07 - Production Team Leader 2

Celestica Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. in Portland, OR is seeking a Production Team Leader 2 to drive daily production plans, coordinate materials and personnel, and ensure on-time delivery within budget.

The role requires leading a diverse team, addressing bottlenecks, and maintaining quality and efficiency targets while communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent.
• Knowledge of production processes and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Receives daily production schedule and manages materials and modifications.
• Coordinates inputs and resources to achieve on-time production within budget.
• Identifies and resolves bottlenecks in the production process.
• Manages controllable operating expenditure (e.g., scrap, consumables).
• Leads and motivates a diverse team to meet quality and efficiency targets.
• Ensures timely return-to-work interviews and first level disciplinary actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Resource coordination

Problem solving

People management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Word

Lotus Notes

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title

Production Team Leader 2

Date: Jul 21, 2026
Location: Portland, OR, US

General Overview

• Functional Area: OPS - Operations
• Career Stream: PRD - Production
• Role: Team Leader 2
• SAP Short Name: TL2
• Job Title: Production Team Leader 2
• Job Code: TL2-OPS-PRD
• Job Level: Band 07
• Profile-Holding: Y
• Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Detailed Description

• Receives a daily production schedule from planning; receives material to manufacture modify or repair products from logistics.
• Co-ordinates these inputs and a variety of resources (e.g., materials, personnel, equipment, etc.) to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget guidelines.
• Identifies and resolves bottlenecks in the production process.
• Management of controllable operating expenditure e.g. scrap, consumables.
• Identifies limits to production and guides teams to continuously improve processes.
• Manages the performance, motivation and satisfaction of all the team and processes to ensure key quality, output and efficiency targets are met.
• Ensures all return to work interviews and first level disciplinary hearings are conducted in a timely, consistent and professional manner.
• Knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process.
• Knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit.(WOR/MOR/RCC)
• Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, Powerpoint.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• May require occasional travel.
• Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines

Typical Experience

• Four to six years of relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.