Team Lead

Lucchese Bootmaker• El Paso, TX, US, TX

89d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Team Lead oversees and coordinates day-to-day boot manufacturing operations in an assigned production area, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of high-quality products. The role provides frontline leadership to production teams and is accountable for production targets through planning, resource allocation, and team supervision. It drives workforce performance through supervision, coaching, training, and continuous improvement while promoting accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence. The Team Lead serves as a primary point of contact for production issues, supports equipment readiness in collaboration with Maintenance, and coordinates with Quality Assurance, Planning, Engineering, Warehouse, and Supply Chain to maintain production flow and effective resource utilization. The role ensures adherence to production schedules, quality standards, safety regulations, operational procedures, company policies, and industry best practices, and supports organizational manufacturing objectives and customer commitments.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
2–3 years of experience leading a team in a production environment.
Ability to lead teams to meet production goals, quality standards, and safety metrics.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong people skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to prioritize daily and weekly tasks and function in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to analyze issues effectively and identify root causes.
Professionalism, organized work processes, effective information-sharing, active listening, and the ability to build trust and credibility.
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) or equivalent workplace safety certification.
5S Workplace Organization and Visual Management Training.
Supervisory or Leadership Development Certification.
Ability to meet the described physical requirements, including extended standing and walking, occasional lifting and movement of materials, and working in an industrial manufacturing environment while wearing required PPE.
Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance and work scheduled hours necessary to meet business and operational requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Bilingual in Spanish and English.
First Aid and CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

Set department goals and objectives, delegate tasks, and ensure deadlines are met.
Lead and coordinate daily operations in the assigned production area to achieve production targets through effective planning, resource allocation, and team supervision.
Understand department operations, production plans, goals, and targets; communicate expectations and progress to the team and cross-functional partners.
Monitor production lines throughout the day and provide coaching, updates, and training.
Improve line performance through feedback, training, and monitoring progress toward goals.
Ensure operator training is completed and sustained for bootmakers and operators as needed.
Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures as needed, and ensure employees follow authorized processes and quality standards.
Plan and execute line startups and new product runs; ensure equipment cleaning and daily shutdown procedures are completed.
Lead shift-start or shift-end debriefs, communicate information needed for business flow, recognize good work, and support areas needing improvement.
Identify and prioritize department issues, analyze problems, determine root causes, and collaborate on solutions and process improvements.
Communicate performance expectations, monitor performance, and address deficiencies through coaching, positive motivation, or formal disciplinary action when required.
Reinforce company policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and safety rules; advise management of discrepancies.
Coordinate with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, Warehouse, and Supply Chain to resolve production issues and support uninterrupted production flow.
Promote teamwork and constructive collaboration within the team and with other departments.
Promote workplace safety by ensuring PPE use, safe work practices, safety training, routine observations and inspections, incident reporting and investigation, corrective actions, emergency preparedness, and hazard-free housekeeping.
Stop or suspend work when an unsafe condition presents an immediate risk and promptly notify management.
Partner with Quality and Manufacturing leadership to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions; ensure products meet Lucchese quality standards and customer expectations.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, workflow, processes, and quality, escalating changes through appropriate approval processes.
Perform other duties and provide support to other departments as assigned.