Team Leader Production
About The Position
The Team Leader Production is a supervisor role responsible for managing day-to-day production operations and helping a production team achieve safety, production, and quality goals. The role oversees between 15 and 50 team members per shift, identifies opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, and guides production resources, materials, processes, and equipment to meet schedules and goals. Team Leaders support continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service while fostering an engaged, team-oriented work environment. The position offers leadership and functional training, with frequent opportunities for promotion.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or associate degree, at least four years of relevant industry/work experience, or supervisory/management experience is required.
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Demonstrated supervisory or leadership experience.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated, able to multitask, and able to lead others.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to work various shifts, including weekdays, weekends, day, swing, and grave shifts, based on production-site scheduling needs.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety.
- Previous experience in food processing.
Responsibilities
- Manage and ensure the safety of production team members, typically between 15 and 50 people per shift, while attaining production and quality goals.
- Oversee production-process improvement opportunities and guide resources, materials, processes, and equipment to meet schedules and goals.
- Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service, and help create an engaged, team-oriented work environment.
- Monitor production to ensure quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained.
- Train team members to perform their responsibilities effectively and safely.
- Assist with supervision of sanitation operations as needed to promote and maintain a clean, food-safe environment.
- Enforce plant rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Evaluate team member performance and provide guidance for improvement.
- Support plant and company safety programs by promoting awareness and adherence to safety requirements, including lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, and confined-space entry.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, health reimbursement accounts, and health savings accounts.
- Well-being programs, including companywide events and a wellness incentive program.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) plan with company contributions.
- Financial planning services.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Family-friendly employee events.
- Employee assistance program, including mental health and concierge-type services.
- Compensation and bonus incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
