First Shift Production Team Lead

Ideal Tridon; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Tridon is seeking a Team Lead for the 1st Shift at the Auburn Hills, MI plant. The role requires supervising and guiding a production team, serving as the main contact for team members, and ensuring proactive communication to keep operations running smoothly.

The Team Lead will report to the shift supervisor and lead by example, driving engagement and goal achievement while ensuring safety and quality in daily activities. The position is a full-time, first-shift assignment.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in a production facility.
• Minimum two years of Team Lead experience, leading teams, or groups of people.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Production experience

Team Lead experience

Multilingual (a plus)

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Ideal Tridon is seeking a Team Lead for the 1st Shift at the Auburn Hills, MI plant. The role requires supervising and guiding a production team, serving as the main contact for team members, and ensuring proactive communication to keep operations running smoothly.

The Team Lead will report to the shift supervisor and lead by example, driving engagement and goal achievement while ensuring safety and quality in daily activities. The position is a full-time, first-shift assignment.