Team Leader

Scribe OpCo Inc dba Koozie Group•Red Wing, MN

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Koozie Group is hiring a full-time Team Leader for its Red Wing, Minnesota location on the first shift, at $20.00 per hour. The role serves as a liaison with other contact areas and a resource for problem-solving and identifying and resolving issues. The Team Leader guides team members by answering questions, demonstrating processes, troubleshooting, and providing direction, input, and feedback to associates and the department supervisor. The position supports daily production activities, including assigning and prioritizing work, managing workflow and staffing, helping transition work between shifts, and ensuring quality and scrap-reporting processes are followed. The Team Leader trains and coaches production associates, promotes teamwork and safe work habits, and communicates productivity expectations and outcomes. This role also coordinates with internal suppliers and customers to identify issues and develop solutions. Koozie Group describes its culture as people-first and highlights a climate-controlled work environment, flexible schedules, advancement opportunities, and a commitment to benefiting its people, customers, communities, and industry. International applicants will not be accepted at this time. The company is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED equivalent, or equivalent reading, writing, and math skills.
2–3 years of previous experience leading a team.
Strong communication skills to communicate effectively within and across departments.
Ability to manage conflict and promote a positive, team-oriented work environment and culture.
Ability to make decisions with urgency, ownership, and accountability.

Responsibilities

Execute daily activities, including prioritizing and assigning work from the Dispatch Report.
Approve quality checks and first-article inspections.
Enter job-status, late-order, and change notices into the system, and ensure scrap reporting is accurate.
Coordinate and assist with shift changes to ensure orders in process and daily activities are transitioned appropriately.
Keep staff focused on production orders and workflow.
Share knowledge and expertise by answering questions, providing guidance and direction, and demonstrating work processes; ensure associates are properly trained.
Coach associates and promote teamwork.
Monitor workload and productivity to support timely work distribution within quality parameters, and reallocate resources to meet customer orders.
Advise the Supervisor of performance and process outcomes and opportunities for follow-up and resolution.
Promote a safe work environment and safe work habits, including proper PPE use.
Communicate performance expectations and outcomes, including individual operations performance and productivity goals.
Act as a liaison with internal suppliers and customers, proactively identifying issues and helping provide solutions.