Production Team Leader

About the role

Reporting to the Production Group Leader (Supervisor), the Team Leader will support approximately 5-10 team members on a production work team.

Responsibilities

• Utilize leader standard work to coach, develop and build capabilities of team members
• Assimilate and train new team members within their area/zone
• Communicate safety news, quality findings, human resources updates and line rate/goals to team in daily pre-shift meeting
• Ensure all team members are following safety procedures
• Obtain proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for team members when necessary
• Work with team members to generate and support ideas for Continuous Improvement
• Hold team members accountable for adherence to standardized work and safety guidelines
• Escalate any production issues/systemic problems to Group Leaders
• Maintain shift-to-shift communications with other Team Leaders and Group Leaders
• Update and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and other metrics for area/zone

Requirements

• Prior experience leading others in a work or volunteer capacity
• Understanding of manufacturing processes is preferred
• Genuine people-centric mentality and a heart for servant leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Problem solving and troubleshooting ability
• Proven leadership capabilities
• High school diploma or equivalent