Team Leader

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Leads a production team emphasizing teamwork, safety, training and discipline.
• Affirmatively participates in safety, quality, productivity and cost improvement projects.
• Maintains training matrix, ensuring training effectiveness and addressing substandard performance.
• Improves standardized processes/methods, identifies and eliminates waste, and standardizes new methods.
• Trains new team members by breaking down standardized work and providing ongoing support.
• Nurtures staff through positive supervisory skills and leads by example.
• Predicts and addresses abnormalities proactively, finding innovative solutions to problems.
• Facilitates quality improvement activities as a coach or mentor to team members.
• Performs production readiness confirmation and post-shift checks.
• Utilizes key performance indicators for continuous improvement.
• Daily tracks production performance and coordinates communications between shifts.
• Develops employee relations centered on trust and teamwork.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Management or related Manufacturing field; or equivalent 3+ years of experience in production/manufacturing environment leadership.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word.
• Strong organization and planning skills.

Qualifications

• Positive supervisory skills.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Knowledge of standard manufacturing processes and practices.

Skills

• Leadership skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Problem-solving and innovation.
• Training and mentoring.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Eligibility for certain incentives and bonuses
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 401k with Company Match
• Optional tax advantaged accounts, such as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA
• Additional elective benefits available
• Equal Opportunity Employer