100 Series Team Lead - 1st Shift
About The Position
Quanex is looking for a 100 Series Team Lead to join our team located in Rice Lake, WI. The hours for this position are Monday-Thursday 4:00am - 2:30pm. This role offers a competitive salary with bonus potential, 401K with a 5% company match (vested after 2 years), 15% immediate return on ESPP participation, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, employer-paid disability and life insurance, Paid Time Off & Holidays, and tuition support for degree and continuous education. The company also supports Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment. The Team Lead must project a positive attitude, be open and willing to help others when needed, and have excellent attendance. Success in this role involves conducting daily safety audits, ensuring proper PPE usage, exhibiting strong leadership and communication skills, fostering a cohesive team, collaborating across departments, understanding and ensuring quality expectations are met, performing equipment set-up and troubleshooting, assisting the supervisor with planning and scheduling, and conducting regular 5S audits for organization.
Requirements
- Mechanical skills
- Attention to detail
- Experience operating manufacturing machinery
- Experience with lock out/tag out (LOTO)
- Understanding of how to use machine guarding
Nice To Haves
- Team lead experience
Responsibilities
- Conducts daily safety audits and ensures all employees are wearing appropriate PPE and operating safely
- Exhibits strong leadership and communication skills, fostering a cohesive team environment
- Collaborates across departments to resolve conflicts and facilitate smooth operations
- Understands quality expectations and collaborates with all team members to ensure that quality procedures are consistently followed
- Performs set-up and troubleshoots all equipment and products in the department
- Assists the supervisor with the daily planning and scheduling activities
- Conducts regular 5S audits, ensuring the department is organized and tools are readily available
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus Potential
- 401K with 5% company match
- 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
- Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Tuition support for degree and continuous education
- Employee Resource Groups
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
