Team Lead, 1st Shift

Perfetti Van Melle•Rockford Township, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Perfetti Van Melle, a global leader in confectionery and chewing gum, is seeking an enthusiastic Production Team Lead to join their manufacturing team. This role is responsible for the day-to-day plant activities, focusing on safety, food safety, and clear communication. The Team Lead will perform all functions related to equipment start-up, shutdown, lockout, and sanitation to ensure high-quality product output that meets or exceeds cost and quality targets.

Requirements

Two years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
Prior leadership experience preferred.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer demands.
Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
Ability to occasionally wear and use breathing protection devices as required while working in dusty conditions.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
Required knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Familiarity with SharePoint, SAP, Paycor, Smartsheet, Power BI.
Demonstrated knowledge of HR practices.

Nice To Haves

Spanish or bilingual fluency highly preferred.
Employees must be flexible in learning and working in other job functions to ensure a competent, trained workforce.

Responsibilities

Performs all functions associated with the start-up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operations of packaging and/or process equipment.
Ensures production of high-quality product that meets or exceeds targets for cost and quality.
Responsible for day-to-day plant activities in a team environment promoting safety, food safety, and clear communication.
Holds others accountable for following standards and delivering on commitments, following escalation processes when applicable.
Assesses training needs and leads efforts to plan and complete training.
Assesses work standards, makes them available, and holds teams accountable to meet them.
Engages proactively with cross-functional support teams, leaders, and floor operators, coaching others to do the same.
Prepares written materials and delivers oral presentations using visual aids, delivering concise messages to various audiences, and escalating to high-level leaders when necessary.
Analyzes data and trains others on DMAIC problem-solving methods.
Leads decision-making processes using data and principles to make organizational or technical decisions involving the right people at the right level.
Recognizes when company resources/information are needed, locates, evaluates, and uses them effectively, coaching others to do the same, and creating or updating resources/information when needed.
Manages conflict between team members and resolves non-technical issues within the team, involving HR when necessary.
Provides insight pertaining to employee evaluations and delivers feedback professionally and positively.
Adapts leadership style to work situations.