Team Lead 1st Shift

Position Facility: Watertown

About the Role

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Pay

$30.87/hr - $37.01/hr

Schedule

4:30am – 3:30pm, Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands).

Responsibilities

• Effectively lead the assigned Production Line team in the areas of safety, quality, and cost
• Be a safety champion and address issues with safety immediately
• Evaluate and coordinate training needs and efforts of production team members required for the current production processes, including quality and safety training
• Evaluate daily staffing needs of the line against the production schedule to maintain budgeted resources and to maximize line output
• Coach and monitor the performance and development of team members, providing feedback and documenting results through performance appraisals and progressive discipline
• Lead daily team meetings
• Complete daily performance reports and shift paperwork
• Effectively communicate information to members and coaches
• Lead process improvement initiatives on the line
• Ability to spend time on other shifts for training when required

Requirements

• Two years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role, highly preferred
• Good communication/listening skills required
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner
• Ability to problem solve effectively and efficiently
• Ability to lead by example and involve others in the decision-making process
• Ability to innovate
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and be flexible by adjusting priorities
• Willingness to accept change and lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred, but not required

Physical Demands

• Must be able to hand grip up to 50 lbs, and lift/carry/push/pull up to 30 lbs
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift
• Willingness to work in cold conditions

Other Requirements

• Ability to work with inside conditions that include exposure to moderate noise levels and moderate odor
• Willingness to travel to other facilities to learn their processes and expand knowledge
• Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Benefits

• Potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match
• Affordable medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Disability and life insurance
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off

About Our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!