Team Lead

The Kraft Heinz Company; Granite City (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Wellbeing programs

401k

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Team Lead at the Granite City Plant to coordinate daily department activities, ensuring efficient use of associates’ time and resources. This role supports KHMS and IL6S initiatives while driving production goals and quality standards.

Responsibilities include staffing coverage, training, equipment changes support, and maintaining documentation and payroll records. Strong leadership, teamwork, and safety focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and coordinate a team within a production department.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross-shift collaboration.
• Committed to safety, GMP/HACCP, KHMS compliance and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities to meet department and plant goals.
• Maintain accurate payroll records in Kronos for associates.
• Assist in training new associates and support safety initiatives.
• Ensure proper sanitation and inspection of equipment as part of routine operations.
• Maintain legible records and documentation; ensure effective inter-shift communication.
• Support continuous improvement and line optimization efforts.
• Lead in completion of procedures and adherence to KHMS standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Safety awareness

Lift 40 lbs

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Team Lead

Rate: 31.79

Job Purpose

Instructions: In two to three sentences, provide a concise summary of “why the job exists” including the purpose, level, scope of responsibility, what success looks like, and how the role fits in the KHC mission and goals.

The Lead will coordinate the daily activities within the department, under direction of the department supervisor, to ensure efficient use of all Associates’ time and efforts in meeting our department and plant goals. Embrace and support KHMS.

Selection Process:

Selection Process: This position will be awarded to the best-matched candidate with the skill and ability to meet the job requirements as determined by an interview process. The interview process will address the characteristics, attributes, and skills necessary to successfully perform the job. Plant service will be the determining factor if skills and abilities are determined to be equal. If no best-matched candidates are identified, outside candidates may be considered.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Department Supervisor and/or Manager the employee will coordinate daily activities within the department, to ensure efficient use of all associates’ time and efforts in meeting our department and plant goals. Embrace and support KHMS, Safety Policies and procedures, PDCA (IL6S) and HPWS. Take ownership is routine production problem solving and coordinates all activities around departmental goals and requirements as it relates to overall tasks within the department.

Specific Duties:

• Coordinate period cleaning programs and monthly checks
• Relieve employees in the department as needed.
• Ensure day-to-day employee coverage.
• Involvement in plant optimization.
• Provide/insure explanation of all deviations in procedures and line process checks.
• Assist in equipment and procedure changes.
• Ensure proper sanitation and inspection of equipment after daily and periodic cleaning or maintenance work.
• Responsible for minor maintenance items
• Must be a competent forklift operator /certified.
• Knowledge of completing appropriate paperwork for all areas and conducting respective inventories.
• Maintain legible neat and accurate records, documentation, reports, etc.
• Maintain correct and accurate payroll documentation in Kronos for assigned associates.
• Ensure good communication between different shifts and departments.
• Assist with new associate training.
• Perform sanitation responsibilities as needed and/or required.
• Use ZPI to gather performance data and chart at the end of each shift.
• Actively support the IL6S initiative and the pursuit of ZERO
• Work with area owners daily to eliminate stops.
• Perform duties as assigned or required.
• Productivity Responsibility:
• Actively participate in team goal setting/implementation to ensure that we are the low-cost, high-quality producers.
• Strive to improve the efficiency of the plant/department by submitting and implementing process improvements.
• Quality Responsibility:
• Ensure the quality of our products and our workplace by following all procedures and guidelines.
• Follow all established GMP’s, HACCP guidelines, housekeeping responsibilities.
• Safety Responsibility:
• Actively participate in team safety efforts to achieve/exceed plant goals.
• Involvement & support of Safety activities.
• Required to perform all duties safely & use discretion to prevent injuries to self and/or others.
• Other duties as required or assigned.

Productivity Responsibility:

• Actively participate in team goal setting/or meetings to ensure that we are the low-cost, high-quality producers.
• Strive to maximize the efficiency of the plant/department by submitting and implementing process improvements.

Quality Responsibility:

• Ensure the quality of our products and our workplace by following all procedures and guidelines.
• Follow all established GMP’s, HACCP guidelines, housekeeping responsibilities and KHMS operating procedures.
• Assist in the implementation of the KHMS program and training of new associates.

Safety Responsibility:

• Actively participate in team safety efforts to achieve/exceed plant goals.

Involvement & support of safety teams & processes.

• Required to perform all duties safely & use discretion to prevent injuries to self-and/or others.
• Reporting hazards as they exist.
• Trained as an authorized user in Lock out tag out procedures to prevent the start-up of equipment when it is deemed a necessary requirement.

Qualifications:

Able to work well within a team environment as well as work effectively with all associates. Strong belief of learning, coaching others, and promoting teamwork

Planning and organizational skills

Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation

Demonstrate leadership ability, positive attitude, strong interpersonal and communication skills

A working knowledge of safety guidelines and problem-solving abilities are a must

Learn all departmental processes

Computer skills, Excel, and timekeeping software

Strong verbal communication skills Computer skills and timekeeping

Able to lift 40 lbs

Ability to travel if required.

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and savingfor the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coveragefor benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire aphysical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Recognition, Training
• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
• Financial – 401k,Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

Granite City Plant

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail] .