Production Team Lead (Overnight)
About The Position
The Team Lead oversees daily production and inventory operations across multiple functional areas including blending, distillation, Treattarome processing, and stock control. This role provides frontline leadership, ensuring team members meet safety, quality, and productivity standards. The Team Lead coordinates workflows, resolves operational issues, and supports continuous improvement initiatives while fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration. In this role, Team Leads work hands-on alongside team members and take a lead role in driving quality and efficiency, without formal supervisory responsibilities such as hiring, disciplining, or approving pay. Team Leads may support specialized functional areas such as: Blending: Serve as a lead-hand in blend preparation, maintain sanitation standards, and help ensure documentation accuracy. Treattarome: Lead aromatic-material processing activities, help uphold sensory and quality standards, and work collaboratively to troubleshoot process issues. Distillation: Guide daily distillation operations, help enforce safe handling of refined materials, and participate actively in the workflow. Stock Control: Support inventory movement, conduct cycle counts, and help coordinate logistics workflows in partnership with the team.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 4+ years of experience in production or logistics roles, with demonstrated leadership capability.
- Forklift and Hazardous Materials certifications required.
Nice To Haves
- technical certifications or leadership training preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the activities of Operators across assigned production areas.
- Ensure daily tasks are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.
- Monitor equipment performance and escalate issues to maintenance or supervision.
- Review and validate production documentation, inventory records, and quality checks.
- Train and mentor team members; support onboarding and cross-training efforts.
- Enforce GMP, safety protocols, and company policies.
- Communicate operational updates and priorities to team and leadership.
- Support audits, inspections, and compliance initiatives.
- Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
- Serve as the first point of contact for resolving team-level issues and conflicts.
- Ability to work flexible hours to ensure coverage when warranted.
- Coordinate with planning, QC and QA to meet product specifications and timelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
