Zone Leader

Steelcase is in the office furniture industry – in fact, we’re the global leader – but we’re in the business of creating inspiring spaces that help people love how they work. We’ve been around for nearly 100 years but we’re not afraid to change with the times. Steelcase has 14,000 employees, multiple manufacturing plants and sales offices, plus dealers in more than 800 places around the world. We’re small enough to know you but big enough to offer you many different ways to learn and grow. Last year, we sold more than $3 billion worth of architecture, furniture and technology products.

Position Description –

Zone Leaders provide first line leadership for a team of distribution employees.  Activities will include general distribution/shipping work. 

 

Primary Responsibilities –

Their primary objectives are establishing, maintaining and improving: standardized work

and  shipping processes. Primary responsibilities include focus on cost, people, speed and quality. The majority of a Zone Leader’s time is on the floor to provide support and quick response for problems questions, suggestions, training needs, and providing catch-up and fill-in to help operators . Other than these short-term emergent situations, ZLs are responsible for maintaining and improving processes. 

 

  • Establish, maintain, and improve standardized work:
  • Organization and general operation.
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    Skills and Abilities –

                   Must understand and be able to have a positive impact on the basic elements of SPS for a zone (standardized work, flow, pull, elimination of waste).

                   Able to use the standard tools appropriate for the Zone Leader level of responsibility.

                   Able to effectively use problem solving methods to achieve process improvements.

                   Requires a thorough knowledge of distribution requirements and responsibilities of the assigned zone.

                   Must be able to recognize and set priorities regarding manpower and production schedule.

                   Must be able to train in proper operation and quality standards.

                   Must be able to lead effective meetings.