Material Handler Team Lead

Tennant Company•Minneapolis, MN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler Team Lead provides direction, instructions, and guidance to assigned functional areas and completes projects as assigned. The role promotes a positive environment that fosters teamwork and ensures safe, efficient processes and procedures. The Team Lead provides daily work direction, prioritizes workload, and is responsible for the department or shift when supervision is absent. The position acts as a primary point of contact for shop-floor issues and engages appropriate resources to resolve them. The Team Lead monitors safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement metrics; supports continuous improvement; and works with technical teams and other leads or supervisors to improve performance. The role leads daily Tier 1 meetings, participates in shift-start meetings, audits in-process quality, addresses customer service and quality issues, and provides root-cause analysis and short-term corrective actions. The position also trains and follows up with new employees, supports cell captains, and prepares detailed end-of-shift recaps. The work is expected to be approximately 80% on the floor and 20% at a computer. The Team Lead must understand SAP and other planning tools, follow standard work, and be trained in security and emergency response details. The position is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The posted pay range is $30.14–$45.05, with total compensation also including benefits. The schedule must be flexible to cover overtime and absences.

Requirements

Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated leadership abilities and experience.
Ability to acquire a forklift license.
Ability to develop leadership skills toward supervision.
Ability to build and maintain positive internal and external relationships while maintaining a client-service orientation.
Ability to promote a workplace culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Willingness to confront people appropriately when standard work or policy is not being followed.
Problem-solving ability.
Ability to concentrate, make decisions, and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment.
Willingness to be flexible with time and adapt to a changing work environment.
Ability to use sound judgment and discretion when handling highly confidential information.
Consistent attendance onsite or remotely as required by the business.
Ability to take direction and accept supervision.
Ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, pay attention to detail, recognize urgency, and use good judgment in varied situations.
Flexibility to cover overtime and absenteeism.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Tennant Company experience preferred.
Experience leading teams preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide daily work direction and prioritize workload within the assigned area.
Take responsibility for the department or shift when supervision is absent.
Communicate with and motivate team members to meet department goals.
Participate in and support continuous improvement events.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve bottlenecks, supply-chain problems, and training deficiencies using established problem-solving processes.
Serve as the primary contact for shop-floor issues and engage appropriate resources to resolve them.
Monitor key metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and engagement.
Collaborate with technical teams and other leads or supervisors to drive improvements.
Provide root-cause analysis and short-term corrective actions for customer service and quality issues.
Address violations of policies and procedures and escalate matters to a supervisor for formal disciplinary action.
Provide a detailed end-of-shift recap of what went well and what did not for the EOS report.
Attend and actively participate in daily start-of-shift meetings and support cell captains as needed.
Lead Tier 1 meetings to drive daily performance and improvement.
Audit in-process quality and work with the team to reduce scrap and rework.
Complete security and emergency response training.
Spend approximately 80% of work time on the floor and 20% behind a computer.
Train new employees and follow up with them regularly.
Understand and use SAP and other planning tools.
Follow standard work.