First Shift Manufacturing Team Lead

Ideal Tridon; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Tridon seeks a Team Leader for 1st Shift in Auburn Hills, MI to supervise and coach a production team. You will drive daily operations, ensure safety compliance, and support continuous improvement on the line. Collaboration with shift supervisors is essential to meet goals.

The role emphasizes proactive communication, problem-solving, and hands-on guidance to keep the production flow efficient and on target. Experience in manufacturing and strong teamwork are required.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in a production facility.
• Minimum two years of Team Lead experience.
• Minimum 2 years of production experience.
• Multilingual abilities are a plus.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and guide team members.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Suggest improvements to processes and act as a knowledge resource for team members.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with strong aptitude for operating machinery.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment with full use of motor skills.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work for long periods of time while standing, sitting, walking.
• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily activities of a production team in an assigned department area to ensure that volume, cost, waste, and quality standards are achieved.
• Validate or coordinate the work of others.
• Fill in for absences or when lines are down.
• Ensure processes are being followed.
• Perform quality checks and ensure quality of responsible areas.
• Gather and input data, equipment recovery and repair.
• Communicate with team members and supervisors.
• Train team members, delegate tasks and set deadlines.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, monitor team performance and report on KPI’s.
• Motivate team members and discover training needs.
• Provide coaching, resolve conflicts and recognize high performance, department safety, understand line or departmental schedules. Excellent attendance, keep equipment operational, Maintains knowledge of all processes, procedures, and equipment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Production experience

Interpersonal communication

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Ideal Tridon seeks a Team Leader for 1st Shift in Auburn Hills, MI to supervise and coach a production team. You will drive daily operations, ensure safety compliance, and support continuous improvement on the line. Collaboration with shift supervisors is essential to meet goals.

The role emphasizes proactive communication, problem-solving, and hands-on guidance to keep the production flow efficient and on target. Experience in manufacturing and strong teamwork are required.