Team Lead

Durabuilt Windows & Doors; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Durabuilt Windows & Doors is seeking an experienced Team Lead to oversee daily production operations and support a safe, productive, and engaged manufacturing team.

You will lead production activities, allocate staffing, monitor output, quality, and costs; train and coach staff; troubleshoot equipment and process issues; coordinate materials and maintenance; and push continuous improvements across the line. Reports to the Assistant Manager, Door Line.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing teams.
• Engineering degree or technical background.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on, independent worker.
• Physically capable of lifting up to 100 lbs.
• Flexibility to production demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities and allocate staffing based on schedules and priorities.
• Monitor production output, quality, labour costs, inventory, and performance.
• Train, coach, and support production employees.
• Address performance concerns and maintain accurate documentation.
• Troubleshoot equipment, production, and process issues.
• Coordinate materials, inventory, maintenance, and parts requirements.
• Collaborate with Scheduling, Shipping, Maintenance, HR, HSE, and R&D.
• Identify and implement process improvements, cycle-time reductions, and quality solutions.
• Review and approve employee payroll hours.
• Promote a safe, positive, and collaborative work environment.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering background

Leadership & communication

Prioritization

Hands-on mindset

Physical fitness

Flexibility

Education

Engineering degree or technical background

Job description

Durabuilt Windows & Doors is seeking an experienced, hands-on Team Lead to oversee daily production operations and support a safe, productive, and engaged manufacturing team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead daily production activities and allocate staffing based on schedules and priorities.
• Monitor production output, quality, labour costs, inventory, and performance.
• Train, coach, and support production employees.
• Address performance concerns and maintain accurate documentation.
• Troubleshoot equipment, production, and process issues.
• Coordinate materials, inventory, maintenance, and parts requirements.
• Collaborate with Scheduling, Shipping, Maintenance, HR, HSE, and Research & Development.
• Identify and implement process improvements, cycle-time reductions, and quality solutions.
• Review and approve employee payroll hours.
• Promote a safe, positive, and collaborative work environment.

What You Bring

• Previous Team Lead or supervisory experience, preferably in manufacturing or production.
• An engineering education or technical background is considered an asset.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently and taking a hands-on approach.
• Physically fit and able to lift and carry up to 100 lbs.
• Flexibility to work according to production demands.

This position involves extended periods of standing, repetitive movements, bending, walking, and working near machinery. Employees may be exposed to dust, dirt, noise, and changing weather conditions.

Reports to: Assistant Manager, Door Line

We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or faith. Thank you to all those apply and those who are short-listed will be contacted.