2nd Shift Team Lead - Shipping

Challenge Manufacturing; Northlake (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing is seeking a Team Leader for the Northlake, TX plant to manage a 2nd shift (4:00 PM–2:30 AM, M-F) and drive safety, quality, and productivity. You will guide team members, train staff, and ensure proper workflow, FIFO adherence, EDI compliance, and proper labeling while maintaining strong communication with supervisors and forklift operators.

The role requires hands-on leadership, a focus on continuous improvement, and flexibility to handle early/late hours and occasional

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous team leader or supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to lead, train, and certify team members.
• Ability to read, write, and understand work instructions.
• Strong safety and quality focus.
• Willingness to work 2nd shift and overtime when needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversees personnel loading/unloading trucks and verifies counts.
• Ensure safe operation of equipment by team members.
• Train team members on processes and tasks within their zone.
• Certify team members on workstation progression in the skills matrix.
• Track inbound/outbound truck schedules and communicate status.
• Coordinate with supervisor and forklift drivers; verify EDI requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety awareness

Quality focus

Read/Write instructions

Train others

Math basics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

PC & Scan Gun

Job description

Who We Are:

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

#QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

POSITION PURPOSE

The Team Leader helps facilitate the work activities of the department and ensures that work activities are being performed according to policy, procedure and process. Team Leaders help to ensure that safety, quality and productivity requirements are being achieved by;

1) First line of support to team members when abnormal conditions exist

2) Escalating issues so that appropriate resources are involved when abnormalities occur,

3) Ensure continuity of operations by filling in for team members when necessary (absenteeism, break periods, etc.)

4) Working on continuous improvement projects

When and Where:

This will be a 2nd Shift / 4:00PM - 2:30AM M-F position located at our Plant in Northlake, TX.

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

RESPONSIBLITIES AND RESULTS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Oversees personnel that are loading and unloading trucks, verifying counts, inspecting for damaged packaging,

· Ensure safe operation of equipment by team members.

· Train team members’ on various processes, procedures and job tasks within their work zone

· Certify team members’ on individual workstations to satisfy each level of progression on the skills matrix

· Track and communicate status for inbound/outbound truck schedules.

· Constant communication with supervisor and fork lift drivers.

· Verify EDI requirements and setup/manage loads.

· Lead and assist shipping personnel as needed.

· Spot check the labeling of staged containers throughout the day.

· Enforce FIFO procedures that are set in place.

· Understand and follow plant rules including proper dress, hair and cell phone usage.

• Responsible for performing incidental work activities associated with all job functions within the department / work area
• Responsible for providing relief to production team members for scheduled or emergency breaks / lunch periods.
• May required to perform work normally assigned to production operators and / or hilo drivers to cover absenteeism / labor shortage.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to maintain quality and safety standards.
• Ability to read and write and understand work instructions.
• Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
• Ability to receive, track, and distribute materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
• Ability to read, sort, check, count, and verify numbers.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic.
• Ability to detect problems and report information to appropriate personnel.
• Ability to receive, stock, and/or deliver goods.
• Ability to operate PC and scan gun.

BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS

• Has high standards of performance for self.
• Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.
• Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work.
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress.
• Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts.
• Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships.
• Moves within own and/or other work areas (flexes) to support plant flow.
• Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers.
• Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities.
• Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively.
• Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness in constructive/objective manner; views change as learning opportunity.
• Looks for good in others; works collaboratively with others; shares information and knowledge.
• Is at work when scheduled and ensures coverage when absent; takes timely breaks/lunches; uses time wisely.
• Must be able to understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions
• Must be able to work up to 12 hours per day including Saturday and Sunday

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

· This position does not have any direct supervisory responsibility.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

· Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 35 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.

· Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· Previous team leader or supervisory experience

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.