POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for lead duties in spring-up and frames. The Lead Person will insure that daily departmental goals are met and assist Plant Management with leading, guiding, and directing a group of associates while meeting Sutter Street Mfg. objectives in safety, service, quality, and cost.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Train, lead, and direct a team of associates to perform daily tasks promptly and with high standards in order to achieve departmental and facility production goals using documented SOPs.
• Lead through example by performing department tasks safely, correctly, and quickly; demonstrating integrity and acting in a responsible and accountable manner.
• Establish and promote hard work ethics through teamwork and collaboration with associates.
• Utilize William’s Sonoma’s Mission, Vision, and Values to govern daily activities, including guidance to other associates and departments.
• Solicit opinions of team members on departmental operations in an effort to maximize productivity and quality objectives.
• Share business information with teammates through floor presence, suggest improvements to current techniques.
• Promote safety awareness and cultivate the safety culture throughout the company
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by communicating safety topics and conducting safety audits
• Works cooperatively and harmoniously with supervisor, co-workers, and others
• Train and direct a team of associates to achieve departmental and division production goals in order to provide customers with the ultimate delivery experience.
• Control the workflow on the floor to include prioritizing team goals to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Track productivity, research and resolve issues, provide feedback on productivity and quality related performance to teammates, peers and manager by using departmental resources
• Coordinate team assignments by balancing resources as the volume requires.
• Willingness to be a part of a team performing other duties as necessary
• Ability to multitask and be extremely detailed while performing all tasks and reports
• Other projects as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years of experience in an upholstery manufacturing environment preferred; supervisory experience is preferred
• Basic Microsoft Office Suite product knowledge
• Good math and reading skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively as a team with other associates and managers 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment 
• Have a strong sense of urgency and time management to meet established deadlines