Production Team Lead: Safety, Lean & Operations

Domtar; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Domtar is seeking a Production Team Leader at its Kingsport Packaging facility in Tennessee to drive safety, quality and productivity on the hourly line. This full-time role leads a high-performance team, coordinates shift handoffs, and partners with maintenance and quality to meet targets.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in manufacturing with supervisory experience in paper environments, plus strong analytical and planning skills and a track record of developing engaged teams in a lean

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years in manufacturing with at least five in a supervisory role in a paper manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead safety improvements through personal commitment and procedures.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and listening skills.
• Analytical, critical thinking, and proven problem-solving skills.
• Proven success building an engaged team.
• Proficient planning, organization, and time-management skills.
• Results focused and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Drive organizational effectiveness and flow-to-work in the mill.
• Support day-to-day operations of hourly operations teams, including safety, productivity, quality, scheduling, timekeeping, training / development, performance, appropriate behavior, coaching / counseling etc.
• Engages and inspires Operational work team members, while building a culture promoting team decision-making.
• Planning and execution of DMS and shift hand-off meetings.
• Safety: Be a safety advocate, lead by example.
• Drive team efforts to identify root cause of issues, identify permanent corrective actions, document in mill-wide database, and provide follow-up.
• Productivity: Achieves target results for efficiency, downtown, and production.
• Quality: Works with Tech/QC Manager, departmental management, and Operational work teams to identify root-cause of off-quality events and drives permanent solutions.
• Maintenance: Collaborates with Maintenance and Operational work teams regarding equipment maintenance / repairs and outages.
• Process Optimization: Works with CI, departmental management, Maintenance and Operational work teams to identify / implement process improvements and cost reduction projects to achieve desired results.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Planning & organization

Team building

Education

BS in Engineering or relevant field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Domtar is seeking a Production Team Leader at its Kingsport Packaging facility in Tennessee to drive safety, quality and productivity on the hourly line. This full-time role leads a high-performance team, coordinates shift handoffs, and partners with maintenance and quality to meet targets.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in manufacturing with supervisory experience in paper environments, plus strong analytical and planning skills and a track record of developing engaged teams in a lean