Manufacturing Utility Lead

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $3B in revenue, and employ approximately 12,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity. 

What We Offer: 

• 8% Shift Premium for night shift
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Utility Operator will monitor, organize and schedule the daily activities of associates and monitor product resources ensuring that customer and AFL specifications are met. In this role, the Utility Operator will be qualified to operate all production lines in their assigned area. Their objective is to support the line operators on their team to maximize production while also ensuring safety and quality requirements are followed. In this role, they are expected to assist with changeovers, support new operators in building their proficiency, monitoring workflow, solve process problems, and complete tasks as assigned by their shift supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assess daily production schedules and plan to ensure uninterrupted flow as well as fulfillment of customer delivery requirements.
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of team members.
• Ensure WIP, tooling, and other needed items are staged for the next run at each line.
• Provide the necessary support, training, and troubleshooting to ensure an effective team.
• Cover for unplanned operator absences.
• Develop training documents and facilitate training; assist in trouble shooting issues.
• Troubleshoot and intervene as needed to address and resolve disruptions as quickly as possible in order to maintain product flow.
• Establish appropriate channels of feedback to inform upstream departments of defects.
• Review/update completed nonconforming reports for accuracy and publish KPI metrics as assigned daily.
• Lead and/or participate in improvements activities
• Responsible for 5s activities for assigned area.
• Monitor performance and provide feedback to Manager.
• Adhere to and promote the environmental, health & safety policies of AFL.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Personal Qualities

• Self-starter with integrity and self-confidence, who can work with limited supervision.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks while dealing with shifting priorities
• Self-reliant, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and teamwork skills; comfortable engaging others as necessary to complete assignments.
• Ability to follow strict test procedures and maintain objective attitude towards testing results.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to schedule and monitor work activity and adjust as needed to meet commitments.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization and with customers.
• Ability to apply basic math and numeric reasoning to solve problems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years of manufacturing experience
• Understanding of manufacturing safety standards
• Previous manufacturing / quality related experience in the cable industry preferred.
• Oracle, QTS, and ETQ system knowledge preferred.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Outlook, Access, Word and Excel.
• Basic understanding of Environment Health and Safety (EHS) management systems to include general safety rules, personal protective equipment, hazard recognition, behavioral based safety, incident reporting requirements, and environmental regulations
• Practical Understanding of EHS and quality systems

Working Conditions

• Factory manufacturing environment assigned to either a night or dayshift working a 3-2-2 shift schedule. The work includes frequent lifting, walking, and standing.

Minimum Education
High School or G.E.D