Production Team Leader
About The Position
This is a first-level supervisory role overseeing approximately 10–25 employees performing routine work within a production function. The role typically reports to a second-level manager and provides direct supervision, assigns work, checks progress, and guides employees in meeting production goals using established processes, standards, and policies. Responsibilities also include executing budgets, developing schedules, enforcing procedures, participating in hiring, reviewing performance, recommending compensation and disciplinary actions, and approving overtime schedules and working hours. The Production Team Leader coordinates daily production schedules, materials, personnel, equipment, and other resources to deliver quality products on time and within budget. The role identifies production bottlenecks and constraints, manages controllable operating expenses, and supports continuous process improvement. It manages team performance, motivation, and satisfaction to achieve quality, output, and efficiency targets, and ensures return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary hearings are conducted promptly and professionally. Work takes place in a manufacturing environment, with occasional exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, and temperature extremes. Occasional travel may be required.
Requirements
- Knowledge of production processes and the tools and equipment used in them.
- Understanding of the business unit and how decisions affect customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and profitability.
- Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Ability to lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve production levels within tight deadlines in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Four to six years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; educational requirements may vary by geography.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate production schedules, materials, personnel, equipment, and other resources to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the production process.
- Manage controllable operating expenditures, such as scrap and consumables.
- Identify production limits and guide teams in continuously improving processes.
- Manage team performance, motivation, and satisfaction to achieve quality, output, and efficiency targets.
- Conduct return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary hearings in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
- Provide immediate supervision, assign tasks, and check employees’ work at regular intervals.
- Execute budgets, develop schedules, and enforce policies and procedures.
- Participate in interviewing and hiring; review employee performance and recommend compensation and disciplinary action as appropriate.
- Approve overtime schedules and working hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
