Packaging Lead

Ultimate Staffing Services; Moncure (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly production bonus

Direct-hire opportunity

Career growth potential

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing is actively seeking a motivated 2nd Shift Packaging Lead to join their client’s team in Moncure, North Carolina. You will lead from the front, coach a small team, troubleshoot packaging equipment, and drive a safety‑oriented, accountable culture in a highly automated facility.

The role offers a pay range of $18.00-$22.00 per hour plus a weekly production bonus, with a training period on 1st shift before transitioning to the permanent 2nd shift (1:00 PM–9:00 PM), Monday–Friday

Qualifications

• Previous leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience preferred.
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability highly desired.
• Experience with automated equipment, conveyors, robotics, or packaging systems is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of packaging employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Serve as a working leader by performing production and packaging duties alongside team members.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety-first culture.
• Prioritize safety, quality, and production goals.
• Assign work, monitor productivity, and hold team members accountable.
• Support departmental 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with plant leadership and fellow team members.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment and packaging operations.
• Help develop a positive, ethical, team-focused workplace culture.

Job description

Packaging Lead (JN -102026-433909) Pittsboro, North Carolina

Salary: USD45000 - USD48000 per year + weekly production bonus

Position Overview

Ultimate Staffing is actively seeking a motivated and skilled 2nd Shift Packaging Lead to join their client's team in Moncure, North Carolina. We are partnering with a well-established U.S. manufacturer that has been producing quality building products for over six decades and serves customers across multiple states through highly automated production facilities.

This is an exciting opportunity to help build and lead a second-shift packaging team within a highly automated manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will be a working leader who enjoys leading from the front, coaching employees, troubleshooting equipment issues, and driving a culture of accountability, safety, and teamwork.

Lead Packaging Technician - 2nd Shift

Pay

$18.00 - $22.00 per hour Plus weekly production bonus

Schedule

Monday-Friday | 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, rarely Saturday overtime. (breaks are paid)

Why Join?

Opportunity to help build and shape a growing 2nd shift team, current team of 2 packagers, will increase to 4 total.

Highly automated manufacturing environment with robotics and advanced technology

Stable company with a strong history and many long-tenured employees

Direct-hire opportunity with long-term career growth potential

Potential for early Friday departures when weekly production goals are met

Team-oriented culture focused on safety and continuous improvement

Weekly production performance bonus averaging up to $100-$150!!!

March kicks of the busy season, so you'll have the perfect runway to train, settle into the role, and grow your team!

Training Schedule

To set you up for success, you will complete training on 1st shift:

Week 1: Monday-Friday, 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM with management team.

Weeks 2-4: Continue training on 1st shift, with flexibility to start at 8:00 AM or 9:00 AM if needed

After completing training, transition to the permanent 2nd shift schedule (1:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support a team of packaging employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Serve as a working leader by performing production and packaging duties alongside team members

Promote and enforce a strong safety-first culture

Prioritize safety, quality, and production goals

Assign work, monitor productivity, and hold team members accountable

Support departmental 5S and continuous improvement initiatives

Communicate effectively with plant leadership and fellow team members

Assist with troubleshooting equipment and packaging operations

Help develop a positive, ethical, team-focused workplace culture

Qualifications

Previous leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience preferred

Manufacturing experience strongly preferred

Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability highly desired

Experience working around automated equipment, conveyors, robotics, or packaging systems is a plus

Ability to communicate effectively and lead by example

Honest, dependable, and safety-oriented mindset

Strong work ethic with the ability to hold team members accountable

Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, and lift up to 50 lbs.

Ability to work overtime and occasional weekends as needed

This position is based in an active manufacturing facility that operates advanced automated production equipment and robotics. The environment can be dusty and temperatures may be warm during summer months due to nearby kiln operations. Closed-toe work shoes are required. Candidates should be comfortable working in a physically active industrial setting.

The Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who is:

A natural leader who earns respect through action

Mechanically inclined and eager to learn

Safety-focused and quality-driven

Honest, ethical, and dependable

Comfortable coaching and developing team members

Excited about helping build a successful second-shift operation from the ground up