Team Leader Production
About The Position
The Team Leader Production is a supervisor role that develops future leaders at Lamb Weston. The role manages day-to-day production operations and a team of 15–50 people per shift, ensuring team safety and achievement of production and quality goals. The Team Leader guides production resources, materials, processes, and equipment to meet schedules and goals, identifies opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, and supports continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service. The position also owns various business functions and helps create an engaged, team-oriented work environment. Lamb Weston provides leadership and functional training, with opportunities for advancement.
Requirements
- A 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 lead others.
- Able 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 production team members and ensure their safety, while attaining production and quality goals.
- Oversee production-process improvement and guide resources, materials, processes, and equipment to meet schedules and goals.
- Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.
- Monitor production to maintain quality, productivity, and cost standards.
- Train team members to perform their responsibilities effectively and safely.
- Assist with supervising sanitation operations as needed to 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, 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, and health reimbursement 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.
- Health savings accounts.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Family-friendly employee events.
- Employee Assistance Program services, 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
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
