Production Team Lead

ZF Group • Garrett, IN

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Team Lead is responsible for guiding daily production activities, supporting team members, and helping ensure that safety, quality, productivity, and customer requirements are met. This role serves as a point of contact for production employees during the shift and works closely with supervisors, maintenance, quality, warehouse, and other support teams to keep operations running smoothly.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 1 year experience in production environment
• Basic computer skills, including the ability to enter production data, complete reports, and use common workplace systems
• Knowledge of BPCS
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the production area for extended periods
• Ability and willingness to cover voluntary overtime hours and shifts

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to motivate team members and promote teamwork, accountability, and respect
• Ability to prioritize tasks, adapt to changing production needs, and work effectively under deadlines
• Sound judgment and willingness to escalate issues appropriately
• Commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support production team members to meet daily production schedules and performance goals.
• Monitor production line productivity and aid continuous work by providing production lines with process sheets, pick lists and other needed supplies and assisting with set-up/line change-over as needed.
• Promote and enforce safe work practices, proper use of personal protective equipment, and compliance with company policies.
• Train new and existing employees on production procedures, equipment operation, quality expectations, and safety requirements.
• Perform troubleshooting/adjustments of minor production equipment (eg. Tape machine, replacement of blades on hand tape gun) and escalate maintenance, quality, staffing, or material concerns as needed.

Benefits

• Paid 20 minute lunch and breaks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED