MANUFACTURING TEAM LEADER III (IND) - 1st Shift

TE Connectivity Corporation; Landisville (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity Corporation in Landisville, PA, seeks a Manufacturing Team Leader III for 1st shift to oversee daily production, quality, and safety objectives. The role leads a team and collaborates with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to drive continuous improvement and meet customer requirements.

The position emphasizes problem-solving, coaching, and effective communication across functions, with responsibilities including workforce planning, training, and cross-training initiatives.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree, technical education, or equivalent leadership experience preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of manufacturing leadership experience with progressive responsibility.
• Experience as Team Lead, Lead Operator, Group Lead, or equivalent leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, waste, uptime, and cost targets.
• Allocate resources based on production plans and schedule changes.
• Coach and mentor operators and Team Leaders on standard work and required certifications.
• Ensure compliance with orders, work instructions, layouts, tooling, prints, in-process inspections, and documentation.
• Analyze performance data, identify trends and risks, and communicate results to leadership.
• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, capacity and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

SAP

MS Office

Education

HS diploma or GED

Associate degree or technical education

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

MANUFACTURING TEAM LEADER III (IND) - 1st Shift Job Description Job Alerts Link Job Title: MANUFACTURING TEAM LEADER III (IND) - 1st Shift

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

The Manufacturing Team Leader III leads an assigned production team and serves as a key operational leader within the manufacturing organization. This role is accountable for meeting safety, quality, delivery, productivity, waste, uptime, and cost objectives while strengthening team capability and advancing continuous improvement priorities.

As a leadership pipeline position, the Team Leader III is expected to influence across functions, lead structured problem solving, develop future talent, and assume selected supervisory responsibilities as needed.

Job Requirements

• Lead daily production operations to meet customer requirements and established safety, quality, delivery, productivity, waste, uptime, and cost targets.
• Allocate employees, equipment, and other resources based on production plans, priorities, and schedule changes.
• Train, coach, and mentor operators and Team Leaders on standard work, equipment, processing techniques, quality requirements, job responsibilities, and required certifications.
• Verify that production orders, work instructions, line layouts, tooling, prints, in-process inspections, reporting, and required documentation are followed and completed accurately.
• Analyze department performance data, identify trends and risks, and communicate results, issues, and improvement opportunities to department leadership.
• Lead Tier I and Tier II communication processes and coordinate troubleshooting, escalation, and structured root-cause problem solving.
• Champion TEOA, 5S, visual management, standard work, quality systems, safety standards, and consistent application of plant procedures.
• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, capacity, efficiency, material flow, labor utilization, and cost.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Production Control, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Operations leadership to resolve complex production issues and support departmental priorities.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding, training effectiveness, cross-training, skills-matrix development, employee development discussions, interviews, and talent reviews.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, inclusion, positive employee engagement, and a culture of continuous improvement while developing bench strength and succession capability.
• Serve as acting supervisor during supervisor absences, support department-level decision making, and help implement strategic objectives and annual operating plans.

This position requires access to information subject to stringent controls under theInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)orExport Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status in the U.S., or a person admitted into the U.S. as a refugee.

What your background should look like

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate's degree, technical education, or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
• Minimum 7 to 10 years of manufacturing experience with demonstrated success in progressively responsible leadership roles.
• Previous experience as a Team Lead, Lead Operator, Group Lead, or equivalent manufacturing leadership position.
• Proven ability to lead teams, drive performance improvements, and influence results through others.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, safety requirements, quality systems, lean manufacturing principles, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience using production metrics and data to drive decision making and operational improvements.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated coaching, training, conflict resolution, and employee development skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated potential and readiness to advance into a Production Supervisor role.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $xxx – xxx (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

Job Locations

1590 KAUFFMAN ROAD
LANDISVILLE, Pennsylvania 17538
United States