Team Lead 1st Shift

Johnsonville, LLC; Watertown (WI); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsonville, LLC in Watertown, WI is seeking a Team Leader for our manufacturing line to provide direction, ensure safety and quality, and drive continuous improvement.

You will coach, train, and engage team members, manage staffing to meet production goals, and collaborate across shifts to maintain performance. This role operates on a 4:30am–3:30pm schedule with overtime as needed, offering growth opportunities within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Commitment to safety and quality standards.
• Ability to train and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Effectively lead the assigned Production Line team in safety, quality, and cost
• Be a safety champion and address issues with safety immediately
• Evaluate and coordinate training needs and efforts of production team members for current processes, including quality and safety training
• Evaluate daily staffing needs against the production schedule to maximize output within budgeted resources
• Coach and monitor performance and provide feedback through appraisals
• Lead daily team meetings
• Complete daily performance reports and shift paperwork
• Effectively communicate information to members and coaches
• Lead process improvement initiatives on the line
• Spend time on other shifts for training when required

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Job description

Position Facility: Watertown

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Position Overview

Pay Range: $30.87/hr - $37.01/hr
Hours: 4:30am 3:30pm, Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands).

The Team Leader will provide support and direction to Members of the work team on the manufacturing line. They will serve as a change agent and will be expected to lead, motivate, and engage the team to achieve the team’s goals, improve individual skills, and enhance teamwork. Their role is to ensure compliance with safety, and quality requirements. They function as a technical and business resource in areas of operations. They will work on continuous improvements in performance measures by leading actions for assigned duties. They must establish and sustain effective relationships with all Members in order to foster an environment where innovation, cooperation and ownership are used to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Effectively lead the assigned Production Line team in the areas of safety, quality, and cost
• Be a safety champion and address issues with safety immediately
• Evaluate and coordinate training needs and efforts of production team members required for the current production processes, including quality and safety training
• Evaluate daily staffing needs of the line against the production schedule to maintain budgeted resources and to maximize line output
• Coach and monitor the performance and development of team members, providing feedback and documenting results through performance appraisals and progressive discipline
• Lead daily team meetings
• Complete daily performance reports and shift paperwork
• Effectively communicate information to members and coaches
• Lead process improvement initiatives on the line
• Ability to spend time on other shifts for training when required

Experience

Two years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role, highly preferred

Skills

• Good communication/listening skills required
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner
• Ability to problem solve effectively and efficiently