Team Lead 2nd Shift - Manufacturing

Principal Manufacturing Corporation; Broadview (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Manufacturing Corporation in Broadview, IL seeks a Team Lead for 2nd shift to drive daily production, safety, quality, and cost targets on the shop floor. The role coordinates people, equipment, and materials, reinforces safety, and supports changeovers, start-ups, and shutdowns while reporting to the Plant Manager.

Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent, manufacturing background, prior lead or supervisory experience, strong communication, Spanish bilingual, and proficiency

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Manufacturing background preferred
• Previous lead or supervision experience
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook)
• Experience with Plex ERP is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules, PPE, and machine safeguards
• Lead daily shift start meetings
• Monitor production vs. plan; take corrective action
• Escalate downtime, quality issues, and staffing gaps
• Support changeovers, startups, and shutdowns
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and work instructions
• Respond to quality alerts and customer concerns
• Support containment actions and root cause analysis
• Address attendance, performance, and conduct issues
• Onboard and cross-train new employees
• Complete daily production reports and track KPIs
• Encourage employee suggestions and engagement
• Maintain visual management in the plant
• Coordinate with Maintenance/Engineering on work orders
• Work with Purchasing to ensure supplies
• Communicate constraints and performance updates to Plant Manager

Skills

Strong communication

Bilingual Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Plex ERP

Job description

Team Lead 2nd shift- Manufacturing

Principal Manufacturing is seeking a Team Lead to join our team in Broadview, IL. As a leader in fineblanking, conventional stamping and plastic injection molding, Principal Manufacturing sets itself above the competition.

The Team lead is responsible for leading daily production activities on the shop floor to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets are met. This role acts as the first line of leadership, coordinating people, equipment, and materials while reinforcing safety, compliance, and company policies.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Enforce all safety rules, PPE requirements, and machine safeguards
• Lead daily start of shift meetings
• Monitor production vs. plan and take immediate corrective action when needed
• Escalate downtime, quality issues, and staffing gaps
• Support changeovers, startups, and shutdowns
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, control plans, and work instructions
• Respond to quality alerts, defects, customer concerns
• Support containment actions and root cause analysis
• Address attendance, performance, and conduct issues
• Support on-boarding and cross-training of new employees
• Complete daily production reports, track labor hours, scrap, downtime, and key KPIs
• Encourage employee suggestions and engagement
• Maintain and improve visual management in the plant (hour-by-hour boards, quality fast response, Plex Shop visual)
• Coordinate with Maintenance/Engineering on work orders, PMs, and equipment readiness
• Work with Purchasing team to ensure all necessary supplies are available
• Communicate constraints, risks, and performance updates to the Plant Manager in real time

Required Skill/Knowledge

• High School Diploma or equivalent education/certification - technical or trade school background preferred
• Manufacturing background with working knowledge of the production process flow preferred
• Previous experience as a lead or in supervision
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Bilingual (Spanish)
• Comfortable using Microsoft Suite, especially Excel and Outlook
• Previous experience utilizing ERP System (Plex) is strongly preferred

Must be able to work in a fast manufacturing facility.