Production Team Leader

Celestica International LP • Richardson, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Team Leader is a first-level supervisor in a large-site manufacturing operation, providing direct supervision to semi-skilled employees within a function or work group. The role establishes plans and objectives, interprets policies, executes budgets, develops schedules, and enforces procedures. It assigns work, checks progress, participates in hiring, reviews performance, coaches employees, recommends compensation and disciplinary action, and approves overtime schedules and working hours. The role typically reports to a second-level manager.

The position contributes to monthly forecasts and owns daily and weekly output and quality targets. It manages team performance, motivation, satisfaction, training, and development to ensure skilled, multi-capable staff and achievement of quality, output, and efficiency goals. It also manages controllable operating expenses such as scrap and consumables.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of production processes and the tools and equipment used in them.
• Knowledge 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 goals under tight deadlines in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience controlling more than one production line and/or customer.
• Four to six years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly forecasts and own daily and weekly output and quality targets.
• Manage team performance, motivation, and satisfaction to meet quality, output, and efficiency targets.
• Manage staff training, skill development, and growth to ensure multi-skilled capability.
• Conduct return-to-work interviews and first-level disciplinary hearings in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
• Manage controllable operating expenditure, including scrap and consumables.
• Assign tasks, check work, and direct employees using established guidelines, procedures, and policies.
• Participate in interviewing and hiring, review employee performance, coach for improvement, and recommend compensation and disciplinary action.
• Approve overtime schedules and working hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager