Team Leader

About the role

At our new Cedar Rapids facility, we’re building something special—a culture rooted in safety, excellence, and ownership. The Team Leader role is a hands-on, hourly leadership position responsible for supporting daily production, coaching team members, and helping drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement. This role is expected to actively develop others and prepare for future leadership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Planning and Start-Up: Support onboarding and training of new team members using standardized TWI training methods; help establish and reinforce standard work, safety expectations, and quality checks; assist in building team capability through cross-training and development; support line setup, material flow, and workstation readiness; partner with supervisors to stabilize processes and identify early gaps.
• Ongoing Production: Support daily production flow by removing obstacles and keeping the line moving; serve as a peer leader and communication bridge between team members and supervisors; monitor safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the shift and escalate issues quickly; reinforce standard work and ensure consistent execution; coordinate parts, materials, and workstation readiness to avoid downtime; provide hands-on support on the line, including covering positions as needed; train, coach, and develop team members; identify problems and support continuous improvement; track progress against hourly and daily targets.

Schedule

This is a first shift opportunity with hours from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Pay

Competitive starting pay ranging from $28.00 to $32.00 per hour based on role, candidate skills, and experiences.

Benefits

• Industry-leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401(k) savings and profit sharing
• On-site fitness center and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging

A pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.