Team Leader, Paint - 1st Shift

AriensCo builds exceptional products and creates opportunities that impact careers. Our culture values innovative thinking, hard work, and determination. We operate in collaborative teams, make decisions quickly, and see growth potential in every team member. With continuous training and advancement opportunities, our environment is corporate without being "corporate," offering freedom to create and contribute. Our vision, "Passionate People, Astounded Customers," revolves around people—you’re not just an employee, you’re family.

About the role

The Brillion Team is seeking a motivated, high-performing team lead for our Plant 1 paint department.

Pay

Starts at $26/hour + $4,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

Monday - Thursday (4 days × 10 hours); 4:45 AM - 2:45 PM.

Responsibilities

• Lead area team members
• Adhere to standard work
• Create, maintain, audit, and improve standard work
• Ensure team members' cycle time is at or below takt time, including helping on the line to meet daily production goals
• Train new employees, transfers, and cross-training
• Fill in for team members on vacation or absent
• Problem-solve and find root causes of issues preventing daily production goals
• Understand waste elimination, continuous improvement, safety, quality, productivity, and delivery
• Identify and eliminate waste
• Properly fill out production control charts and understand the production control board
• Effectively communicate with team members, supervisors, and other AriensCo personnel

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or GED
• Clear understanding of standard work, time observations, takt time, takt vs. actual, bar charts, standard work combination sheets, and spaghetti diagrams
• Proven understanding of 5 Key measures (policy deployment measures)
• Training and communication skills
• Understanding of Lean and 6S
• Basic computer skills
• Trained in TWI (Training Within Industry)
• Become torque certified (training provided)
• Ability to utilize the Ariens Company Standardized Problem Solving Process
• Past leadership experience preferred
• Additional education in lean, leadership, or manufacturing preferred
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future

About AriensCo

Since 1933, AriensCo has been associated with reliable, durably crafted, high-performance outdoor power equipment. Our core values—Be Honest, Be Fair, Respect the Individual, Keep our Commitments, and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity—define our culture and inspire our team. We believe passionate people and astounded customers lead to unstoppable success.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance effective the first day of employment
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
• Life insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Short-term disability
• Parental leave
• Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement and apprenticeship programs
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Employee product purchase program
• 50% daycare discount at Brillion Early Learning Center
• 10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide (excludes Brillion Early Learning Center)
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health (Brillion Campus only)
• Nearsite & urgent care clinic options (Brillion Campus only)