Production, Team Leader

Magna International•Mesa, ME

About The Position

The Production Team Leader coordinates daily production work, supports Production Operators, and helps the team meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals. The role provides direction, coaching, and training; monitors workflow and staffing; ensures necessary materials, tools, equipment, and workstations are available; and responds to production issues to minimize downtime. The Team Leader also supports troubleshooting, changeovers, and new product introductions. The role promotes adherence to standard work, assembly procedures, engineering specifications, and customer requirements. It supports required inspections and documentation, escalates quality concerns, and assists with containment, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and audits. The Team Leader promotes company safety policies and OSHA requirements, observes work practices, ensures appropriate PPE use, reports safety incidents and concerns, and maintains orderly work areas using 5S principles. This position is in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, moving equipment, and varying temperatures. It requires standing and walking for extended periods, frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation. Overtime, weekends, and alternate shifts may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and meet physical job requirements.
Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
Frequently bend, reach, lift, push, and pull materials.
Lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
Work overtime, weekends, and alternate shifts as needed.
Wear required PPE.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or technical education.
3+ years of manufacturing or production experience.
Prior team lead, trainer, or leadership experience.
Automotive manufacturing or high-volume production experience.
Lean Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily work assignments and prioritize production activities to meet production schedules.
Provide direction, coaching, and support to Production Operators; lead by example through safe work practices, professionalism, and accountability.
Train, mentor, and cross-train employees on standard work, safety procedures, and quality expectations; assist with onboarding and employee development.
Monitor employee performance and provide feedback to Production Supervisors.
Foster teamwork, engagement, and a respectful work environment.
Support daily production activities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
Monitor workflow and adjust staffing or assignments to meet changing production demands.
Ensure availability of materials, tools, equipment, and workstations.
Respond to production issues to minimize downtime and assist with troubleshooting equipment, process, and material concerns.
Support production changeovers and new product introductions.
Ensure adherence to standardized work instructions and assembly procedures, and promote quality built into the process.
Verify products meet engineering specifications and customer requirements; ensure completion of inspections and production documentation.
Escalate quality concerns and support containment, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and internal and customer audits.
Promote compliance with company safety policies and OSHA requirements; conduct safety observations and identify unsafe conditions or behaviors.
Ensure proper use of required PPE and promptly report accidents, injuries, near misses, and safety concerns.
Maintain clean and organized work areas using 5S principles.