Manufacturing Team Lead

About This Role

Lead manufacturing operations and develop a safety-focused culture by training and coaching production teammates, ensuring compliance with plant policies and procedures, and driving continuous improvement in processes and quality.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage Safety throughout the department by developing a safety culture in Attention to Detail, Self-Awareness, Standard Work and STOP
• Lead production operations in accordance with plant policies and procedures
• Train and coach production teammates to work together to achieve goals
• Develop, implement and monitor training programs
• Conduct teammate performance engagements and coaching to ensure progressive growth of the team
• Manage shift schedule and labor allocation
• Coordinate production startups, shutdowns, and changeovers
• Prioritize issues/challenges and assign resources effectively
• Seek feedback from team to solve process and organizational challenges
• Contain and diagnosis quality issues
• Ensure work activities comply with Standard Work, Control Plans and Job Safety Analysis
• Communicate and coordinate with Plant Leadership and Staff
• Conduct incident investigations to include root cause analysis
• Complete shift administrative work and assist with production as necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience in Industrial Manufacturing environment
• Willingness to work night shift (7p-7a) on a rotating schedule (3 days one week, 4 days one week)
• Strong safety, team and customer focus
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Ability to understand equipment parameters and capabilities
• Commitment to zero incident safety culture, teammate engagement, active teamwork, continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 4 years of experience in Industrial Manufacturing environment
• 4+ years of experience in Industrial Manufacturing environment

Nice to Have

• Thorough knowledge of LEAN manufacturing principles and practices
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Oracle

Skills

* Required skills