builds

4. Inspection and arrival of inbound vehicles.

5. Managing a staff of 25 employees. Very fast paced environment.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Education

4-year college degree or 4 years’ management experience.

Training

1. Demonstrated “expert” level usage of MS office products including Excel, Access, and Power Point.

2. Understanding and experience with Total Quality management

Skills

1. Teamwork, decision-making, problem solving, communications, customer focus, confidentiality, planning, organizing, process management, tolerance of ambiguity, and time management.

2. Analytical skills

3. The ability to determine trends and anomalies

Experience

1. Successful Team Leader or equivalent experience in a prior position.

2. Experience with meeting valid external customer requirements, supervisory/managerial

capabilities, process management, and PC skills.

Nonessential Skills and Experience:

1. Ability to lead and motivate others

2. Engenders trust

3. Understands and uses functional expertise to contribute.

4. Accepts ownership, is accountable, and delivers on commitments.

5. Oriented towards continuous learning

6. Experience with QMS / ISO 9001

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical and mental demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

On the job the employee must:

Have natural or corrected eyesight capable of conducting inspections in varying levels of light.

Have normal range of hearing, or corrected hearing, to be able to respond to normal workplace sounds including approaching vehicles.

Mental

On the job the employee must be able to perform these functions on a daily basis:

Read and comprehend written word

Write

Perform calculations

Communicate orally

Reason and analyze

Comprehend directions/instructions

Environmental

On the job the employee:

May be exposed to excessive noise depending on job location and operations in progress

May be around moving machinery and equipment on a daily basis

Depending on work location, may be exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity

May be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, radiation, chemicals depending on the work location

May be required to drive motorized equipment depending on the work location

Potentially walks on uneven ground

May be required to drive motorized equipment such as golf cart or company vehicle

General sign-off:

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role

model in the adherence to policies.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Overtime

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Taylor, MI 48180