ABOUT LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES
Landscape Structures Inc. has been the leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment in the world for 50 years. Our employee-owned company designs community and school playgrounds that encourage kids of all ages and abilities to learn persistence, leadership, competition, bravery, support, and empathy through play. Landscape Structures pushes the limits-of design, inclusion, play-to help kids realize there is no limit to what they can do today and in the future. For a better tomorrow, we play today.
OUR VALUES
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The WFC is responsible the daily department production activity, facilitates departmental workflow, and supports the activities and department goals of their assigned work function or work cell.
Hours: M-F 1 PM - 9PM Earn a shift differential of $3/hr on top of your hourly rate!
Duties and Responsibilities
This individual spends about 80% of their time in the process: Owns the process boards Reviews and has visibility to past due items Flow one job staging Identify and navigate bottle necks Pacing product/flow Training If the designated trainer or fills in for others so that training can happen Looks for parts (escalates after 5 minutes) Acts as the first line of defense for product and people concerns Actively participates in the daily output of assigned area.
This individual spends about 20% of their time working on administrative duties: Presentations & Newspapers: Supports the participation and contributes to the Qboards, newspapers, and presentations. Hot jobs or area priorities: responsible for attending to pressing department issues Participates in daily team huddles Provides real time communication of area disruptions or changes to appropriate parties. Follows leader standard work. Other duties as assigned. Attributes Action Orientated: Takes pride in their work; pursues work with energy, drive, and a need to finish; enjoys seeing work completed; is action oriented and full of energy for the things they see as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others. Composure Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis. Customer Focus Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Directing Others & Job Planning Is good at establishing clear directions; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator; Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; gets proper work completed; escalated when needed; assigns tasks with fairness and efficiency in mind. Functional/Technical Skills Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. Process Management Is Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources. Time Management Uses their time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates their efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others Qualifications
Demonstrated technical knowledge of assigned operation/equipment 2+ years manufacturing experience preferred Demonstrated technical knowledge of assigned operation/equipment Demonstrated understanding of lean principles strongly preferred Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and an ERP system strongly preferred Ability to lift up to 50Lbs.
Come as you are! We welcome anyone with tattoos, piercings, and/or dyed hair.
Landscape Structures is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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