Production Group Lead

Jobtailor; Town of Brighton (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestas seeks a Team Lead to oversee safety, quality, delivery and productivity for the production area in Town of Brighton, NY. This role requires guiding a team to meet performance goals while upholding Vestas values and a harassment-free work environment.

You will lead by example, drive participation and collaboration, monitor performance, and ensure daily safety practices and quality compliance across the shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years related experience; minimum 1 year in process area or leadership roles inside Vestas.
• Able to read and interpret operating instructions, procedure manuals, and engineering drawings.
• Proficient with basic Microsoft Office and company production-tracking applications.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for team performance in safety, quality, delivery and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with Vestas safety and quality standards.
• Provide leadership and foster a positive, harassment-free work environment.
• Set example by aligning with Vestas core values.
• Encourage participation, ownership and collaboration within the team.
• Monitor safety, quality, delivery and schedule adherence.
• Conduct daily/monthly safety inspections in assigned area.
• Train new team members on area risk assessment and safe work practices.
• Ensure compliance with all quality standards and specifications.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Safety Compliance

Quality Standards Adherence

Team Performance Monitoring

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Education

GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Vestas Proprietary Applications

Job description

• Responsible and accountable for their respective team’s performance in safety, quality, delivery and productivity
• Ensure their team’s full compliance and efforts in support of the Vestas safety and quality standards
• Provide leadership and direction to the team, fostering a positive, harassment-free work environment
• Set an example in terms of behaviors focusing on Vestas’ core values
• Emphasize participation, ownership, and collaboration within the team
• Monitor the team’s performance with regards to safety, quality, delivery and schedule adherence
• Responsible for conducting daily/monthly safety inspections in assigned area
• Train new team members on area risk assessment and safe work practices
• Ensure compliance with all quality standards and specifications

Requirements

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three years related experience and/or training
• Minimum (1) year experience in process area required or previous leadership experience inside Vestas as Lead Operator, Team Lead, Process Instructor, Supervisor or equivalent
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily in Process area to a TDR level 4 or above
• Able to read and interpret documents (operating / maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, engineering drawings)
• Generate routine reports / correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees
• Able to use the basic functionality included in the Microsoft Office Application Suite and Vestas’ proprietary or subscribed-to computer applications used for managing or tracking production-related activities (ex. time tracking, material transactions)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership and team management skills, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while fostering a collaborative and positive work environment. Proficient in performance monitoring, risk assessment training, and effective communication within a production setting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Experience
• Safety Compliance
• Quality Standards Adherence
• Team Performance Monitoring
• Microsoft Office Proficiency

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Process Area Experience
• Risk Assessment
• Safety Inspections
• Report Generation
• Document Interpretation

Soft Skills

• Team Collaboration
• Effective Communication
• Positive Work Environment Fostering

Industry Keywords

• Safety Standards
• Quality Standards
• Production Management
• Team Leadership
• Harassment-Free Work Environment

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Application Suite
• Vestas Proprietary Applications